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    Everyday Turmeric Smoothie + 10 More Golden Recipes

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    By Alisa Fleming on January 12, 2017 Alisa's Favorite Dairy-Free Recipes, Beverages, Dairy-Free Recipes

    This turmeric smoothie recipe post is the second in my “food trend” sponsored series for this year’s 21 Day Dairy-Free Challenge with So Delicious. The Challenge will run from January 23rd to February 12th, but sign up now for new coupons, a chance to win a year’s supply of So Delicious Dairy Free, dairy-free tips, a dairy-free shopping list and snack guide, and more!

    Apparently, when you’re a superpower spice, you get to make “top food trend” lists for more years than one. Last year, trend setters began sharing nourishing versions of turmeric-infused golden milk. But this year, turmeric is expected to hit the mainstream. More consumers will experiment with it. Chefs will tap into its creative uses. And mixologists will incorporate it into their drink menus. But there’s no reason to get too fancy. My everyday turmeric smoothie and the other recipes below are delicious ways to enjoy this nutritious golden spice anytime.

    Everyday Turmeric Smoothie Recipe + 10 More Dairy-Free, Plant-Based Golden Recipes

    Healthy Tips for Using Turmeric

    Curcumin is the component in turmeric that is hailed for health, but it does require a couple of aides to maximize its power. On its own, curcumin can do just a little good, but black pepper has been shown to increase curcumin bioavailability by 2000%. Yes, that common spice can boost how much our bodies utilize from turmeric by two THOUSAND percent.

    Also, curcumin is fat-soluble, so many dietitians recommend enjoying some fat with turmeric to help improve absorption. In my everyday turmeric smoothie recipe below, I add a little full-fat coconut milk for both its creaminess and to support the turmeric. I love making my food do double duty.

    More Golden Plant-Based Recipes

    Turmeric isn’t just for curries anymore. With a beautiful hue and somewhat mellow flavor, it can be incorporated into all sorts of dishes and drinks.

    • Creamy Anti-Inflammatory Dressing (vegan, gluten-free & soy-free)
    • Golden Milk Latte (vegan, gluten-free & food allergy-friendly)
    • Tangerine Mango Tango Lassi (vegan, gluten-free & food allergy-friendly)
    • Golden Coconutmilk Bars (vegan, gluten-free & soy-free)
    • Creamsicle Winter Sustainable Smoothie (vegan, gluten-free & food allergy-friendly)
    • Golden Butternut Squash Soup (vegan, gluten-free & food allergy-friendly)
    • Quinoa Bowl with Healthy Hollandaise Sauce (vegan, gluten-free & soy-free)
    • Coconut Mango Smoothie (vegan, gluten-free & food allergy-friendly)
    • Queso Sauce (vegan, gluten-free & soy-free)
    • Baked Broccoli Dumplings with Indian-Spiced Gravy (vegan, gluten-free & food allergy-friendly)

    And don’t forget to enjoy my Everyday Turmeric Smoothie recipe below, too!

    Everyday Turmeric Smoothie Recipe + 10 More Dairy-Free, Plant-Based Golden Recipes

    Special Diet Notes: Everyday Turmeric Smoothie

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, plant-based, top food allergy-friendly, optionally paleo-friendly, and optionally Whole30-friendly.

    5.0 from 4 reviews
    Everyday Turmeric Smoothie
     
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    Prep time
    5 mins
    Total time
    5 mins
     
    This is my version of a "golden smoothie" with simple, nutritious ingredients. The fruit and spices play beautifully off of one another, and the touch of full-fat coconut milk helps to maximize absorption of fat-solutble turmeric. Don't be tempted to omit the black pepper. It can increase the benefits of turmeric by 2000%!
    Author: Alisa Fleming
    Serves: 1 serving
    Ingredients
    • 1 frozen ripe banana, broken into chunks (can sub ¾ cup frozen mango chunks)
    • ½ to 1 cup dairy-free unsweetened coconut milk beverage (I use So Delicious)
    • 2 tablespoons full-fat coconut milk
    • ¼ to ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (I use alcohol-free)
    • ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • Pinch salt
    • Pinch black pepper
    • 3 to 5 drops pure stevia or your favorite sweetener, to taste
    Instructions
    1. Place the frozen fruit, ½ cup milk beverage, coconut milk, vanilla (to taste), turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and pepper in your blender and puree until smooth.
    2. Blend in sweetener, to taste, and more milk beverage to thin, if desired.
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    Everyday Turmeric Smoothie Recipe + 10 More Dairy-Free, Plant-Based Golden Recipes

    Alisa Fleming
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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

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    43 Comments

    1. Erika Fagan on August 31, 2020 8:20 pm

      How do you use fresh turmeric in this recipe?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 31, 2020 8:46 pm

        According to what I’ve read online 1/2 tablespoon of fresh grated turmeric equals 1/2 teaspoon of ground turmeric.

        Reply
    2. Terra on June 5, 2020 9:28 am

      Hi there! I love love love this smoothie! I am just wondering if you would know how many points that would be for weight watchers? Thank you

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on June 6, 2020 10:06 am

        I’m sorry, but I’m not familiar with the weight watcher’s point system.

        Reply
    3. Elaina Harman on April 6, 2020 5:00 pm

      Im trying to figure out what the second coconut milk is? Im thinking it may be the canned coconut?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on April 6, 2020 6:11 pm

        Full-fat coconut milk, otherwise known as plain old coconut milk, is sold in cans or small aseptic packages. Coconut milk beverage is the type you drink or poor over cereal that comes in large aseptic quarts and half-gallons.

        Reply
    4. Melinda on February 12, 2019 8:31 am

      In the recipe I noticed you wrote twice as Coconut milk but when I click the link one of the is matcha powder.
      I think you meant to say 2 tablespoon of matcha powder not coconut milk??

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 13, 2019 10:55 am

        Hi Melinda, the link redirected because their full-fat coconut milk is no longer available – sorry about that. I fixed the direction. There isn’t any matcha powder in this recipe, so no need to worry about finding some!

        Reply
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    6. Brenda Fain on July 17, 2017 2:54 pm

      I tried your recipe, which is great, except I miss read the recipe and added too much turmeric. What can I do to make it less strong?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on July 17, 2017 5:29 pm

        Ooh, yikes, turmeric is strong! I would try adding more banana or sweetener.

        Reply
    7. Sasha on March 26, 2017 2:42 pm

      I am just learning about the many health benefits of Turmeric and always look for new and great ways to incorporate this spice. I can not wait to try this for myself and share it. Thanks for posting.

      Reply
    8. Elia on February 14, 2017 12:28 pm

      Just tried this today, and loved it. I juiced some fresh turmeric, and used honey as my sweetener. Such a great recipe, thank you!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 14, 2017 2:44 pm

        So glad to hear you enjoyed it and thank you for the feedback Elia! Great idea on juicing fresh turmeric – I will try that, too.

        Reply
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    10. Coly Blake on January 15, 2017 2:44 pm

      I have been adding turmeric to my shakes and morning drink, I will definitely make this as soon.. Thanks for the recipe!!!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 17, 2017 3:00 pm

        I hope you enjoy it Coly!

        Reply
    11. Kortney on January 13, 2017 1:59 pm

      That’s really interesting about turmeric and fat. I’ve started to incorporate it more into our green smoothies and wonder if I should add a fat to it so we can get all the turmeric benefits.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 17, 2017 3:03 pm

        I can’t give specific dietary advice, but based on what I’ve read, fat soluble micro-nutrients do need some fat with them to aid in absorption. Just to assure general balance, I usually add a little fat to every smoothie (and protein) be it with nut or seed butter, seeds, coconut cream, etc. Lots of options!

        Reply
    12. Chrystal @ Gluten-Free Palate on January 13, 2017 1:03 pm

      This looks so comforting and I already love the plant based queso sauce, but seeing the link here makes me want to rush to the kitchen and make it 😉

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 17, 2017 3:04 pm

        Well hopefully you get the chance to make it Chrystal!

        Reply
    13. Elizabeth DiBurro on January 13, 2017 8:52 am

      Turmeric? Hmmm…I’m not very familiar with that spice. Is it gingery? I’m gonna have to buy some and test it out. Thank you for the recipe

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 17, 2017 3:05 pm

        Have you had Indian curry Elizabeth? Turmeric is a key ingredient in it. It has mild gingery notes, but isn’t spicy and is more aromatic. It’s used most in savories, but since it’s relatively mild, it works well in sweets and/or for simply making a dish brilliantly yellow!

        Reply
    14. Nutrimom on January 13, 2017 8:42 am

      SOOOO trying this smoothie, thank you!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 17, 2017 3:06 pm

        Enjoy it!!

        Reply
    15. Meg @ With Salt and Wit on January 13, 2017 6:36 am

      I am thinking turmeric is going to be a huge thing this year! I have been seeing so many new recipes with it! This Smoothie though!!! I am grabbing the stuff at the store to make this ASAP!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 13, 2017 7:27 am

        I love your enthusiasm Meg! It really does seem to be the “it” spice. I hope you enjoy the smoothie as much as I do!

        Reply
    16. Emily Kyle on January 13, 2017 4:05 am

      I love this! I am obsessed with turmeric and have been adding it to everything, will try this delicious looking smoothie next!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 13, 2017 7:25 am

        I love how a spice is becoming an obsession! Definitely beats many of the unhealthy “obsessions” out there!

        Reply
      • Monica on August 15, 2020 7:47 pm

        This was absolutely amazing. I’ve never drank a smoothie that fast! Perfect anti-inflammatory ingredients. I am battling lyme disease right now and this helped my brain inflammation immensely. Thanks so much for the great recipe ❤️

        Reply
        • Alisa Fleming on August 15, 2020 8:06 pm

          I’m so sorry to hear about your struggles Monica! Wishing you full health in the very near future and many more tasty smoothies!

          Reply
    17. Jessica @ Nutritioulicious on January 12, 2017 7:05 pm

      This sounds so good with all of those delicious spices. I love the pretty color from turmeric too!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 13, 2017 7:26 am

        Thank you Jessica!

        Reply
    18. Taylor Kiser on January 12, 2017 6:43 pm

      Love using turmeric in smoothies! Looking forward to trying your smoothie recipe!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 13, 2017 7:26 am

        Right? It’s amazing how many flavors it blends well with.

        Reply
    19. Linda Larson on January 12, 2017 3:26 pm

      Your recipes sound great! I just found out that I am lactose intolerant today. And I like turmeric! I still have a lot to learn. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 12, 2017 3:31 pm

        You’ll get the hang of it quickly Linda! Enjoy …

        Reply
    20. Sarah on January 12, 2017 1:14 pm

      I love turmeric and cannot get enough! Smoothies, tea, milk, fries, veggies, breads I just can’t stop! Can’t wait to check out some of these!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on January 12, 2017 1:18 pm

        Haha, well it is the golden spice! I love the idea of turmeric bread – yum!

        Reply
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