Carrot Cake Smoothie
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Published Mar 20, 2021, Updated Jun 19, 2023
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A delicious carrot cake smoothie with carrot juice, a frozen banana and protein powder. This combo tastes like liquid carrot cake!
If you do a quick search for “carrot cake” on my blog, you’ll see that I am a full blown carrot cake lover! I’ve made carrot cake baked oatmeal, carrot cake bars, carrot cake breakfast cookies and more… I’ve been on a serious smoothie kick lately so set out to create a carrot cake smoothie because who doesn’t want to eat carrot cake in all forms?!
When I stumbled across 100% carrot juice in the store, I knew it would be the perfect base for my carrot cake smoothie. If you’ve never tried carrot juice, don’t let that scare or intimidate you! The juice has a hint of earthiness, but it’s quite sweet and paired with a few other simple ingredients, it tastes delicious in smoothies.
Carrot Cake Smoothie Ingredients:
- 100% carrot juice – I used Bolthouse Farms but if you can’t find any, I’m sharing two options below!
- banana
- almond milk – I prefer unsweetened vanilla almond milk but feel free to use any milk of your choice.
- vanilla protein powder
- cinnamon
- ice
What If You Don’t Have Carrot Juice?
If you don’t have carrot juice on hand or can’t find it in your local store, you can still make this smoothie. If you have a juicer you can make your own fresh carrot juice, which is so delicious. I love my Hurom slow juicer for this! Another option is to use a high speed blender (like a Vitamix) to process the carrots. That said if you choose to use your blender, the carrots will turn into a puree rather than juice. Your smoothie will be quite thick and you’ll likely need more milk to thin it out.
Carrot Smoothie Health Benefits
Have your (carrot) cake and eat it too! This smoothie is packed with healthy ingredients. Let’s walk through them!
Carrots – Besides being delicious, carrots are packed with amazing nutrients as well! They’re high in antioxidants, fiber, vitamin K and potassium. They have shown to help with heart and eye health as well as digestion. (Source)
Banana – Bananas are another top health food – packed with fiber, potassium, vitamin C and antioxidants. They have also shown to help with heart health. (Source)
Almond milk – Almond milk is low in calories, naturally high in vitamin E and is often fortified with calcium and vitamin D. It is not a great source of protein which is why I like to add protein powder to my smoothies to make them a complete meal or snack. (Source)
Protein powder – Every protein powder is different but here is a round of my favorites! Adding protein powder to a smoothie helps to keep you full and satisfied for hours.
Cinnamon – Cinnamon is basically the OG superfood. It’s loaded with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. It has been shown to improve blood sugar issues and to reduce heart disease risk factors. (Source)
More Smoothie Recipes You Might Enjoy
- Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie
- Orange Banana Smoothie
- Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
- Banana Almond Butter Smoothie
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Smoothie
- Snickers Protein Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Green Protein Smoothie
- Butterfinger Smoothie
More Carrot Cake Inspired Recipes
- Oatmeal Carrot Cake
- Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
- Healthy Carrot Cake Bars
- Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies
- Healthy Carrot Muffins
- Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
Be sure to check out all the smoothie recipes here on EBF.
Carrot Cake Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup carrot juice, I used Bolthouse Farms 100% carrot juice*
- 1 frozen banana, in chunks
- 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, any non-dairy milk works
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4-5 cubes of ice
Instructions
- Blend: Place all ingredients into a high powdered blender and blend until smooth. If the smoothie is too thick, add an additional splash of milk or carrot juice.
Notes
- Carrot juice: I used store-bought carrot juice in the recipe, but feel free to make your own fresh carrot juice as well. See my notes above.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This smoothie tasted just like carrot cake and was soooo delicious. Thank you
Yay!! I’m so glad this smoothie was a hit, Teresa! Thanks for leaving a review. I really appreciate it!
Just like carrot cake without the guilt! Love it 😍
Woo!! So glad you loved this smoothie, Debbie. Thanks for the review. I so appreciate it!
Delicious and healthy
So glad you enjoyed this smoothie, Shirley. Thanks for the review, I appreciate it!
This is one of my go to shake recipes. I drink it atleast once or twice a week. I like how light the shake is as well as the flavors!
This one was really good!! I’ve never used carrot juice, but it was really good in this smoothie!! Definitely recommend!!
Yay!! I’m so glad this smoothie was a hit, Amy! Thanks for trying it and coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it!
Thank you so much Brittany!!! I got carrot juice from Costco to make a soup that I didn’t like and I was wondering what I could do with all the other juice bottles. Then I thought of you and all your wonderful recipes… each and every single one I tried I loved and this one didn’t disappoint! Outstanding! I will have no problem at all finishing all the carrot juice! Thank you!!!
Yay! I love hearing this, Tat! So glad this smoothie was a hit. Thanks for the review 🙂
I’ve always been a fan of carrot cake, and now that I know a DELICIOUS smoothie recipe that incorporates all the flavors of a traditional cake into a protein packed snack, I will be making this all the time! This is such a nutrient rich smoothie and I highly recommend!
Yay!! This makes me so happy to hear, Taylor! So glad you’ve been enjoying this smoothie. Thanks for trying it and coming back to leave a review. It means the world to me!
Had a blast making this! Thumbs up from me.
Yay!! That’s so wonderful, Ying. So glad you enjoyed this smoothie! Thanks for the review. I really appreciate it!!
I was surprised that I liked this one as much as I did. I am trying to make as many of your smoothie recipes as I can, and I wasn’t really looking forward to this one. However it was quite good. One problem is that I don’t typically have carrot juice, but when I do I will make this again!
So glad you loved this smoothie, Joy!! Thanks for trying it and for the review. I so appreciate it!
It’s Amazing. I love this recipe. You made it great.
So glad you enjoyed this smoothie! Thanks for the review, Nik. I really appreciate it!