A rich creamy keto avocado smoothie made with ginger and turmeric. This detox smoothie is high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. Sugar free and high in good fats, it’s perfect for those on a healthy low carb keto diet. Paleo, Whole 30, Dairy Free.
A rich creamy keto avocado smoothie made with ginger and turmeric.
Smoothies are very popular breakfast options. Every day I see beautiful smoothie bowls on Instagram and Pinterest. Not only are they gorgeous eye candy but they might as well BE candy to those on a controlled carbohydrate diet. This healthy low carb coconut milk avocado smoothie is low in sugar and tastes great - thanks to my friend the avocado.
When choosing ingredients for this delicious avocado smoothie, I considered both taste and health. My goal was to prepare a smoothie that contains healthy fats, vitamins and minerals, and soothing compounds for the stomach. Anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory compounds for the body were also a must. All of this in a creamy drink that tastes mildly of coconut, ginger, and turmeric.
Avocados are currently on trend in the food blogging world and with good reason. Not only are they delicious, they are packed with nutrition. Avocados contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fat, vitamin K, magnesium, and potassium. In fact, avocados contain more potassium per ounce than bananas (136 mg vs 100 mg) and much less sugar (.2 g vs 3.4 g). It’s no wonder they are the darlings of low carb keto dieters everywhere.
This detox smoothie is high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds.
Coconut milk is full of medium chain fatty acids (lauric acid), vitamins, and minerals. Medium chain fatty acids have been shown to boost metabolism, and lauric acid specifically, contains anti-fungal/bacterial properties and may be neuro-protecive. (read about coconut milk here)
Ginger and turmeric are both powerful antioxidants and contain anti-inflammatory compounds. They’ve both been studied extensively in their effect on certain cancers. So, it’s my hope that this low carb avocado coconut milk smoothie with ginger and turmeric is as healthy as it is delicious. (read about ginger in this article and turmeric in this article)
If you enjoy this ingredient combination try the keto avocado smoothie with cilantro and mint (recipe coming soon). It’s soothing and refreshing.
Coconut Milk Avocado Smoothie with ginger and turmeric is 4 net carbs per serving.
Keto Avocado Smoothie With Coconut Milk, Ginger, and Turmeric
Ingredients
- ½ avocado (3-4 oz)
- Âľ cup full - fat coconut milk (from a can)
- ÂĽ cup almond milk
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger (about ½ inch piece)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice (or more to taste)
- 1 cup crushed ice (or more for a thicker smoothie)
- sugar-free sweetener to taste
Instructions
- Add the first 6 ingredients to a blender and blend on low-speed until smooth.
- Add crushed ice and sweetener. Blend on high until smooth.
- Taste and adjust sweetness and tartness per your taste buds. Â Makes 2 avocado smoothies. NET CARBS 4.18 per 1 smoothie.
- NOTE: Adding a pinch of black pepper will make the curcumin in the turmeric more bioavailable and doesn't impact the taste.
Michelle van Kriedt
Kim, I’m enjoying this recipe. I’d like to know if your almond milk contributes to the carb count, because mine is very low and I have an organic coconut milk I’ve subbed (not the full fat coconut milk primary ingredient) that has 0 carbs. I’m asking because I have a couple things I’d like to try adding but want to know how many carbs of your 6.9 carbs calculation is the almond milk. The carb breakdown would give me more leeway.
Kim Hardesty
Hi Michelle, my almond milk adds very little in carbs. The canned coconut milk and avocado add the carbs. -Kim
Paige Rice
Best. Smoothie. Ever!! I love how clean and healthy this tastes, and actually being able to enjoy a smoothie on a keto diet is wonderful. Thank you!
melissa D hall
This was great. I added extra honey. I have never used coconut milk before since I am not a fan of coconut however you could not taste it.
Also you can tell it is super healthy and after drinking it you can feel your body soaking up all the nutrients.
Kim Hardesty
Thanks Melissa. I have to say, I peeked at your site. It's beautiful. Good luck in your business. I love to see women owned businesses thrive. Have a wonderful weekend. -Kim
Denise
Omg.
I had absolute zero idea what to expect from this. I've never had an avocado smoothie before, I've never used coconut before, had no clue. I was a little skeptical because the smell was a little strong, but then I took a sip and wow. This is so good. I love it. I put only one teaspoon of Lakanto monk fruit sweetener with erythritol in it. I am a sugar addict and I'm currently on keto and have had nothing sweet for a week now. Although I definitely could have added more, one teaspoon made it just sweet enough that it is felt like a dessert drink, but not so sweet that I was drinking a milkshake. THANK YOU FOR THIS!
Carol Zupkas
For our dietary needs I added the following: green powder, fresh frozen spinach/kale, MCT oil, Collagen and about 1/4 cup almond milk. It was smooth, creamy, delicious and I feel a buzz from having just finished drinking!!!
Lalitha
Tried it. The subtle taste if ginger and turmeric in the avacado tasted heavenly. thank u
ElissaAnn
Yummm! Needed an energy boost after running around with my 2 year old this morning and it’s so hot in IL today...this was the perfect solution! I’m currently drinking this with a couple substitutions and will definitely be having all of it...I didn’t have almond milk and only had 2/3 cup full fat coconut milk left after using it for some other drinks, but I mixed a little heavy whipping cream, a little lite coconut milk, and water to make up the remaining liquid. Added 1/2 Tbsp Erithritol/monk fruit sweetener (could use a little more next time). Had to use a dried ginger, but next time I want to try fresh!
Jessie
I'm following an anti-candida diet and finding smoothies I can eat that don't have fruit in them are hard to find. This one is delicious, nutritious, and will definitely be a new part of my routine. I added collagen peptides to mine. Tastes so tropical! Thank you!
Nikki
Can I make and freeze ahead of time?
wayne frayer
awesome
JayP
What a recipe! Delicious, creamy treat. Thanks, Kim. Keep those recipes coming
Silvana
Hi
I’m new to keto and so confused
I scanned my coconut milk can in carb manager and the values were astronomical!!!
I used the unsweetened Thai kitchen brand.
Needless to say I dumped it down the drain after only a few sips. Doing the math from the can I should have been fine but I got really scared. What kind of full fat coconut milk do u use?
The scan read
400 net carbs
1950 grams of fat
And like 200000 calories.
Thanks
Kim Hardesty
Hi Silvana. I don't like carb manager. I prefer fatsecret.com for figuring out the nutritional information of foods and recipes. I always weigh my ingredients to get the most accurate numbers. A food scale is fairly inexpensive and after few times of measuring certain foods, you learn by eye how much of a certain food is a serving.
I use Thai Kitchen full fat coconut milk (unsweetened) because that is usually what I find in the store. -Kim
Faria
Loved it! It was Delicious!
Miguel Lazo
The smoothie was great, found it this morning the recipe (I didn’t used sweetener but I used honey) it gave it a little sweeter.
Tatiana
I made it! I’m not on the keto diet but I’m trying to eat lower carb. It tastes like lemon-ginger or a pina colada and it’s creamy. This smoothie looked delicious and I was excited to make it. It’s amazing. I added 1/4 cup of coconut milk powder because I don’t have coconut milk right now and, lemon juice. I recommend lime. These are non-keto but I added maple syrup because sugar-free sweetener don’t agree with my stomach and half a frozen banana. Both thumbs up!
Kyle
Is the nutrition values per single serving or is that the value for both servings?. The recipe says it makes 2 servings. So if I were to drink everything I made following this recipe it would be about 14 carbs right?
Kim Hardesty
Hi Kyle. The total carbs for drinking the whole smoothie is 13.8 g carbs, while the NET CARBS (total carbs minus fiber) is 8.36 g. -Kim
Deb
I love this recipe! So tasty and refreshing. And low carb too, which is important to this diabetic. I added a few drops of liquid stevia for a touch of sweetness.
Ceylon Cinnamons
Very tasty! Thanks for sharing this recipe, it really works for us.
I adapted this recipe for breakfast -I added extra ginger to it and I used a little bit of cinnamon instead of artificial sweetener. I put a fist in the spinach. I am trying to help with the cold and get extra vegetables in my diet.
Maggie
Is this powdered turmeric or ground fresh turmeric?
Kim Hardesty
Hi Maggie, it's powdered. I'll make sure to change that tonight. Thank you. -Kim
Tanya
It tasted fine. I love ginger so I tried it. Unfortunately not KETO friendly. I realised too late. Low carb sure, but too many carbs for KETO. Lemon juice has 4g, Turmeric has 1g, right there we are at 5g. Not to mention the loads of carbs in the coconut milk. So your calculations are incorrect. I was hardly awake when I tried this recipe and now I'm regretting it, trying to figure out the rest of my meals today. Great.
Kim
Tanya, I don't know where or how you are calculating the nutritional information for this recipe but you may want to try again. When I first calculated the nutritional information, I was using a program called MasterCook. Currently, I use Fatsecret.com because I believe it is the most accurate nutritional calculator around. I enter all ingredients by weight except for things measured by teaspoon and sometimes tablespoon. Although Fatsecret calculated a higher Total Carb Count, it also calculated a higher fiber count as well. I still get 4 net carbs per serving (the smoothie serves 2). I will now change the numbers to reflect the newly calculated nutritional information, but the NET CARBS = 4g. This recipe IS KETO and I stand behind it. BTW, Ketogenesis is a metabolic state and not a particular food or recipe. I hope this helps. Enjoy your weekend. -Kim
Chan
I’m worried about the coconut milk kicking me out of ketosis. I I have everything to try it should I worry?
Kim
Hi Chan. Full fat unsweetened coconut milk shouldn't kick you out of ketosis. Just watch your carbs throughout the day. -Kim
Dee Cee
Outstanding! I bet this could be made into ice cream
Melissa Robertson
Silly question. Can this be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge? If so for how many days? Thanks!
Kim
Melissa, I would think the avocado would turn brown and because the recipe calls for ice, it may get watery. It would be great frozen into popsicles, though. -Kim
Melissa Robertson
Popsicles is an awesome idea. I will certainly try this!! Thank you for the quick reply.
IslanderHipster
Adding just a pinch of black pepper to this would make the curcumin in the turmeric 2000% more bioavialble. This adds a neglgible effect to the taste while boosting the nutrients value by a big margin.
Kim
You are absolutely, correct. I should have put that in the recipe. I will mention that now. Thank you so much! -Kim
Shalena Ali
This smoothie was really creamy, and nice tasting too. A strong ginger taste though, maybe I used too much. But I liked it very much. I left out the ice and I used one packet of stevia as my sweetener. Nice minty green rich colour.
Tiffany
I made this recipe for breakfast - So yummy! I added extra ginger for a 'kick' and I used a bit of cinnamon instead of artificial sweetener. I also threw in a handful of spinach. I'm trying to get over a cold and get extra veggies in my diet to help.
Kim
Hi Tiffany. I'm so glad you liked the smoothie. I hope you feel better soon! -Kim
Valerie
Does it keep well in the fridge for 1-2 days??
Kim
Valerie, because this smoothie is made with ice, I don't think it will last in the fridge. It's best to enjoy it just after making. -Kim
Katherine
I'm excited to try this over the weekend, thanks for sharing this recipe! Do you use fresh turmeric root or the powdered spice in this recipe? I know fresh ginger root makes such a difference so I wasn't sure what you recommended for the turmeric.
Kim
Hi Katherine. I just used dried turmeric. I haven't bought fresh yet. -Kim
Sherry
For those dogging her about the sugar fee sweetener, she never said artificial sweetener. Stevia can be used and is a natural alternative to sugar.
Jez
I was going to say the same thing. Erythritol and Monk Fruit would also be options.
Cinnamon Vogue
Excellent. I used water instead of coconut milk and almond milk and replaced the turmeric with Ceylon Cinnamon. Turmeric is an active oxilate that can damage your liver if taken too much. Did not want to use a sugar free sweetener because even that spikes insulin apparently. So what to use is the question. Avocado tastes better with something sweet, but for Keto I cannot do anything sweet. Darn it. But thanks for the recipe. This is quite nice. Maybe I do have to use coconut milk.
Kim
I love how you made this recipe your own! Thanks for sharing. -Kim
Margot
This look fantastic but I fail ti understand why you would put artificial sweeteners into healthy drink? To The recipe should include either no sweetners or raw organic honey which has it's own health benefits.
Kim
Hi Margot. I absolutely understand your point of view regarding using honey. Since this is a low carb website that keeps diabetics in mind with it's recipes, you wont find honey or any other "real" sugars in the recipes as they spike blood sugar - which poses dangers for diabetics. Instead, those who follow a low carb or keto diet often use erythritol (a natural sugar alternative that is safe for diabetics), xylitol (a natural sugar alcohol found in birch sap, that can spike some diabetics), stevia, or erythritol blends with stevia, monk fruit or oligosaccharides.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Have a wonderful day. -Kim
Maura
It was delicious. I didn't use the ice, but still very good.
TOMORROW
I make pineapple mango avocado aloe vera fresh ginger turmeric flax seed granola coconut water with a splash of almond milk. I do those three times a day. When I say these smoothies are the greatest.
Rebecca Chuha
This was great. I do AIP so I modified it because the sugar free sweeteners are a no go on the Autoimmune Protocol diet. Honey or a couple of dates would be a good substitute.
Debbie
I loved this creamy smoothie! I don’t have fresh ginger on hand so I used organic ground instead. Definitely going to try fresh next. Can this be used as meal replacement smoothie?
Kim
Hi Debbie. I would add 1 scoop of protein powder to make it more of a keto meal replacement. You may also want to add a little more fat. Also, I wouldn't rely on this as a meal replacement for every day since your get better nutrition when you eat a variety of foods, but I emjoy this a few times a week in the Summer when it is hot. I split it as a snack with the kids. -Kim
Wendy
good day.. is all the calories is for 1 serving?
Kim
Yes, Wendy, it's per 1 smoothie. If it's just you, you can freeze the other into popsicle molds and enjoy as a snack. -Kim
Regina Thomsen
Thanks for a great recipe!
Kim
You are so welcome, Regina. I love this smoothie. I made one for Lisa on Low Carb Yum which is pretty tasty, too! Enjoy your weekend. -Kim
Elaine
This looks really good, Kim! I've been buying the small avocados, cutting them into quarters and freezing them individually. Makes for a really good shake or smoothie that's creamier than with ice alone.
Kim
Thank you, Elaine. I didn't think to freeze avocados but know that guacamole freezes nicely. What a great idea to take advantage of sales and to save ripe avocados from being forgotten in the refrigerator. Great tip! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Have a wonderful day. -Kim
McDonna
This recipe served as a great base for an avocado smoothie! I didn't have fresh ginger on hand, so used 1/2 t. ground organic ginger, 1/2 t. turmeric, 1 T. Pyure organic stevia blend, 1 whole avocado, almond milk and crushed ice. Surprisingly refreshing! It has the consistency of soft serve ice cream and a unique flavor profile.
The ingredients were chosen based on what I had on hand today, of course. I would increase the stevia and turmeric, and probably bumped up the ginger next time, too. Definitely would make this again.
Thanks, Kim!
Kim
So glad you liked it McDonna. Try it with fresh ginger the next time you have it. It has a totally different flavor - very fresh. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Have a wonderful week. -Kim
Adina
I make lots of smoothies, but I have never made one with avocado before. I like avocado, but I've always doubted it would be a good idea for smoothies. You make me curious, I shall have to try it. :)
Kim
They are really good, but you have to add some sweetener. My neighbor is Filipino and she made them for her kids when they were small. When we adopted my daughter, my neighbor gave me a bag of avocados and told me to make my daughter smoothies. :) Have a great week, Adina. -Kim