This Moringa Smoothie is delicious, refreshing, and filled with lots of nutritional benefits from moringa leaves, fruits, and dairy-free milk in a cup. It's a quick, simple, and healthy drink recipe that is perfect for breakfast, dessert, or post-workout snack. Check this out!
Interested in making more moringa recipes? Try my Ginataang Talong with Malunggay, Malunggay Whole Wheat Bread, and Ginataang Langka with Malunggay!
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What is Moringa Smoothie?
Moringa, also known as kalamungay or malunggay pronounced (ma-loo-ng-guy) is a popular leafy vegetable found almost everywhere in the Philippines and considered as a superfood. It can grow very high and the trunk can be as thick as 2 feet! It can be used in soups, bread, drinks, and taste almost like arugula.
This moringa smoothie is a simple yet super healthy green smoothie drink made with moringa leaves, frozen banana and pineapple chunks, honey, and a plant-based milk blended together to deliciousness then topped with chia seeds for perfection! Basically, all you do is throw all your ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth!
With the healthy ingredients used, this smoothie recipe is a perfect choice if you're looking for a drink that's packed with nutrients, antioxidants, and minerals. Read more below for the recipe and tips. Try this today and enjoy!
Health Benefits of Moringa
- Packed with minerals, vitamins, and essential amino acids including iron, vitamin C, potassium, and protein.
- High in antioxidants that helps reduce inflammation and boost immune system.
- Helps treat a bleeding shallow cut, skin fungi, diarrhea, headache, and as a home remedy for gastric ulcers.
- Moringa pods that have seeds in them are known as dewormers.
- Aids in treating diabetes as it decreases blood sugar levels.
- Beneficial for patients with arthritis, gout, cramps, and urinary problems.
Variations
- You can freeze this smoothie and make it into a malunggay pineapple ice cream.
- Blend moringa with your favorite protein powder for a post-workout boost.
- For a delightful, tropical twist, combine moringa, frozen mango and pineapple chunks, coconut water, and a squeeze of lime.
- Feel free to add kale or spinach to the mixture for a nutrient-packed green smoothie.
Substitutions
- You can use buko juice, almond milk, or other non-dairy milk if you want to omit soy milk in the recipe.
- Feel free to use moringa powder, if fresh moringa leaves are not available. Just add gradually when blending and do not dump a huge amount immediately.
- Matcha powder, spirulina, and wheatgrass are green superfood that can also substitute moringa if it is unavailable.
Storage Tips
- Refrigerate your moringa smoothie in an airtight container for up to 48 hours, or freeze it in parts for longer periods of storage.
- Add a little squeeze of lemon or lime juice to help keep it fresh and colorful.
Ingredients
These are the ingredients that you will need:
- frozen banana chunks
- fresh pineapple chunks
- soy milk
- chia seeds
- honey
- malunggay leaves
Instructions
Add in the frozen banana slices:
Add in the frozen pineapple chunks:
Lastly, add the fresh moringa leaves and soy milk inside the blender:
The green color of the moringa leaves really speaks good health and nutrition! I loved looking at it before blending!
Once you have added all the ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute:
Wasn't that so quick?! This healthy smoothie is really refreshing!
Once everything is blended, pour in a cup and garnish with chia, pineapple cuts, and moringa leaves:
Serve immediately and enjoy a healthy smoothie! 🙂
Top Tips
- Always use frozen banana chunks and pineapples because this will serve as your ice to make the smoothie cold.
- If you love a colder smoothie, you can add ice cubes but not too much or it will make the smoothie watered down.
FAQ
At any Asian market or if you have any Filipino friends- check with them. They are most likely growing a few trees.
According to some research, moringa has the properties to decrease fat formation so I think it is beneficial to people who are trying to lose weight.
Yes for sure! I can imagine it would taste a bit stronger because of the cayenne but if you are used to drinking smoothies with a stronger taste, it is definitely a great addition.
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Moringa Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen banana chunks
- 1 ½ cup fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 ½ cup soy milk
- ½ teaspoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ⅛ cup malunggay leaves
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Once everything is blended, pour in a cup and garnish with chia, pineapple cuts and malunggay leaves.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Moringa or malunggay has become one of my favorite vegetables to eat, but growing up- I disliked it a lot. One reason was, it was my job to pick the leaves from the stems... imagine breaking off each small malunggay leaf from each stem.
And as a kid, it was tedious, boring, and if I didn't do the job well, I had to go through the bowl of leaves and pick out each stem. (Does this ring any memories??)
Now as an adult, I love malunggay! I put it in my pan de sal, soups, vegetable stir frys, and smoothies! Please let me know if you recreate this recipe and let me know if you can taste the malunggay in the smoothie. Thanks!
Jackie says
Yes I tried smoothie but I added Ginger, mango flaxseed with silk oat milk. The smoothie was very filling and great. Thanks for recipe!
Lainey says
You're welcome, Jackie. It's my pleasure to share. I'm glad that you like this easy smoothie recipe. Enjoy!
Cristiane Queiroz brunaldi Malaquias says
Adorei a receita vou fazer
Lainey says
Hello Cristiane,
It's good to know that you love this recipe. Please share a photo in my IG or FB page when you make this. Enjoy and be healthy always!
Cheng says
Love it! Knowing it's made with moringa and other plant-based ingredients, I can say that this is truly a super healthy drink! Thanks for this recipe! 🙂
Lainey says
Absolutely! This is truly a nutrient-packed smoothie. Thank you for dropping by, Cheng! 🙂