Turn colorful fruits into a beautiful rainbow smoothie. Five bright and fruity layers of pure joy and indulgence. Learn my tip for building nice and clean layers for a perfect presentation.
Why you’ll love this recipe:
If you’re looking for rainbow treats for a party, or healthy and delicious desserts for kids’ birthday party, YOU’RE in the right place!!
This cheerful rainbow smoothie is fun, easy and impressive!
- Guaranteed to bring party mood!!
- Jam-packed with immune-boosting vitamins.
The fun part about layered smoothies is you can taste each fruit layer. First blueberry, then kiwi, pineapple, orange, and strawberry too!
Ingredient Notes:
I made this easy but fancy smoothie with five bright and fruity layers!
- Purple layer: Blueberries and blackberries are rich in antioxidants and a vibrant shade of blue! Greek yogurt adds protein and a creamy texture!
- Green layer: Rainbow smoothies are a sweet way to eat your greens! Spinach is rich in iron, vitamin E, and magnesium for a healthy immune system. You won’t taste the spinach though! It makes a bright green layer without any grassy taste! Kiwi is totally optional. Be sure to use nice and ripe kiwi, or you may end up with bitter smoothie. A little bit of banana is a natural sweetener of this layer and greek yogurt adds creaminess.
- Yellow layer: Mix any yellow fruits, like pineapples and mangoes, with some banana and Greek yogurt for vibrant yellow layer!
- Orange layer: This feel-good layer of banana and oranges packs in Vitamin C and blends into a sunny orange color! Yes, please! The secret to bright orange color is adding couple of raspberries!
- Red layer: Raspberries and strawberries with a touch of pineapple juice makes the perfect final layer. I don’t add yogurt and banana in this layer to preserve the bright red color.
How to make this recipe:
- Divide the ingredients for each layer into five separate bowls.
- Then blend each smoothie layer and pour it back into its small bowl. Rinse the blender after each layer.
- Carefully spoon each smoothie layer into a glass.
- Repeat with the green layer, then the yellow, orange, and red layer.
Tip
Spoon the smoothie and gently drop each spoonful starting around the edges. If you pour the smoothies into the glass, you won’t get clean layers!
Tips for Success:
- Frozen fruits work just as great as fresh ones. You’ll get nice and thick texture with frozen fruits.
- Feel free to swap the fruit if you like. Just remember the color of the smoothie will depend on the color of the fruit.
- Prep the ingredients in separate bowls before you begin to blend the layers. The process goes smoother that way.
- Secret to perfect orange layer: 1-2 raspberries might seem silly, but it makes the orange layer brighter!
- Be sure to rinse the blender between layers.
- For clean and perfect layers, spoon the mixture into the glass instead of pouring!
- For a fun birthday treat, top with whipped cream and sprinkles. Kids love it! Also, for kids’ birthday party, these plastic cups work perfectly!
Storing Tips:
- Store any leftover smoothie in the refrigerator for 1-2 days, but the colorful layers won’t stay intact. It’ll still taste delicious!
- Leftover smoothies can be frozen too! Simply pour the mixture into an airtight freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Once ready to use, place the frozen smoothie back into the blender and blend with additional milk.
- You can also make it into rainbow popsicles!! Simply layer the smoothies into a popsicle mold and freeze.
FAQs:
Yes, but it’s not necessary! The bright shades of fruit and berries color the smoothie naturally. If you want a deep, dark red, try adding beetroot powder or frozen cherries. For a bright green, add spinach or leafy greens.
Greek yogurt works great in smoothies! It has a thick, creamy texture and plenty of high-quality protein!
Yes, just substitute dairy-free yogurt in place of greek yogurt.
The best way to thicken a smoothie is with frozen fruit or greek yogurt. This results in a creamy yet thick texture, without small bits of ice!
More bright & colorful smoothies:
If you love this rainbow smoothie, try one of these creamy and refreshing smoothies for a morning boost!
Rainbow Smoothie
Ingredients
Purple layer:
- ¼ cup blackberries Note 1
- ¼ cup blueberries
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt Note 2
Green layer:
- 1 kiwi
- ½ banana
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- A small handful of spinach
Yellow layer:
- 1 mango
- ½ banana
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
Orange layer:
- 1 orange
- ½ banana
- 3 raspberry
Red layer:
- ½ cup raspberries
- 2-3 strawberries
- ¼ cup pineapple juice Note 3
Instructions
- Blend the ingredients for each layer separately in a blender, rinsing the blender between each layer.
- To beautifully layer the smoothie, carefully spoon the mixture into a glass starting from the edges. And by that I mean you want small spoonfuls dropped gently in the circle.
- Divide the ingredients for each layer into five separate bowls.
- Then blend each smoothie layer and pour it back into its small bowl. Rinse the blender after each layer.
- Spoon the purple smoothie and gently drop each spoonful, starting around the edges. If you pour the smoothies into the glass, you won't get clean layers!
- Repeat with the green, then yellow, orange, and red layers.
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Tips & Notes
– Store any leftover smoothie in the refrigerator for 1-2 days, but the colorful layers won’t stay intact. It will still taste delicious!
– Leftover smoothies can be frozen too! Simply pour the mixture into an airtight freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
– Once ready to use, place the frozen smoothie back into the blender and blend with additional milk.
– You can also turn this into rainbow popsicles. Simply layer the smoothies into a popsicle mold and freeze.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on February 28th, 2014.
I’m going to try this out for my sons birthday. Seems like a nice healthy treat for school. Greetings from Portland, Oregon
Yay, that’d be so fun!! Kids love this rainbow smoothie. Let us know how they turn out. Thanks!
How much smoothies come out of this recipe?
Hi, Jellie! This recipe makes 2 glasses.
Very nice color , idea ….
Thank you, Toto!
Shinee saved Sheenie. Ty for this awesome recipe. 😉
You’re very welcome, Sheen! 😉