Pineapple Matcha Smoothie
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up this weekend, I figure there’s no better time than now to share a fun little green smoothie recipe with you! Something I love about being an adult is that the adult world is not nearly as hung up on the “pinch everyone who isn’t wearing green” aspect of the holiday as the elementary & middle school world is. If you typically find yourself surrounded by the “pinch everyone who isn’t wearing green” police on St. Patty’s Day, perhaps you should try drinking a green smoothie like this on the morning of St. Patrick’s Day and declare yourself pinch-proof. Or just wear green. Or find some friends who don’t pinch you. Lots of options here.
This smoothie gets its pretty green color from spinach (one of my favorite smoothie ingredients because you get all kinds of nutrition without a “green vegetable-y” taste) and matcha. Matcha has become a slightly more familiar ingredient in recent years than it used to be, at least in the U.S. It’s the powdered form of green tea, made by blending ground tea leaves directly into the water rather than steeping the leaves in the water and then removing them. It also comes with a nice little dose of antioxidants.
I’m a little sensitive to caffeine myself, so I only add half a teaspoon of matcha to my smoothie. If you aren’t sensitive to caffeine and would like a stronger green tea taste, go for a little more, but I’d recommend adding it in gradually. If you add too much, it’s going to taste grassy and bitter. If you aren’t used to looking for matcha at the store, you can check the tea aisle in most grocery stores, but personally I like to buy mine from a discount store like T. J. Maxx, Home Goods, or Marshall’s to get a better deal. They typically have a pantry foods aisle, and I stumble upon matcha there fairly often.
Before I share the recipe, let me just leave you with one more little note on it: Even if you usually add some kind of sweetener to your smoothies, I’d advise you to try skipping it in this recipe. Pineapple and banana are both very naturally sweet fruits, and you’ll likely find that any extra sugar in this recipe will take the sweetness overboard.
If you try this Pineapple Matcha Smoothie at home, I’d love to hear what you think! Share pictures with me on social media by tagging @thesavvyplate on Instagram or by mentioning my page The Savvy Plate Blog on Facebook!
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Pineapple Matcha Smoothie
This deliciously tropical green smoothie is packed with spinach, sweet pineapple and banana, and a dash of matcha for some green tea flavor!
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple (about 10 chunks)
- 1 1/2 cups packed fresh spinach
- 1/2 tsp matcha powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (or more) milk or alternative (I used a coconut-almond milk blend.)
Instructions
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Add all ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth, scraping down the sides with a spatula if necessary.
Recipe Notes
I'm sensitive to caffeine, so I stuck with the recommended 1/2 teaspoon of matcha listed on the packaging. If you aren't sensitive to it, you can add more for extra green tea flavor. Just add it little by little to avoid making your smoothie too bitter.
25 Comments
Amanda
This looks so delicious! I am with you on the spinach. I feel like it has a much milder taste. I love matcha too. I cannot wait to make this!
savannah
I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by!
Carilynn
I have never tried matcha, but now I want to. I love pineapple and this looks like such a great combination.
savannah
Matcha can have kind of a grassy flavor if you’re not used to it, so I’d start small. I really think the pineapple and banana help balance it out though!
Nicolle Dupas
Mmm sounds so delish and healthy! Totally making this ❤️
savannah
I hope you love it!!
Jessica Lynn
I’ve actually never tried Matcha, but this smoothie sounds good and not intimidating at all. I think we actually have some (got it as a gift), and I’ve just pushed it aside. Thanks for this! Pineapples were already on our grocery list, so I’ll give it a try.
Savannah
I hope you enjoy it!
Rachel
I LOVE matcha in my smoothies, but I never knew where to buy it! I’m gonna have to just take a trip to TJ Maxx 😉
Savannah
I hope you have luck finding some there!
Mariah Klee
I have yet to even try matcha anything, but it’s becoming such a trend I think I just might have to!
Mariah
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Savannah
I think it can be kind of an acquired taste for some people, but I think the banana and pineapple in this smoothie balance it out to help ease into it!
Kayla
This sounds so yummy! I also enjoy putting spinach in my smoothies as it’s hard to taste (although it turns everything green so can’t actually be hidden). I’ll be trying out this recipe later this week!
Savannah
Yes, I love adding it to smoothies that would be green or very light in color anyway! But with a berry smoothie? That just looks like mud and I never feel like I should put it on the Internet for the world to look at!
Ruthie Ridley
This sounds and looks amazing!! Love matcha so much!!
Savannah
Me too! Such a fun ingredient!
Jasmine Vargas
Although I am not a fan of pineapple I bet this tastes so good. I love adding matcha powder to my smoothies.
Savannah
Me too! Mango might be another good substitute for the pineapple, though I haven’t tried that.
Crystal // Dreams, etc.
I’m all about the smoothies! This looks so so so good!! Definitely going to try it out!
Savannah
Yay! I hope you love it!
Chelsie Carr
Oooo this looks super tasty – I’m not huge into Matcha but my best friend is so I’m going to send this to her!
Savannah
Thanks for passing it along, Chelsie!
The Southern Thing
This looks good! I love pineapple smoothies!
Savannah
Yes! It makes them nice and sweet!
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