Food Recipes Mango Smoothie Recipe 3.9 (1,249) 14 Reviews You'll be surprised how delicious four ingredients blended with ice can taste. By Sarah Copeland and Jenna Helwig Jenna Helwig Jenna is the food director at Real Simple and the author of Bare Minimum Dinners, a cookbook featuring more than 100 low-lift, high-reward recipes. Previously, Jenna was the food director at Health and Parents. She is also the founder and operator of Rosaberry, a boutique personal chef services company, and the author of four other cookbooks, including the bestselling Baby-Led Feeding. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 31, 2024 Rate PRINT Share Hands On Time: 5 mins Total Time: 5 mins Servings: 1 smoothie Yield: 1 smoothie Jump to Nutrition Facts Sweet ripe mangos need little help in the smoothie department. We blended ours with milk and yogurt for tang, sort of like a mango lassi, a traditional yogurt-based drink from India. Mango is a great source of vitamins A and C, as well as filling fiber, so drinking a whole one in a morning smoothie is starting your day on the right nutritional foot. It's also refreshing to sip alongside spicy foods, as a snack, or as an after-dinner dessert alternative. You're likely to find one of six types of mango throughout the year, but no matter what variety is available, you want to be sure to use a ripe mango for blending. It should give slightly, like a ripe peach or avocado. Cut the sides away from the pit (check out this simple mango cutting technique for more insight) and shave off any additional flesh at an angle. If there are no ripe mangos around, you can also use frozen. Just skip the ice cubes. 18 Fruit Smoothie Recipes You Can Make in Minutes Ingredients 1 cup chopped ripe mango ½ cup milk (dairy or unsweetened non-dairy) ½ cup ice ¼ cup plain yogurt 1 tablespoon honey (optional) Directions Place the mango, milk, ice, yogurt, and honey (if using) in a blender. Blend until smooth and frothy. Grant Cornett Ingredient Substitutions Fresh mango: Use one cup of frozen mango, and skip the ice. If you don't have a high-powered blender, you may need to let the mango defrost for about 10 minutes before blending. Milk: Use any dairy or unsweetened non-dairy milk, such as soy, almond, macadamia, or coconut. Ice: No ice? No problem. Use frozen mango or a half banana that has been cut into chunks and frozen. Yogurt: Use any unsweetened dairy or non-dairy yogurt. It can be regular or Greek-style (strained). If you happen to have coconut or mango-flavored yogurt, that would also be delicious. Honey: Blend in one pitted Medjool date, agave syrup, or maple syrup instead of the honey. This Creamy Date Shake With Cinnamon Is a Delicious, Refreshing Treat Mango Smoothie Variations Berry: Swap in one cup of frozen blueberries or raspberries for the mango. Omit the ice. Use maple syrup instead of honey. Green: Add a few avocado slices and 1 cup of fresh baby spinach or 1/4 cup of frozen chopped spinach to the smoothie recipe. Add additional liquid if needed to blend. Nutty: Add a tablespoon of peanut butter, tahini, almond butter, or cashew butter. Spiced: Add a 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and 1/8 teaspoon of ground cardamom. Turmeric: Try this mango-turmeric smoothie recipe to add an anti-inflammatory boost to an already nutrient-packed smoothie. Carrot and pineapple: Add a few chunks of mango to this carrot pineapple smoothie recipe to get a double boost of fruits and vegetables in the morning. The mango will only add more of that bright orange color to the drink. One Real Simple reader says she also adds a couple spoonfuls of cinnamon apple sauce, and her kid loves it. Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 344 Calories 4g Fat 75g Carbs 9g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 1 Calories 344 % Daily Value * Total Fat 4g 5% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 13mg 4% Sodium 99mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 75g 27% Total Sugars 68g Protein 9g 18% Calcium 284mg 22% Iron 1mg 6% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.