Smoothies in Winter? 3 Healthy Seasonal Recipes for Cold-Weather Wellness

From April to October, my Vitamix can’t catch a break. The crush of bursting-ripe berries—strawberries, blackberries, then dusty, sweet blueberries!—along with the season’s creamy mangoes and juicy peaches inspire months of frosty, fulfilling smoothies. But then the cold hits, and suddenly a drink tart with pineapple and last month’s frozen berries feels all wrong.

Though summer has staked its claim on the smoothie, winter is a perfect time to reconsider your go-to ingredients—and look outside the freezer for fresh fruits in season now. Instagram’s wellness authorities are embracing the bounty of healthful produce that winter has to offer: Lily Kunin brightens up winter with a creamy citrus-persimmon smoothie. Cinnamon adds heat to Maria Marlowe’s fig and almond butter smoothie. And Portuguese home cook Joana Limão serves her Baked Apple and Turmeric Smoothie warm. Made with all seasonal ingredients, these smoothies make even a snow day taste sweet.

 

Persimmon Citrus Smoothie

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Ingredients:
3/4 cup coconut or cashew milk
1 very ripe persimmon, flesh scooped out
1/2 valencia orange, peeled and cut into pieces
1 tsp. coconut oil or coconut butter
1 T gluten-free rolled oats
1 tsp. freshly grated ginger
1/2 tsp. freshly grated turmeric

Instructions: Blend all ingredients together until smooth.

 

Cinnamon Fig Smoothie

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Ingredients:
1 cup of water
1 T almond butter
1 pear (bosc or bartlett), cored
3 T hemp seeds
3 fresh or dried figs
1/2-inch-to-1-inch piece of ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Instructions: Blend all ingredients together until smooth.

 

Baked Apple and Turmeric Smoothie

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Ingredients:
1 2-inch-long piece of turmeric root
2 tart apples
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp. rice syrup (optional)
1 cup purified water
1/4 cup oat flakes
1 tsp. almond butter
1/2-inch-long piece of ginger root
Pumpkin seeds, to sprinkle

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Cut apples in pieces, peel on, and lay them on a cookie sheet. Add turmeric, lemon juice, and rice syrup, if using. Roast for 25–30 minutes or until lightly golden.

3. Put everything in a blender. Add in water, oats, almond butter, and ginger, and blend until smooth. Add more or less water to taste.

4. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and enjoy while still warm.

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