Recipe: Toxic Swamp Halloween Smoothie

What have we got for our Halloween? A Toxic Swamp Smoothie, glowing green! 

A Halloween Smoothie

With the abundance of chocolate and sweets on offer at most Halloween gatherings, the accompanying sugar highs seem pretty guaranteed.  After all, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of traditional apple bobbing involved these days.

To counteract the effects, and to provide some fruit and veggies my toxic swamp Halloween smoothie packs a double banana hit, with added swampiness from spinach. Serve it at Halloween parties, bonfire parties and as a pick-me-up after guising (or trick or treating, if you’re American). 

I know that many children are averse to spinach, but you cannot taste it at all. Whip them up out of sight of the children, or add some cocoa powder for an extra muddy toxic swamp. 

How to Make a Toxic Swamp

I used banana flavoured drinking yoghurt, blended with banana as a base for the smoothie. Ordinary banana or vanilla yoghurt would work in its place. Just thin it down if needed with a little milk.

If you have a decent blender, make an extra thick smoothie by peeling and freezing chunks of banana and blitzing from frozen. (A standard stick blender will be powerful enough to pulverize the spinach but might not cope with frozen banana)

If you feel that the green toxic swamp will not go down well with your little horrors, make a muddy toxic swamp instead. Just add a spoonful of cocoa powder and a little honey to sweeten.

Serve with (slightly) scary stories of toxic swamps and lots of warm hugs. A perfect sweet treat to pair with these would be my seasonal soul cakes.

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5 from 4 votes

Toxic Swamp Smoothie

Toxic Swamp Smoothie is perfect for Halloween

Servings: 4 glasses

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time1 min

Total Time5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 small bottles banana flavoured drinking yoghurt, ((or banana milk or yoghurt))
• 2 bananas
• 1 large handful baby leaf spinach
• milk to thin, (optional)

For the Muddy Toxic Swamp:

• 1 Tbs cocoa powder
• honey to taste

Instructions

• Place all the ingredients in a blender and blitz until smooth
• Serve immediately with spooky treats
  

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.

Nutrition Facts

Toxic Swamp Smoothie

Amount Per Serving (4 glasses)

Calories 56

% Daily Value*

Sodium 1mg0%

Potassium 231mg7%

Carbohydrates 14g5%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 7g8%

Vitamin A 60IU1%

Vitamin C 5.1mg6%

Calcium 3mg0%

Iron 0.3mg2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Drink, Smoothie

Cuisine: American, Smoothie

Keyword: Halloween Smoothie

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