Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe | No Sugar Added!

Hi friends, did you know you can make caramel from something healthy? Yup. You guys know I love making decadent-tasting recipes that are actually healthy. And I have a winner for you today! I’m sharing a Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe. And guess what? There’s no added sugar! Yup, we’re going to make this little treat with fruit.

Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe | No Sugar Added!

Salted caramel has been a thing for like…forever. But I don’t know what hit me the other day, but I was craving the rich, sweet caramel taste paired with a salty twist. It really is an amazing combo.

The thing was…I wanted to see if I could do it in a healthy way. And guess what? You can. I did. And it’s not that hard. I’ll show you how you can too! You only need a couple common ingredients.

Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe | No Sugar Added!

Healthy Caramel Recipe

The trick is making healthy caramel. The solution – dates. Yes. Dates.

Have you heard of date caramel? It’s a thing. This blogger put date caramel to the test in case you’re curious about straight-up date caramel. But today, we’re just using the flavor profile to bring this Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe to life.

Think about it. Dates have a natural caramel-y flavor. So all we need is a few more ingredients to smoothie-fy this.

Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe | No Sugar Added!

Other Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe Ingredients

So now that we have the caramel flavor figured out, what else do we need? Salt. Duh.

But also some health-boosting ingredients to bulk up the smoothie. I mean you don’t want a cup of salted date caramel only, right?

Banana is my go-to smoothie ingredient because it provides volume and natural sweetness without a lot of flavor. This allows the taste of your other ingredients to stand out. Add in some non-dairy milk, and I think we have it folks.

You can also add a spoonful of nut butter if you want to expand the nutrition profile and/or make this a bit more filling. Up to you!

Oh and I added in some ground flaxseed to amp up the nutrition value. But it’s totally optional. I usually have some in my freezer, so it’s easy to add into smoothies.

Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe | No Sugar Added!

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Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe | No Sugar Added!

Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe | No Sugar Added!

  • Author: Diana of thechiclife.com
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: 1 1x

Description

Did you know you can make a Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe without added sugar? You can make it with health-boosting ingredients. I’ll show you how!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 1/2 frozen bananas
  • 1 cup non-dairy milk of choice
  • 4 large dates, pitted (or use 5 small)
  • 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed, optional
  • 1 tablespoon nut butter, optional
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Place bananas, milk, dates, flaxseed (if using), nut butter (if using), and salt in a blender.
  2. Cover and blend until ingredients are processed and smooth, about 1-2 minutes. Optional: garnish with a sprinkle of ground flaxseed and a date*.
  3. Enjoy!

Notes

*To garnish with the date, remove the pit and put a small cut into the bottom end of the date, about halfway through the date (vertical). Slide the date onto the edge of the cup.

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Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe | No Sugar Added!

7 thoughts on “Healthy Salted Caramel Smoothie Recipe | No Sugar Added!”

    • Hi Vanessa, I haven’t tried all of the many wonderful nut butter options out there yet, so I can’t answer from experience. I would think almost any nut butter should work just fine. I have seen some nut butters that are mixed with coconut, and so that may make the smoothie taste a little different…but (maybe because I love coconut), I think this could be very tasty too – like a coconut-y salted caramel treat. 🙂

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  1. This was so tasty, I used almond milk and organic peanut butter , this is delicious I love salted caramel and needed some new smoothie recipes to make for during the day to keep in my thermos to keep cold as I’m in my first trimester and needing something I can snack on throughout the day that isn’t too heavy (makes me nauseous) but helps keep me full.

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  2. Love love love! Thx for a fabulous and healthy recipe. Great start to the day! I did add a bit of peanut butter, flax and a few ice cubes to thicken it up. Also I made, and used date paste because my blender doesn’t break down the dates as well as I like.
    Thanks again!!!!

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    • Hi Kristin! Thank you for your kind words. I’m so glad you enjoyed this smoothie. Love that trick with the date paste. Thank you for sharing! 🙂

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