Creamy Lemon Smoothie Recipe
This recipe for creamy lemon smoothie is sunshine in a glass and loaded with health benefits. Healthy smoothies with simple ingredients like this one are perfect for breakfast, after a workout, or an afternoon pick-me-up. Whip up this light, tangy, and refreshing lemon smoothie in just a couple of minutes.
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This post originally appeared on Blogghetti, April 2019, and is now updated with new pictures and more tips and information.
This is the last day of #LemonWeek 2022 and I’d like to thank our hosts, Lynn from Fresh April Flours and Rebecca from Devour Dinner for a wonderful week of recipes and fun. This week is sponsored by Rodelle and La Tourangelle, who generously provided products for me to use in this event’s recipes.
In case you missed Monday and Wednesday’s recipes, I shared this no-churn lemon raspberry cheesecake ice cream and an easy-to-make lemon poke cake. Today, I’ve got a delicious healthy and creamy Lemon Smoothie that I love to make in the mornings.
Creamy Lemon Smoothie
This smoothie is full of citrus flavor from the fresh lemon juice and grated zest. It has healthy fat and that I like. I use a low-carb vanilla yogurt in this drink which is also low in sugar (less than 2 grams of sugar and only 6 grams of carbs). Adding turmeric, ground ginger, and honey bumps up the healthiness. The anti-inflammatory properties in ginger and turmeric can help with pain in the joints or sore muscles. Using a little bit of honey does two things in this smoothie; it will balance the lemon juice out and give you a boost of energy. Lemons are full of vitamin C and all kinds of good antioxidants.
Here’s a great tip for buying Turmeric – it can be pricey but it’s MUCH cheaper if you buy it at your local Asian market, and the container is larger, too.
You can substitute the vanilla yogurt with Greek yogurt if you prefer and if so, that will also add more protein. I don’t care for Greek yogurt so to up the protein, sometimes I will add a scoop of vanilla protein powder to this smoothie. Coconut yogurt is great to use, too.
Quite often I will enjoy this lemon smoothie with this banana split smoothie bowl, but lately I have been loving this acai bowl. Double the delicious flavors and health benefits with both the smoothie and bowl!
Tips for this recipe
Though the smoothie doesn’t need vanilla extract, I like to add a little bit. It seems to bump up all of the flavors in this lemon drink. Rodelle Vanilla is one of our sponsors and I love using their vanillas, especially in this recipe.
I rarely use fresh ginger in this recipe, but if you like fresh grated ginger then use 1 tablespoon of the fresh ginger to replace the ground.
This drink is a win-win: it’s healthy and delicious!
While this recipe makes one large serving, it’s easily adaptable to double or triple. Having a good high speed blender makes it easy to whip all the ingredients together quickly. I love my Ninja blender and while it’s super old, it works like new.
Ingredients
- high-speed blender
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 cup low carb vanilla yogurt
- fresh lemon juice (juice from one whole large lemon)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teapsoon ground ginger OR 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- Zest of one whole lemon grated
- 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
Instructions
Step 1
Add the one cup of ice to the bottom of the blender. Then add all of the other ingredients; blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
This creamy lemon smoothie recipe is a great way to kick-start your day. It’s even a delicious drink to cool off with on a hot day. No matter when you sip on this refreshing smoothie, it will be super yummy.
I love that this smoothie doesn’t have bananas as the sweetener as most smoothies tend to have. It’s a nice change and lowers the sugar content, too.
Suggestions and Substitutions
- Use Maple syrup or Agave nectar in place of the honey
- Non-dairy yogurt or Greek yogurt can be used.
- For added protein, add a scoop of vanilla protein powder.
The tangy taste of this lemon smoothie is a delicious way to have a quick breakfast on the go. Plus, you’ll have an extra boost of energy from all the goodness to make that morning start work for you.
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Creamy Lemon Smoothie Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 cup low carb vanilla yogurt
- Juice of one whole fresh lemon (about ½ cup juice)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger OR 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- Zest of one whole lemon grated
- 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
Instructions
- In blender, add ice
- Then, add and combine all other ingredients with the ice.
- Blend until smooth. Serve immediately
- Recipe slightly adapted from Food Fanatic
Notes
- Use Maple syrup or Agave nectar in place of the honey
- Non-dairy yogurt or Greek yogurt can be used.
- For added protein, add a scoop of vanilla protein powder.
Nutrition
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what time should I be over for these? 😉
Great post, thanks so much for the share
Oh! I can’t wait to try it, thanks.
Hugs,
Linda
“…I rarely share.” Hahahahahahahahahaha
Elane…no wonder we’re best friends! I don’t like to share either. I figure if I pour the smoothie into a large enough glass it becomes ONE serving!
Hello Lisa, it’s looking yummy. Lemon is my favorite flavor as it also contains full of vitamin C and all kinds of good antioxidant. It is very easy so I can also make this at home. I will definitely try.
Hi Rachael! Thanks for stopping by and yes, it is so easy to make!
Love the beautiful color of this smoothie! Can’t wait to try.
I’ve never put turmeric in a smoothie before! The color is great.
These sound so refreshing and healthy! I’ve never tried a lemon smoothie so I had better get on changing that!
Wow, for once I have every ingredient at home. Guess that’s a sign that I should make this, right???
What a great smoothie for summer! I should have lemons from my tree very soon!
This looks so refreshing and sounds yummy!!! TFS
I drink smoothies a lot, I’m going to add this to my rotation!
Wow! This recipe had so much potential if I wouldn’t have added 1 tsp of ginger instead of 1/2 tsp!! I kept telling my bf how it would be so good but I couldn’t stand the ginger in it. I just re-read the recipe to find out I put too much. He’s drinking it though so I’ll try again tomorrow 😩! Ohh, I also added frozen strawberries and mixed it(delicious..w/o the extra ginger of course lol)
Oh my! Yes the extra ginger would have me wondering about the taste too! I’m not a ginger fan but the 1/2 tsp was perfect lol
This is such a delicious smoothie for summer! I added a scoop of protein powder and made it a meal. So perfect for any morning!
Such a great smoothie, I love the brightness and lightness of it, filling, but lite. Healthy but flavorful!
A perfect on the go breakfast while heading out for some summertime fun.
This looks great for a summer breakfast or snack.
I can almost taste the lemony-ness!!
This sounds sooooo delicious and I love the color!
What a great smoothie!! I loved the addition of the turmeric.
A great way to start your day and energize your body!
Yep. I definitely need to make these. The hubz loves turmeric and I love lemon.
This has so much I’m trying to increase in my diet! I buy a lot of spices by the pound to save but I’d love to check out a local Asian market anyway!
Fun easy recipe to make and oh so good!
Delicious! We loved this quick lemon smoothie. Great way to kick off summer!
Ginger, lemon, and honey are my favorite combination and this smoothie sounds divine!