Free Guide for Thermomix · Smoothies
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To make the perfect green smoothie in the Thermomix, add your ingredients in order: mill any nuts or seeds first, then layer in something frozen, something creamy, your leafy greens, a little veg, fruit, then sweeteners and liquid last. Pulverise 30 seconds on speed 9, then blend a full minute on speed 9 while slowly adding more liquid over the MC.
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Building a Green Smoothie in the Thermomix, step by step
If you are using nuts, seeds, grains, or other ingredients that need to be milled, process them first. Place in a dry mixing bowl and mill for 30 seconds, speed 9.
Then add something frozen, such as ice cubes, a halved frozen banana, frozen berries, frozen mango, or cubes of frozen nut mylk. This is essential for both consistency and temperature.
Next, add something creamy, like banana, mango, avocado, coconut milk or cream, or yoghurt. If your creamy ingredient is also your frozen thing, like a frozen banana, you can skip this step.
Add your leafy greens, such as spinach, lettuce, bok choy, kale, or beet or celery leaves. Use about 1 handful per serving.
Add your vegies next (if using). This may be a small amount of beetroot, carrot, celery, or fennel, but only a little bit, especially if it is fibrous. Too much can make for an overly thick smoothie.
Fruit comes afterwards: a quartered apple, stone fruit, papaya, pineapple, watermelon, or any fruit of your choosing. Again, if your frozen ingredient is fruit, you can skip this step.
Add your sweeteners and superfoods (if using), which could be honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, purple corn extract, cacao powder, green powder, bee pollen, protein powder, algae or vitamin C powder. The sweeter the fruit you have used, the less necessary additional sweeteners will be.
Add 50g of liquid, which could be almond mylk, coconut milk, coconut water, fruit juice, chia mylk or just plain old water. Pulverise for 30 seconds, speed 9.
Finally, set the timer for 1 minute, speed 9, while slowly adding more liquid over the MC. Blend for the entire minute. Check the consistency, and if it is too thick, add more liquid and mix for a further 20 seconds, speed 9.
Notes and tips
Anything that needs milling goes in first, and the bowl has to be dry for it. Wet ingredients on top of unmilled nuts or seeds will leave you with grit.
Steps 2 and 3 often collapse into one. A frozen banana is both your frozen thing and your creamy thing, so there is no need to add another.
Go easy on fibrous vegies. A small amount of beetroot, carrot, celery or fennel adds a lot, and too much will thicken the smoothie past the point of drinking it.
Frequently asked questions
What order should I add green smoothie ingredients?
Milled ingredients first, then frozen, then creamy, then leafy greens, then vegies, then fruit, then sweeteners and superfoods, and liquid last.
Why does a green smoothie need something frozen in it?
A frozen ingredient is essential for both consistency and temperature. Ice cubes, a halved frozen banana, frozen berries, frozen mango or cubes of frozen nut mylk all work.
How many greens should I use per serving?
About 1 handful per serving. Spinach, lettuce, bok choy, kale, or beet or celery leaves are all good choices.
How much liquid goes into a green smoothie?
Start with 50g, then add more slowly over the MC while the smoothie blends. If it is still too thick at the end, add more liquid and mix a further 20 seconds on speed 9.
Do I need to mill nuts and seeds first?
Yes, if you want a smooth result. Mill them in a dry mixing bowl for 30 seconds on speed 9 before anything wet goes in.
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