This nutritious lemon smoothie jackfruit recipe is based on a tropical fruit that is unusual and a powerhouse of nutrition, including vitamins, minerals, such as iron, magnesium, potassium and manganese. The perfect beauty smoothie to support hair, skin and nails.
Lemon smoothie Jackfruit Recipe
Jackfruit is a nutritional powerhouse with bucket-loads of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, and minerals, such as iron, magnesium, potassium and manganese so important to all body processes but especially for beauty nutrition.
Did you know that citrus and jackfruit together can cleanse, energize and fight wrinkles?
Specifically lime juice provides vitamin C which improves your skin, supports weight loss, assists digestion, and even prevents kidney stones.
Lemon juice, of course, is high in vitamin C which is essential for healthy skin.
Jackfruit is also known to fight wrinkles, reduce mental stress, and address skin issues.
I posted a jackfruit bbq recipe here and tell exactly what jackfruit is, where to find it, and how to cut it.
To summarize some of the information, green jackfruit or unripe jackfruit is typically bought in cans and used for savory recipes, such as meat-replacements.
However, this smoothie uses ripe jackfruit. I bought it frozen, but you can just use a ripe jackfruit and cut it down the way I explained here.
How Does Ripe Jackfruit Taste?
Sweet! That is why we use it in smoothies and desserts. The unripe jackfruit tastes more bland, perfect to adopt savory flavors in dishes like jackfruit BBQ sandwiches here.
If you can’t find jackfruit, you can substitute mango for texture and color but the nutritional benefits will be a bit different. Jackfruit has more protein and potassium than mango. However, mangos are a great source of antioxidants, those little disease-fighters.
I also love this recipe is particular because of the citrus scent and with the addition of fresh mint, it’s ability to allow you to unwind.
A true spa smoothie! I hope this smoothie brightens your mood as much as it brightened mine..
Here are a few more lemon recipes you might like:
Lemon Ginger Shots
Quinoa Protein Lemon Squares
Other Recipes to Try
Ginger Shots
Sparkling Water
Cauliflower Smoothie
Seven Lemon Water Recipes
Healthy Homemade Marzipan Recipe
Making Smoothies with Ice Cube Concentrates
5 Blender Wellness Shots
2-Ingredient Fruit Smoothies
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Lemon Smoothie Jackfruit Recipe (Support for Skin, Hair & Nails)
Ingredients
- 1 cup plant yogurt
- 1/4 cup lemon-lime juice (about half and half, possible add a few tbsp of fresh orange juice)
- 1 cup frozen mango
- 1 cup frozen jackfruit (I buy mine at a general supermarket or Whole Foods)
- A few mint sprigs
Instructions
Prepare Lemons
- Extract the juice from your lemons, limes and oranges. One lemon typically produces 2-4 tbsp of juice. A lime produces 1-2 tbsp. Once you have about 1/4 cup of citrus juice, blend that up with the yogurt.Pour 1/3 of the yogurt into the bottom of two jars.
Make Jackfruit Recipe
- Blend up the remaining yogurt with the mango and thawed jackfruit. Taste-test. If you would prefer it sweeter, add a tbsp or two of fresh orange juice.
- Pour the mango-jackfruit mixture on top of the yogurt in the jars.Add a sprig of mint and take a bite of mint while drinking the smoothie chilled.
- I have made this the prior night and refrigerated it for a refreshing morning smoothie.
Nutrition
Dee Dine is founder of Green Smoothie Gourmet, a plant based recipe blog, and author of the recent cookbook, Crazy Healthy with 4 Ingredients . On this blog you’ll find incredibly easy recipes with hidden veggies for anyone wanting to eat healthier, regardless of diet. Dee has graduate degrees in immunological nutritional studies and journalism. More about Dee Dine here.
Bianca Zapatka
These look so good and refreshing! Love the flavors so much! Will definitely make them today for my guests! Thanks for the recipe, Dee!
Lots of love,
Bianca ❤️
Dee Dine | Green Smoothie Gourmet
Bianca, thank you so much! So excited you are making my smoothie today! Hope they love it, best Dee xx
Ela Vegan
Jackfruit Smoothie? Wow, that sounds so nourishing and delicious. I would love to try it! Beautiful styling, Dee! 🙂
Dee Dine | Green Smoothie Gourmet
Ela! Thank you! It really is, and I’m surprised people think it’s unusual, but happy to have begun a trend, haha! It’s easy to find frozen sweet jackfruit in the freezer area of our supermarket. Cutting it up fresh is probably more seasonal. Thanks for stopping by! Dee xx
Nisha / Rainbowplantlife
What a healthy smoothie, Dee! I’ve never had frozen jackfruit – where can you buy it?
Debbie
Nisha! It is such a lovely combo with citrus and mango – I bought a whole one recently at Whole Foods but my husband found a frozen package at a gourmet market we have here called “Balduccis”..Also I often see absolutely giant ones at an Asian market we have where I also find pitaya, but it’s a bit of a drive..
Your Whole Foods near Union Square might carry them whole. Take care! Dee xx