Cinnamon Carrots Apple Spinach Smoothie

Cinnamon Carrots Apple Spinach Smoothie

The vegetable smoothie recipe that actually tastes fabulous with Ceylon Cinnamon, Carrot, Apple, Spinach, Celery and Lime. The Apple and lime adds a certain je ne sais quoi to this recipe that makes it incredibly tasty and healthy. Even better you will feel the energy boost of this vegetable juice almost immediately. This is all you need for breakfast, especially on a hot summer day.

Carrots apparently have a Glycemic load of one to two which means it has very little effect on blood sugar levels. We used a Breville JE98XL juicer which extracts the most amount of juice compared to a conventional blender. If you only have a normal blender, then add 8 oz (1 cup) of water in increments to blend.

Prep Time :10 Minutes
Cook Times :10 minutes
Serves :1 person

  • 4 large carrots (9.3 oz.)
  • 2 stalks of celery (3.2 oz.)
  • 1 green apple (7.1 oz.)
  • 1 handful of spinach (2.1 oz.)
  • 1/4 lime juice (0.6 oz)
  • 1/2 tsp. Ceylon cinnamon powder
  1. Wash and scrape the outer layer of the carrots, chop into 2 inch blocks and juice.
  2. Remove the apple core, cut into 6 and add to blender and juice
    For ease use an Apple corer like this
  3. Chop the celery into 2 inch pieces and add to juicer
  4. Finally add the spinach making sure to cut the stem bulbs that are soiled.
  5. Add 1/4 Tsp. Ceylon Cinnamon powder and 1/4 of a lime, mix well and drink immediately. Yields about 1 cup of pure juice. You can add water as you wish to dilute it if you wish.

IF USING A BLENDER INSTEAD OF A JUICER

  1. Add 1/4 cup of water and set the carrots into liquefy settings

  2. Add Apple and blend with liquefy setting

  3. Add 1/4 water and add the Celery and liquefy

  4. Add 1/4 water, add Spinach and liquefy

  5. Finally add the another 1/4 cup and liquify for 2 minutes

  6. Strain with strainer. We use a metal strainer and used a flat tablespoon to squeeze the juice. Strain small batchers at a time. Or you can buy a strainer bag . Add Ceylon Cinnamon powder and lime juice at the end and mix well. If using Cassia Cinnamon use no more than 1/4 tsp because Cassia Cinnamon tends to be spicy and bad for your liver in excess.