Avocado Smoothie

Name: Avocado Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: ½ ripe avocado (about 100 g); 1 large ripe banana (about 120 g), frozen if possible; 300 ml milk or unsweetened plant milk; 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup (optional, only if the banana is not sweet); ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional); 4 ice cubes

Avocado in a smoothie is a texture ingredient. Use too much and you get something you eat with a spoon; the half-avocado-to-one-banana ratio here stays pourable.

It blends in about a minute in any jar blender, and it is sweet enough without added sugar if the banana is properly ripe.

MyAvocadoTree Editorial TeamPublished 4 September 2026Updated 4 September 2026

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Tall glass of thick pale green avocado smoothie with a straw beside half an avocado

Prep

5 min

Cook

No cooking

Total

5 min

Servings

Difficulty

Easy

Cuisine

International

Vegetarian
No cooking
Gluten-free

Ingredients

½ ripe avocado (about 100 g)
1 large ripe banana (about 120 g), frozen if possible
300 ml milk or unsweetened plant milk
1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup (optional, only if the banana is not sweet)
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
4 ice cubes

Instructions

1
Put the milk into the blender first. Liquid at the bottom means the blades catch instead of spinning in air.
2
Add the banana, avocado, vanilla and ice.
3
Blend on high for 45 to 60 seconds, until completely smooth with no green flecks.
4
Taste. Add honey only if it needs it, then blend for another 5 seconds.
5
Pour and drink straight away — it thickens noticeably within ten minutes.

Recipe tips

Freeze the banana in chunks. It replaces most of the ice and gives a much thicker result without watering it down.
Green flecks mean it is under-blended, not that the avocado was wrong. Give it another 20 seconds.
Too thick? Add milk 30 ml at a time. Too thin? Another 20 g of avocado, not more banana.
A pinch of salt sharpens the flavour of any sweet smoothie, including this one.

Nutrition (approximate)

Estimated per serving from the ingredient quantities above. Treat these as a guide, not a measurement — ripeness, brands and portioning all shift the numbers.

Calories: 215 kcal
Protein: 6 g
Carbs: 26 g
Fat: 11 g
Fibre: 5 g

Storage

Drink within about fifteen minutes. It will keep for a day covered in the fridge but thickens and darkens; stir in a splash of milk and a squeeze of lemon to revive it.

Frequently asked questions

Does avocado make a smoothie taste grassy?

Not at this ratio, and not with a ripe fruit. An under-ripe avocado does taste grassy — wait until it yields to gentle pressure.

Can I make this dairy-free?

Yes. Oat milk keeps it creamy; almond milk makes it thinner and a little nuttier. Both work.

Can I prepare it the night before?

Freeze the fruit in a bag the night before and blend in the morning. A pre-blended smoothie separates and browns overnight.

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