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If you’ve ever wanted to drink an apple pie, this is the smoothie for you! This Apple Smoothie combines apples, Greek yogurt, warm spices, oats, and toasted walnuts in a 279-calorie smoothie with 16 grams of protein and 7 grams of fiber.
Quick Summary: Apple Smoothie
- Why Make This Recipe: A delicious smoothie made with apples and Greek yogurt that’s packed with fiber and protein, but it tastes like an apple pie dessert.
- Nutrition: 279 calories, 15 grams of protein, 7 grams of fiber
- Diet: Low-Calorie, High Protein, High Fiber, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
- Time: 5 minutes prep time, 5 minutes cook time
- Method: Blender
- Best for: On-the-go breakfast, healthy treat, or a protein-packed snack after the gym.
- Tip: The key to a creamy smoothie is layering the liquids first so they distribute evenly as it blends.
This apple pie smoothie recipe combines all your favorite apple pie flavors, from cinnamon and nutmeg to the nutty flavor of walnuts. Gala apples are crisp, sweet, and delicious, and their skins are loaded with fiber, which helps digestion and keeps you feeling full.
This high-protein, high-fiber smoothie is the perfect breakfast or snack smoothie to fuel your day. It’s also cool and refreshing, which is ideal on those fall days that still feel like summer!
If you like smoothie recipes that taste like your favorite desserts, you will love my hot chocolate protein shake and carrot cake smoothie!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Tastes Like Dessert: If you love apple pie, you’re going to love this smoothie. The fresh apples with the toasted walnuts and apple pie spices are the perfect blend to make this smoothie taste like your favorite dessert.
- Keeps You Feeling Full: Fiber and protein are key to satisfying your hunger and fueling your body. This apple oats smoothie is loaded with 15 grams of protein and 7 grams of fiber.
- No Banana or Added Sugar: Finally, a smoothie that doesn’t need a banana or loads of excess sugar! This apple smoothie is naturally sweetened by the apples, plus the spices add sweet flavor. There’s no need for bananas or other sweeteners.
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Ingredients
- Apples: I love to use Gala apples for this smoothie because they are sweet and not very tart. You could also use Honeycrisp or Fuji apples. Just be sure to keep the skin on because that’s where all the fiber is!
- Greek Yogurt: This adds most of the protein in the smoothie. Use plain non-fat Greek yogurt, though 2% works well. Avoid flavored yogurt, which adds sugar.
- Rolled Oats: Not only do oats add more fiber, but they also help thicken the smoothie. You must use rolled oats; steel-cut oats will not work well. If you need the smoothie to be gluten-free, you can use gluten-free rolled oats.
- Walnuts: Adding toasted walnuts is the key to achieving that apple pie flavor. While toasting them adds a little extra work, it’s worth it! You could also use pecans if you prefer!
- Spices: Use a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, or a prepackaged apple pie spice, to give the smoothie a burst of apple pie flavor.
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.
Variations & Dietary Modifications
- Higher Protein: Give your smoothie a bigger protein boost with a scoop of vanilla protein powder. Add a bit more milk to offset the protein powder.
- Add More Fruit: Throw in a few berries to change the flavor of your apple smoothie. Try blueberries, strawberries, or even cranberries to make a cranberry apple smoothie.
- Make It Dairy-Free: Use a plant-based milk and a dairy-free Greek yogurt to make this a dairy-free smoothie. Keep in mind that plant-based Greek yogurt has less protein than regular low-fat Greek yogurt.
How to Make an Apple Smoothie
This apple smoothie recipe is a perfect way to capture fall flavors in a cold, nutritious treat. It tastes like dessert, but the protein and fiber will fuel your body for a long day.
- Step 1: Toast the Walnuts. Warm a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the walnuts to the pan and toast for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. They will smell warm and nutty and be a slightly darker shade of brown when they are finished toasting.
- Step 2: Make the Smoothie. Add all the ingredients to a blender, starting with the yogurt and milk, then the apple, oats, walnuts, and spices. Add the ice last and blend until completely smooth. You should see no chunks of walnuts or apple skin. Transfer it to a glass and top with more walnuts.
Expert Tips
- Use Cold Apples: Make your apple cinnamon smoothie thicker and colder by using chilled apples from the fridge rather than room-temperature apples.
- Layer the Ingredients Before Blending: It’s important to layer smoothies, starting with the liquids, to ensure they blend evenly. The oats and apples are too thick to blend first, and it won’t blend correctly if you add them first.
- Add More Milk: If your smoothie is too thick, add more almond milk one tablespoon at a time. Slowly adding the milk keeps you from overcorrecting and making the smoothie too thin.
- Storing: This smoothie is best enjoyed fresh, but you can store it in an airtight jar for up to 24 hours. Keep in mind it will darken as the apple oxidizes and thicken as it sits. Add a splash of milk to thin it back out.
Serving Suggestions
This apple pie smoothie is a great way to add more protein and fiber to your breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, or even dessert. It tastes like your favorite pie, so it feels indulgent, but it’s loaded with protein and fiber.
- Pair your apple smoothie with my energy apple and peanut butter bites for a protein-packed snack to fuel your busiest days.
- These egg white bites no cheese are a great savory breakfast to help balance the dessert-like flavor of this smoothie. They are perfect for mornings on the go.
- Satisfy your sweet tooth after the gym and enjoy apple cinnamon bars with your apple spice smoothie. They add more fiber to help keep you full until dinner.
Apple Smoothie Recipe FAQs
No, you do not need to peel the apples. The apple skins are loaded with fiber and are necessary to get 7 grams of fiber into your smoothie.
Absolutely, you can use frozen apples! Just skip the ice for a thick, cold, dessert-like smoothie.
When you cut apples, they naturally oxidize, or turn brown, so if you notice your smoothie start to turn brown after a few minutes, that’s normal. The blended apples are still oxidizing as they sit, but the smoothie is still safe to drink.
It’s best enjoyed fresh, but you can keep chopped apples, oats, walnuts, and the spices in freezer bags to make smoothie prep quicker and easier. You can also stir the oats into the milk and yogurt and refrigerate them overnight for a creamier blend the next morning.
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Apple Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 Apple, cored and chopped
- ¼ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, or milk of choice
- ½ cup Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 3 tablespoons Rolled Oats, gluten free as needed
- 1 tablespoon Walnuts
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon Allspice
- 4 Ice Cubes
Instructions
- Heat a small saucepan to medium low heat, add walnuts & toast ~5 minutes stirring occasionally. You will know they are done when you smell them.
- To a food processor or blender, add all ingredients
- Combine well, add smoothie to a glass, top with more walnuts if desired & enjoy
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Notes
- Use cold apple slices from the refrigerator so your smoothie is colder and thicker when it’s finished blending.
- Always layer the liquids first in a smoothie to ensure it blends smoothly.
- If your smoothie is too thick, add a little extra milk, 1 tablespoon at a time.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Tell me more about how you get paid to make cake?! Jealous!
But this smoothie looks good too. Something refreshing is always in order after so many sweets. (I even say that as a sweets lover.)
This sounds creamy, filling and so delicious! I used to own a coffee shop so this time of year was always filled with making hundreds of pies! So I feel your pain
Glad someone knows what I’m talking about!
This sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
This looks absolutely amazing and a must try! Aren’t moms the best! It’s the little things they do that keep us always thinking about them!
Also I need some blogger advice! First do you have any advice to give to a newbie food blogger on photography? I have a canon camera that I can’t switch lens with. Also my second is how did you do the recipe thing where people can save it or rate it!?
Amazing blog by the way and I can’t wait to read more of what you have to offer!
XO,
Kat
Hi Katerina! I use the recipe plugin for my recipes. For food photography, I highly recommend you buy the book I referenced in my latest State of the Blog post. https://skinnyfitalicious.com/state-of-the-blog-september-2015/
The book is worth every penny and applies to any camera. It is all I used as a reference. Be sure to check out my monthly recaps as I always offer tips for bloggers.
I love smoothies all year long. Cold or not. Pinned your recipe for menu planning. I don’t watch TV except for my almost nighly dose of Modern Family reruns with my husband and daughter. Love that show 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend Megan!
I’m a reality tv junkie otherwise I don’t watch any shows on a regular basis either. I’m too busy with all my hobbies. Have a great weekend! 🙂