In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve whipped up a healthy shamrock shake, aka smoothie, that’s minty fresh and radiates a festive, vibrant green. 

St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays because spoiler alert: I’m Irish. I grew up celebrating St. Paddy’s every year with soda bread and corned beef and cabbage, and eventually a pint of Guinness. I love everything about my Irish heritage. I love the music. The singing. The dancing. When I traveled to Ireland, it’s no wonder I felt right at home.

St. Patrick’s Day is all about the green so I thought I would update my shamrock shake, aka smoothie, recipe. I first created this a handful of years ago and looking back at the recipe (and the blog post), it was clear I had different nutrition priorities then. For example, the original recipe called for maca powder and wheatgrass powder. I can’t remember the last time I had those ingredients in my cupboard. Probably five years ago when I first made this recipe! LOL. Those ingredients are ridiculously expensive and pretty inaccessible. So, five years ago me apologizes to you. I hope this version makes up for it.

This shamrock shake doesn’t call for any powders or trendy ingredients. It’s just a basic green smoothie with some fresh mint and vanilla to give it that shamrock flavor. With only 6 ingredients, it’s easy to whip up in a matter of minutes. 

If you’re feeling green and festive in the coming weeks, try on this smoothie for breakfast or a snack!

And if you want more St. Patrick’s Day recipes, check out these:

Irish Soda Bread Muffins

Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread

Gram’s Raisin Irish Bread

Vegan Cauliflower Colcannon

Instant Pot Guinness Beef Stew

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Guinness Irish Stew 

Healthy Shamrock Shake

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• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 16 ounces 1x

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Ingredients

• 2 frozen bananas
• 1 cup baby spinach
• 1/2 avocado
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 12–15 fresh mint leaves
• 1 1/2 cups milk (or non-dairy milk alternative)
• Optional: whipped cream and/or cacao nibs for garnish.

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Instructions

1. Add all ingredients, in the order listed above, to a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth. Serve cold.
2. Optional: garnish with whipped cream and cacao nibs or chocolate shavings.

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• Category: Smoothie
• Method: Blender
• Cuisine: St. Patrick's Day

Keywords: shamrock, shake, smoothie, healthy, st. patrick's day, green smoothie

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Instant Pot Guinness Beef Stew

Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread

Vegan Cauliflower Colcannon