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    Home > Breakfast & Brunch

    Hot green smoothie

    Published: Oct 4, 2014 · Modified: Mar 23, 2020 by Nicky Corbishley

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    Hot green smoothie - A quick and healthy hot smoothie for a cold day! For this hot green smoothie you're going to use the classic blend of kale, apple and dates, but today you'll be adding green tea.

    A quick and healthy hot smoothie for a cold day

    I've not quite got my scarf and gloves out yet, but the weather is slowly getting colder.  In an effort to prepare ahead, I need to start thinking about adjusting my weekday breakfasts - which usually consist of porridge or smoothies.  I'll stick with the porridge, but I'm too nesh for slurping down an ice cold smoothie in the colder months - even if I have just finished a hot & sweaty workout (because I do that every day. Not.).

    I can feel myself slipping into the habit of hot buttered toast and coffee (i.e. the last two mornings) and I need to kick it and bring in some new hot, healthy and flavoursome breakfasts.

    So every Saturday this month I'm going to feature a different hot smoothie.

    Yes I said hot.

    Don't grimace at me like that.  It's going to be delicious, I promise!!

    I've already been doing some experimentation and have found that your typical fruit/veg smoothies don't really work with creamy additions such as almond milk or banana when it comes to hot smoothies.  I tried them, but they reminded me of hot sickly sludge.  So the flavour combinations I'm going to be looking at will be either:

    a) Juicy/refreshing/spicy with a hint of sweet - and these ones will be light smoothies that aren't thick enough to make you feel you're just drinking soup through a straw.
    or
    b) Creamy, warming, malty, filling smoothies that you can enjoy whilst knowing you're still giving your body what it needs to make you feel great.

    So let's kick off with good 'ole original green.

    For this you're going to use the classic blend of kale, apple and dates, but today you'll be adding green tea.  You could also swap out green tea for jasmine tea or white tea.  Have you tried white tea? I'm not talking about your PG Tips builders brew, I'm talking about the upgraded version (in my opinion) of green tea.  Green tea is made using relatively mature leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant.  White tea comes from the same plant, but is made from the unopened buds and the young leaves.  It's got a milder taste than green tea, but is said to be higher in antioxidants.  I get through 2 or 3 cups of it a day and I find it's much gentler on an empty stomach than green tea too.

    Back to the Hot green smoothie!
    So first, a word of warning.  Don't fill your smoothie maker up with boiling hot tea.  It's either going to shatter the glass (if you have a glass jug) or it's going to come wushing out with a tonne of pressure when you open the lid after whizzing things up.  Check your smoothie maker or blender can take warm or hot liquids.  Then add the kale, dates and apple to your jug.  Add in a splash of cold water and a splash of the green tea.  This should give you some luke warm liquid to blend your ingredients together with.  Blend it all until smooth, and then pour your smoothie into a cup and pour in your green tea.  Give it a mix and drink.

    Let me know what you think.  Have you any hot smoothie recipes up your sleeve?

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    The Hot green smoothie Recipe:

    Hot Green Smoothies

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    A quick and healthy hot smoothie for a cold day
    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine British
    Servings 1 cup
    Calories 247 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 30 g (1 oz) Kale
    • 1 sweet dessert apple - I like jazz apples, chopped
    • 2 medjool dates - pitted and chopped
    • 1 cup of hot brewed green tea

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Place your kale, apple and dates in your smoothie maker. Add in a splash of cold water and splash of the green tea (see warning above about hot liquids and smoothie makers).
      30 g (1 oz) Kale, 1 sweet dessert apple, 2 medjool dates, 1 cup of hot brewed green tea
    • Blend on high for a minute or two until the dates and kale have been completely incorporated.
    • Pour our your smoothie into a cup and mix in the remaining green tea.

    ✎ Notes

    You can knock the calorie count down by adding only one medjool date if you wish. Medjool dates are approx. 66 calories each, so just having one would reduce the calories down to 181 calories.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 260gCalories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 64.3gProtein: 2.6gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 342mgFiber: 8.3gSugar: 49.8gVitamin A: 4600IUVitamin C: 68.5mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg
    Keywords Hot Smoothies
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    1. Emily @ Decorsimilar says

      November 29, 2019 at 4:17 am

      This HOT GREEN SMOOTHIE looks really great! This recipe gives me an excuse to trying it! Thanks for share..

      Reply
    2. Jo Annette Self says

      November 26, 2019 at 1:23 pm

      So happy to find these in a “time travel” back 5 years from 2019. 😂 I feel better when I have a smoothie every morning but I always give them up in winter because they make me cold. I’m looking forward to trying these. And then your video for orange beef came up. Orange chicken is my daughter’s favorite so I’m excited to try that too! Thank you.

      Reply
    3. Andrew @BlenderVersus says

      September 04, 2018 at 5:01 pm

      This is new for me, what I am concern about is will the hot tea break the nutrients from the greens like kale on your recipe.

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        September 05, 2018 at 9:59 am

        Hi Andrew, I couldn't tell you how much the nutrients would be reduced, but since you still benefit from nutrients in cooked kale - in stir fries etc, i'm pretty sure this smoothie wouldn't kill off all the nutrients.
        The kale isn't cooked, but it is warmed, so I think you'd still end up with a nutritious smoothie.

        Reply
    4. Elle says

      August 03, 2018 at 10:12 pm

      5 stars
      Such a good idea, waaaay too cold in the morning for an icy smoothie 😀

      Reply
    5. Kath says

      February 27, 2018 at 3:58 pm

      5 stars
      Trying one of your hot smoothies every week at the moment, whilst it's so chilly here. Last week tried the oaty one, now this kale one. I loved the sweetness the dates brought to this smoothie.

      Reply
    6. Anna says

      October 20, 2017 at 4:39 pm

      Neat idea with the hot tea. I like use dates too for natural sweetening.

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        October 27, 2017 at 4:31 pm

        Oooh yes, dates make a lovely addition to a smoothie!

        Reply
    7. Kate @ NonstopfromJFK says

      October 19, 2014 at 3:08 am

      Green smoothies don't scare me, I have lots of green juice experience... and this is a great idea for winter! My magic bullet gets so neglected during the winter because I can't imagine taking a cold to-go smoothie for breakfast with me. I bet this would be awesome, if you like the healthy green smoothie kind of thing.

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        October 19, 2014 at 3:00 pm

        I know what you mean, cold weather and icy smoothies are not a good combination (in fact I'm such a wuss that I only drink icy smoothies on the hottest days!) 🙂

        Reply
        • Francie Rossi says

          November 26, 2016 at 11:46 am

          These are JUST the recipes I need! I use my VitaMix regularly. However, an ice cold green smoothie doesn't set well in our cold mornings. Can't wait to buy dates, etc. and try these! Thank you!

    8. sarahgiebens says

      October 06, 2014 at 10:22 am

      I've never had a hot smoothie before 😮 It looks and sounds great!

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        October 06, 2014 at 12:45 pm

        Thanks Sarah, it really is a good one for a cold day

        Reply
    9. apuginthekitchen says

      October 04, 2014 at 3:38 pm

      I love the idea of a hot smoothie. Like you I drink a smoothie all the time but in the cold winter months the thought of an ice cold smoothie doesn't appeal. Great idea.

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        October 06, 2014 at 12:50 pm

        Thanks 🙂 It's a bit of a balance trying to get it to taste fresh, without being soup-like, but I think I managed it.

        Reply
    10. Elaine @ foodbod says

      October 04, 2014 at 3:12 pm

      How interesting, I guess this is how to take your smoothies through the year? A very interesting concept that I shall be interested to follow..thank you for bringing it to this week's Fiesta Friday 🙂

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        October 06, 2014 at 12:54 pm

        Thanks for stopping by Elaine 🙂 I'm usually one for ice cold smoothies, but I'm a complete wimp when the weather starts turning, so I need something that makes me feel good but warms my tummy too.

        Reply
    11. Kaila511 says

      October 04, 2014 at 1:43 pm

      I've never heard of a hot smoothie before! However, this sounds delicious. Thanks for all of the advice , especially the bit about not shattering the glass (which also made much chuckle a little). I also love the color on this drink. Happy FF, and have a wonderful weekend!

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        October 06, 2014 at 12:59 pm

        Happy FF Kaila, yep no-one wants to be covered in hot green smoothie 🙂

        Reply
    12. eclecticoddsnsods says

      October 04, 2014 at 1:28 pm

      now i hovvered over this as wasnt sure, i love my smoothies though and well with the winter approaching this has caught my attention 😀

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        October 06, 2014 at 1:01 pm

        I wasn't sure whether I'd get a bit of a marmite reaction to the thought of a hot smoothie 🙂 hope you give it a go Justine (let me know if you like it if you try it)

        Reply

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