There's something about seeing a rainbow of colors: it cheers me up in an instant.
And in anticipation of Spring and St. Patrick's Day, I thought I would bring cheer to your day with this beautifully bright, colorful and refreshing five-layer rainbow smoothie recipe!
This rainbow smoothie recipe is delicious, refreshing and is perfect for breakfast, as a mid-day pick me up or even as an afternoon drink-snack!
How to Make Rainbow Smoothie
Okay.. so to make this rainbow fruit smoothie recipe, you will need quite a variety of fruits.
You can easily find these fruits in the frozen section of your grocery store. But if you like fresh and organic (not canned or frozen bagged) fruits like I do, you can do that too. Just cut up the fruits, put them separately in Ziploc bags and freeze them for at least a day.
This rainbow smoothie is super simple to make: you basically just blend each layer and then stack the layers!
And about layering, you want to make sure that each smoothie isn't too liquid-y. If they are, the smoothies will blend together instead of appearing as separate layers when you put them in the glass. Also, when you start layering, use a spoon to make each layer look more even on top of each other. Also, the best way to keep the layers not mixing is to have each layer chill in the freezer every time between mixings. Also, if you notice a layer is too liquid, add a few pieces of ice to the blender and blend, which will make it firmer so that the layer on top can rest on it.
Rainbow Smoothie
Ingredients
- Red layer: 1 cup strawberries, blended thoroughly.
- Orange layer: ½ cup cantaloup, ½ banana, and ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- Yellow layer: ½ cup pineapple and ½ cup banana.
- Green layer: 2 whole kiwis, ⅓ cup fresh spinach, ¼ cup apple juice.
- Purple Layer: ½ cup fresh blueberries, ¼ cup purple grapes, ⅓ cup apple juice.
Instructions
- Blend purple layer, pour in a glass, and set in the freezer to chill for a minute.
- Blend green layer, then pour on top of the purple, then set back in the freezer.
- Blend yellow layer, pour on top of green, then chill in the freezer.
- Blend orange layer, pour on top of yellow, then chill in the freezer.
- Blend red layer, pour on top of orange, then chill in the freezer for about 5 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
This recipe yielded 3 (one glass) servings.
So there you have it - a beautifully layered, refreshing Rainbow smoothie that will lift your spirits up too!
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Marysa says
Cute idea for a smoothie! I don't know how much patience I would have to put this together, but maybe if I made a bunch of these, it would be fun and worth putting all those ingredients together. Such a healthy idea!
vidya says
this smoothie looks so beautiful and is so healthy too..
rika says
This smoothie looks so beautiful! I love the colors and I am sure it's healthy as well.
Rosemary says
So colorful and fun. Can't wait to make one at home. Fun & playful smoothie.
Melissa says
I love a good fruit and veggie smoothie! This rainbow smoothie looks delicious and puts me in the summer mood.
Anosa says
It looks absolutely delicious and can not wait to recreate this.
Kathy says
This looks amazing. What a wonderful idea. I'll have to make this with my daughters. They love smoothies.
MELANIE EDJOURIAN says
That's such a pretty looking smoothie. Love the fruits in it, bet it tastes yummy!
Bri says
YES! I have to make this! They make one of these in Peppa Pig and my daughter would LOVE this!
Monica Simpson says
This is the prettiest smoothie! I want to make these for my kids on St. Patty's day!
Nikki Wayne says
Wooooow! I don't even know that this is possible. It looks so great and refreshing.
Heather says
What a fun smoothie! I can't wait to make this for my kids.
Tasheena says
This is such a great idea. Looking forward to making this for my family.
Amber Myers says
I will be making these for sure. We love rainbows. And smoothies. So it's a perfect combo.
melissa chapman says
That smoothie looks amazing and almost too good to drink/eat. Each layer was so well thought out for color and great taste.
Claudia says
Oh wow. This sounds so good, and it looks absolutely beautiful. Everything about this recipe is perfect.
Marie Phillips says
This looks like a lot of work but it would be so worth it! My kids just saw this and want me to make it now. 🙂
Kileen says
It looks delicious! Thank you for sharing at Ravenwould.
Cristina says
The smoothies looks so delicious! I love how colorful it is!
Roseann Hampton says
This smoothie looks not only delicious but so pretty as well!
Sapana V says
I love rainbow smoothies and St. Patrick’s Day is a perfect occasion to make it.
Shannon Gurnee says
We love fruit, especially strawberries! This sounds like a yummy treat!
Dawn McAlexander says
That looks really tasty! I can't believe that you were able to do that. It really looks awesome.
Veronica Solomon says
That is such a yummy looking smoothie. Wow. Love all the colors
Myrah Duque says
Oh I want one! The colors and ingredients are excellent. Fascinated at how you separated each flavor!
Jeanine says
This looks so tasty and refreshing! I want to have more smoothies in my life and something like this is for sure the way to go!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
What a fun smoothie! My kids will ask for another glass of this for sure!!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
This looks so fun and delicious! Love all those colors and flavors!
makeba says
This is so awesome! It looks and sounds so yummy! I am going to make these smoothies for my kids this weekend - I know they'll love them!
Annemarie LeBlanc says
Wow! what a fun looking smoothie! Reading through the ingredients I can be sure that it is going to taste delicious too! I'm saving this recipe and would suggest this smoothie for our Easter lunch.
Theresa says
I drink a smoothie every day. This one will be going on my lunch plan for St. Patrick's Day. A delicious way to celebrate the holiday, indeed!
Meagan says
This looks so delicious. My kids would love it!
Pam Wattenbarger says
This would be a really fun St. Patrick's Day treat for kids. It's super healthy for them too.
Liz Mays says
Now these are fun! I've been wanting to do some sort of layered drink. These would be perfect!
Melissa says
That smoothie is so perfect looking with its fruitie layers. I would make something like that for a special gathering or party to impress my guests.
robin masshole mommy says
What a fun smoothie. I HAVE to make this for my kids.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
That is the most beautiful smoothie I've ever seen! I love all the layers of flavor there, and it is just so pretty!