I just drank the rainbow. Well almost. The rainbow minus red plus coconut. Close enough to call it a Rainbow Smoothie.
You all know how to make smoothies, there is nothing novel about the ingredients or the process. It’s just about presentation and fun factor really–a little inspiration to treat yourself to an over-the-top smoothie. I certainly am guilty of eating the same green smoothie straight out of the blender day after day, putting no thought or effort into what’s running through my straw. But pretty food tastes better, so treat yourself to a smoothie of many colors. And there are 3 types of fruit and 2 types of veggie in one jar so there’s a nutrient bonus for you too.
I promise this looks much fancier than it is. Zero planning went into this creation, it was purely just using things I already had in my fridge or freezer. But yes, I do have a very fruity freezer.
There is a bit of banana in every layer along with a splash of coconut milk. I kept the consistency quite thick–somewhere between smoothie and nicecream–for easier layering. You can use a chopstick or the end of a spoon to swirl them together more too.
As for the colors…
The orange is carrot.
The green is spinach.
The yellow is pineapple.
The purple is blueberry. The purple was the tastiest layer in my opinion. I just have a thing for purple foods.
The most fun part is if you drink it with a straw the layers disappear one by one, bottom first. And your smoothie changes flavors every few sips!
Rainbow Smoothie
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- ORANGE LAYER
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 medium carrot
- Enough non-dairy milk to blend (about 1/3 cup)
- GREEN LAYER
- 1 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 handful spinach
- Enough non-dairy milk to blend (about 1/3 cup)
- YELLOW LAYER
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- Enough non-dairy milk to blend (about 1/3 cup)
- PURPLE LAYER
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- Enough non-dairy milk to blend (about 1/3 cup)
- Optional: coconut cream for topping
Instructions
- Blend each layer individually, rinsing the blender in between. Set them in the freezer while blending the others.
- Once all layers are blended, spoon them into a glass one on top of another. Top with coconut cream if desired.
- Drink immediately.
I need this!! Rainbow smoothie!! Rainbow smoothie!! Heheh I’m going crazy here:) The colors, layers, ingredients, presentation, everything is PERFECT! This is one of my fav smoothies for sure. Thank You for brightening up my evening with these shiny colorful beauties. I can imagine how delicious it tasted…just like a fruity rainbow:)
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You should’ve been there with you beets to supply the rest of the rainbow, red/pink is what I was missing! It did taste delicious, most of the flavors just melded but the carrot and blueberry popped! You write the best comments, they always make me smile and read them with a slightly sing-songy mental voice 🙂
Oh hello beautiful *heart eyes emoji* x100
oh, this smoothie also looks pretty great 😉
Haha we need that emoji on the keyboard somewhere, I find myself needing it often while pursuing blogs 🙂 Thanks Leah!
DAMN THOSE BLUEBERRIES! I’m renaming them purpleberries…..or I guess they are more Indigo…but I always hated indigo as a kid. Like we learned the rainbow as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, and then all of a sudden they were like wait, you have to add indigo too. I just wouldn’t have it….I refused! Why do they change things like that??? Like when they decided Pluto wasn’t a planet anymore!? NO! I did an entire 4th grade research project on that cute planet…..pluto is still a planet!!!
I love the color indigo, but i strongly dislike people who think the rainbow is red orange yellow green blue indigo violet. Like that’s just wrong. Its blue purple. ROYGBIV is terribly incorrect, it’s ROYGBP (although that doesn’t have a good ring to it). And yes, I still lament the loss of Pluto. RIP Pluto :'( I will happily sign your purpleberries petition!
OMG these are so gorgeous!!! I bet such a smoothie would put me in a good mood no matter how horrible my day was 🙂 all those colors make me happy.
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Yes an instant mood booster in a jar! Although if i was in a bad mood I probably wouldn’t have the patience to blend all those colors haha! But if someone else made it for me when I was grumpy then definitely happy-making!
These are so much fun! And a great way to sneak in some veggies! Now if it would just warm up so I can sit by the pool sipping one of these! Florida sunshine and warmth come back!
I know, I’m dreaming of that day too!
Wow! You’re amazing! I totally want one, but I think I’d be too lazy to make each layer. Maybe one flavor every day for me. Drink the rainbow over a course of a few days. It looks so pretty though!
Hahaha rainbow smoothie week 😀 That could be even better because then you would drink more of each layer, so extra health and deliciousness!
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What a beautiful and FUN smoothie!!! I love that you used carrot for the orange layer – the colors are so bold, but that purple layer! I’m with you on the purple foods…they just seem to taste better and they’re pretty, too! 🙂
I love playing with fruity colors, always trying not to over-swirl and make brown lol 😀 Between purple sweet potatoes and blueberries , purple foods are noting but delicious! And yes the visual part certainly helps, purple is one of my favorite colors. Thank you Mandy <3
Woah woah woah look at all of that gorgeous colour! These drinks are so pretty!!!! I love how vibrant they are, and such a great way to sneak some extra veggies into a meal. This is such a great smoothie recipe Natalie, I definitely need to make this for my breakfast tomorrow!
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Thank you Harriet <3 I think I drink more veggies then I eat, it's so much easier to get them in that way. Hiding them from myself I suppose 😀 I hope you make a rainbow smoothie sometime, it's a great way to clean out your fridge/freezer too!
Natalie, this has got to be the prettiest smoothie I’ve ever seen, for real! I love every single layer and how artistic it looks! I can almost smell the fruitiness from over here, haha! I love blueberries in smoothies too, they are SO good and sweet. I am not much of a smoothie drinker, but if I have one, I like them to have strawberries and blueberries, yum yum!
With all that banana and coconut milk too you would not be a fan, so maybe just look don’t taste haha! I’m glad you aren’t totally anti smoothie though, blueberry smoothies are one of my favorite flavors too. And cherry, cherry smoothies are super sweet and yummy. Probably my favorite berry to blend up! Thanks Brandi <3
A smoothie that changes flavors with every sip sounds like the best thing ever and on top of that it is the most beautiful smoothie I’ve ever seen! It’s amazing that you were able to create such a beauty with only ingredients you had at home. I can only imagine how vibrant the inside of your fridge & freezer must look like. And I was totally intrigued by the blueberry-layer << it's such a pretty layer. Frozen blueberries are so ideal for natural colors 🙂
Haha it sounds even more magical than it is, almost like a Willy Wonka smoothie! I do always have some frozen fruit on hand…and carrots for some reason. Idk emergency veggie stock I guess. But always frozen blueberries because I agree they make for the best coloring! And muffins 😉