Creamy Golden Milk Smoothie (plant based)
Tags: Summer, Healthy Lifestyle, Smoothies, Smoothie Recipe

If you’re into golden milk, this smoothie is a must-try! It requires 7 wholesome ingredients (you likely have on hand right now), 1 blender, and 5 minutes to make. Let’s do this!

What Is Golden Milk?

Golden milk is a traditional Indian drink that has its roots in Ayurveda. In its simplest form it’s a blend of hot milk and ground turmeric. We like to enjoy it with additional spices such as ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, clove, and cardamom. But turmeric is the star of the show!

Turmeric is a vibrant yellowish-orange root that looks similar to ginger. It has been used in India for nearly 4,000 years and India still produces and consumes the majority of the world’s turmeric crop. But it has gained popularity throughout the world in part due to its vast medicinal uses. (source)

How to Make A Golden Milk Smoothie

The base of this smoothie is frozen banana for natural sweetness and a creamy texture. We tested other fruits and nothing quite worked. But if you’re trying (or prefer) to avoid banana, we include another option in the notes!

For anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and digestion benefits, we included plenty of fresh ginger and ground turmeric. Black pepper boosts the absorption of turmeric, so we added that as well. And don’t forget cinnamon for more natural sweetness and warmth.

Coconut milk keeps things super creamy, and as an optional touch, we threw in some fresh carrot juice to balance the banana flavor and provide an even more intense orange (golden) hue.

We hope you LOVE this smoothie! It’s:

Creamy

Naturally sweet

Anti-inflammatory

Quick + easy to make

& Super delicious

Creamy Golden Milk Smoothie

All of the delicious taste and health perks of golden milk in smoothie form! Just 7 ingredients, 1 blender, and 5 minutes required. Creamy, naturally sweet, subtly spiced, and packed with turmeric!

Author drinkyfit

PREP TIME 5 minutes

TOTAL TIME 5 minutes

Servings: 1 (smoothie)

Course Breakfast, Smoothie

Cuisine Gluten-Free, Indian-Inspired, Vegan

Freezer Friendly1 month

Does it keep? Up to 24 hours

Ingredients

US Customary — Metric

SMOOTHIE

1 cup banana* (ripe, sliced, and frozen)

1 cup light coconut milk or almond milk (or store-bought // use full-fat coconut for creamier smoothie)

(or store-bought // use full-fat coconut for creamier smoothie) 1/2 tsp ground turmeric (preferred flavor over fresh)

1 Tbsp fresh ginger (plus more to taste)

1 Dash ground cinnamon

1 Dash black pepper

1 Dash ground nutmeg

1 Dash ground clove and cardamom (optional // for more warmth + spice)

1/4 cup fresh carrot juice* (optional // for color, added sweetness + balances banana flavor // or sub 1 small carrot!)

FOR SERVING optional

1 Tbsp Hemp seeds

Instructions

Add banana, coconut milk, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, black pepper, and nutmeg to a high-speed blender and blend on high until creamy and smooth. If including, add cardamom, clove, and fresh carrot juice at this time (optional).

and blend on high until creamy and smooth. If including, add cardamom, clove, and fresh carrot juice at this time (optional). If too thick, thin with more coconut milk or water. If too thin, thicken with ice (or more frozen banana, though it will add more sweetness).

Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more cinnamon for warmth, black pepper for spice, ginger for “zing,” turmeric for earthiness / more intense color, or banana for sweetness. Adding carrot juice will also add sweetness and more intense orange/yellow hue.

Divide between serving glasses (ours are from West Elm) and enjoy immediately. Keep leftovers in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Freeze leftovers by pouring into an ice cube tray and use for future smoothies (either this smoothie or others you’d like to infuse with a golden milk flavor).

Notes

If you’re trying to avoid/sub banana, we’d recommend using the recommended amount of carrot juice, swap the banana for the same amount of cauliflower, and add some vanilla protein powder for sweetness.

for sweetness. Make carrot juice in a juicer , buy at the store, or add 1 raw or cooked carrot to the smoothie to a similar effect.

, buy at the store, or add 1 raw or cooked carrot to the smoothie to a similar effect. Nutrition information is a rough estimate based on full recipe calculated with light (canned) coconut milk and without optional ingredients.

Nutrition (1 of 1 servings)

Serving: 1 smoothie Calories: 295 Carbohydrates: 43.7 g Protein: 3.5 g Fat: 13.9 g Saturated Fat: 11.6 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.67 g Monounsaturated Fat: 0.54 g Trans Fat: 0 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 23.3 mg Potassium: 1104 mg Fiber: 4.6 g Sugar: 17 g Vitamin A: 88.84 IU Vitamin C: 15.14 mg Calcium: 57.59 mg Iron: 8.84 mg