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    Home » Drinks » Smoothies » Goji Berry Mint Smoothie

    Goji Berry Mint Smoothie

    Dec 19, 2017 · Updated: Jan 26, 2023 by Dee Dine · Affliate links disclosure.

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    A festive pink goji berry mint smoothie with vitamin-C-rich goji berries, and stress-reducing peppermint tea. The perfect pretty bowls to place on a holiday brunch table.

    Four bowls of goji berry mint smoothie on a white board with white roses.

    Goji berry mint smoothie bowl is a mood booster in more ways than one. Not only is the minty flavor uplifting, but goji berries are known for being a mood booster. In fact, there is a story that a village in China where goji berry bushes grow along the banks of the creek that supplies the village water is known to have the happiest people on earth.

    Table of Contents
    • Why You'll Love This Smoothie
    • Benefits of Goji Berries
    • Benefits of Peppermint Tea
    • Ingredients
    • How to Make this Smoothie
    • Other Healthy Smoothies
    • Goji Berry Mint Smoothie

    Why You'll Love This Smoothie

    The base of this smoothie is yogurt enhanced with both peppermint tea and pink goji berry tea. The mint tea brings a delicious bright mint flavor as well as nutritional benefits. And the  pink goji berry tea does something similar.

    Benefits of Goji Berries

    Goji berries are berries from a plant that grows natively in China. The berries, also called wolfberries, have long been considered to have medicinal qualities. They are full of vitamin C and iron, and fun to eat straight out of the bag. You can only buy them dried as they can't survive the journey fresh.

    For this recipe, I add some to boiling water, made a tea and added that to my yogurt.

    Benefits of Peppermint Tea

    Peppermint is also a powerful nutritional source. Peppermint tea is perfect for easing stomach upsets, relieving headaches, even calming bacterial infections. More on the benefits of peppermint tea here.

    Ingredients

    yogurt - I used dairy-free cashew, but any yogurt works.

    zucchini - Buy organic because zucchini absorbs pesticides. Peel it here unless you don't mind the green specks in your pink smoothie.

    maple syrup - add to taste for sweetness, or add a pear or green grapes to sweeten instead.

    strawberries - frozen will help give a thicker texture

    goji berry tea - Boil ¼ cup dried goji berries in 1 cup of water until water reduces to ½ cup. Strain, keep goji pulp refrigerated or frozen for future smoothies.

    peppermint tea - Make peppermint tea from 3 tea bags. Boil them in 1 cup of water, reducing to ½ cup.

    How to Make this Smoothie

    step 1: Make the two teas

    step 2: Add the teas and the rest of the ingredients to the blender.

    step 3: Blend up your smoothie, and serve with crushed peppermint and gingerbread cookies on top, and even a drizzle of coconut butter!

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    Four bowls of goji berry mint smoothie on a white board with white roses.

    Goji Berry Mint Smoothie

    A festive pink goji berry mint smoothie with vitamin-C-rich goji berries, and stress-reducing peppermint tea. The perfect pretty bowls to place on a holiday brunch table.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 5 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Breakfast, Snack
    Cuisine vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free
    Servings 3
    Calories 129 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups yogurt I used cashew
    • ½ cup zucchini peeled
    • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
    • ½ cup strawberries
    • ½ cup goji berry tea
    • ½ cup peppermint tea
    • crushed peppermint candy
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    Instructions
     

    Prep

    • Boil ¼ cup dried goji berries in 1 cup of water until water reduces to ½ cup. Strain, keep goji pulp refrigerated for future smoothies. Add the resulting tea to the blender.
    • Make peppermint tea from 3 tea bags. Boil them in 1 cup of water, reducing to ½ cup. Pour resulting tea into blender.

    Make smoothies

    • Add the rest of the ingredients to the blender. Blend up your smoothie, and serve with crushed peppermint and gingerbread cookies on top, and even a drizzle of coconut butter!

    Notes

    Any yogurt can be used.
    Buy goji berries dried and in a package, often in the supplements area or even raisins.
    You don't need to top this smoothie with peppermint candies. Berries are fun too.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 129kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 78mgPotassium: 359mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 203IUVitamin C: 49mgCalcium: 209mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword goji berries, immunity smoothie, mint smoothie, stress-reducer
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    1. Kellie

      January 05, 2019 at 11:52 am

      5 stars
      How did you use the crushed peppermint candy instead of peppermint flavor or peppermint tea?

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      • Dee Dine | Green Smoothie Gourmet

        January 05, 2019 at 4:12 pm

        Hi Kellie, I only topped the smoothie with the crushed candy, and we didn't actually eat that, it was more for staging purposes. The peppermint flavor in the smoothie comes from the two options I list in ingredients of peppermint tea (my favorite) or peppermint extract or flavoring.. Enjoy! Dee xx

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