About this Fig Smoothie
When fresh figs are in season, make this delish and healthy smoothie. I do add one banana as it makes the smoothie more flavorful giving a creamier consistency. In fact when strawberries are in season, you can add strawberries instead of bananas in this Fig Smoothie recipe. I also usually make my fruity smoothies and shakes with vegan or plant-based milks since some fruits and dairy milk are incompatible and can cause digestion problems. Mostly I prefer almond milk and coconut milk in fruit-based smoothies. As this recipe of Fig Smoothie also contains banana, I have used coconut milk in it. The fresh figs that I used for this Fig Smoothie were quite sweet. So, I haven’t used any extra sweetener in the recipe. However, you can add a sweetener as per your preference. Some healthy sweetener options are honey, jaggery, palm jaggery, maple syrup, coconut sugar, unrefined cane sugar and evaporated sugarcane juice. Smoothies, Milkshakes and Fruit Juices are wholesome and nutritious drinks. Thus, should be included in our day-to-day diets. Smoothies are one such way of including these drinks as they are very easy to prepare and get done in less than 10 minutes.
How to make Fig Smoothie
- Rinse 6 to 7 fresh figs a few times in water using a colander. Drain all the water. Trim off the upper stalk part of the fig, if it is hard. Chop each fig into four parts. Transfer the chopped figs in a blender or mixer jar. Remember to use fresh figs that are sweet and ripe. You do not need to peel the figs. However, if you like, you can choose to peel them.
- Peel and slice 1 medium-sized banana, add them in the blender jar. Instead of bananas, you can use strawberries or any other berries. You can also skip bananas and add 6 to 7 figs more.
- Add ½ cup lite coconut milk or thin or medium consistency coconut milk and 1 pinch ground cinnamon. Adding ground cinnamon is optional. You can also add a pinch of ground ginger powder, ground green cardamom powder, ground nutmeg or ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract. Or can skip any flavoring entirely.
- Blend till fine and smooth. To thin the consistency, you can add some more lite coconut milk.
- Pour Fig Smoothie in a glass or drinking glass jar and serve. Please be sure to rate the recipe in the recipe card or leave a comment below if you have made it. For more vegetarian inspirations, Sign Up for my emails or follow me on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter. Mango Smoothie (5 Ways) Strawberry Smoothie | Strawberry Banana Smoothie Blueberry Smoothie Banana Smoothie This Fig Smoothie post from the archives first published in December 2017 has been republished and updated on 7 May 2022.
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About this Fig Smoothie
When fresh figs are in season, make this delish and healthy smoothie. I do add one banana as it makes the smoothie more flavorful giving a creamier consistency. In fact when strawberries are in season, you can add strawberries instead of bananas in this Fig Smoothie recipe. I also usually make my fruity smoothies and shakes with vegan or plant-based milks since some fruits and dairy milk are incompatible and can cause digestion problems. Mostly I prefer almond milk and coconut milk in fruit-based smoothies. As this recipe of Fig Smoothie also contains banana, I have used coconut milk in it. The fresh figs that I used for this Fig Smoothie were quite sweet. So, I haven’t used any extra sweetener in the recipe. However, you can add a sweetener as per your preference. Some healthy sweetener options are honey, jaggery, palm jaggery, maple syrup, coconut sugar, unrefined cane sugar and evaporated sugarcane juice. Smoothies, Milkshakes and Fruit Juices are wholesome and nutritious drinks. Thus, should be included in our day-to-day diets. Smoothies are one such way of including these drinks as they are very easy to prepare and get done in less than 10 minutes.
How to make Fig Smoothie
- Rinse 6 to 7 fresh figs a few times in water using a colander. Drain all the water. Trim off the upper stalk part of the fig, if it is hard. Chop each fig into four parts. Transfer the chopped figs in a blender or mixer jar. Remember to use fresh figs that are sweet and ripe. You do not need to peel the figs. However, if you like, you can choose to peel them.
- Peel and slice 1 medium-sized banana, add them in the blender jar. Instead of bananas, you can use strawberries or any other berries. You can also skip bananas and add 6 to 7 figs more.
- Add ½ cup lite coconut milk or thin or medium consistency coconut milk and 1 pinch ground cinnamon. Adding ground cinnamon is optional. You can also add a pinch of ground ginger powder, ground green cardamom powder, ground nutmeg or ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract. Or can skip any flavoring entirely.
- Blend till fine and smooth. To thin the consistency, you can add some more lite coconut milk.
- Pour Fig Smoothie in a glass or drinking glass jar and serve. Please be sure to rate the recipe in the recipe card or leave a comment below if you have made it. For more vegetarian inspirations, Sign Up for my emails or follow me on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter. Mango Smoothie (5 Ways) Strawberry Smoothie | Strawberry Banana Smoothie Blueberry Smoothie Banana Smoothie This Fig Smoothie post from the archives first published in December 2017 has been republished and updated on 7 May 2022.