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Cantaloupe Mint Gelato Smoothie {dairy-free, nf}

Published: Feb 13, 2021 · Modified: Feb 14, 2021 by Julie Rosenthal · Leave a Comment

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This ultra dreamy, and creamy Mint Gelato Smoothie tastes like mint ice-cream, is dairy-free, and vegan!  Created with an irresistible flavor and made with a healthy combination of leafy greens, mint, and cantaloupe melon.  The veggies are completely hidden therefore it's like having a milkshake for breakfast!  This mint gelato smoothie is one of my favorite smoothies to make and is perfect for mint lovers.  
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a lime green colored mint smoothie in a mason jar with a hemp seed crusted rim and mint leaves

If you love the aromas of spearmint and peppermint in a milkshake form as I do, you're going to LOVE this smoothie.  It is remarkable how the creaminess of soy milk, avocado, and cantaloupe makes this one taste as creamy as ice cream and gives it that milkshake feeling.  Throw in a couple of chocolate chips and you have one stellar mint chip gelato smoothie.  Plus that hemp seed crust on the rim?  Oh my goodness, it's heaven in a jar!

Benefits of smoothies

  • During the Summer months, you can freeze them, and eat them with a spoon like the way you'd eat ice cream!
  • When you have the ability to hide the flavor of the greens with sweet low sugar fruits, and creamy plant-based milk you have a winner
  • Easy absorption of nutrients
  • Gives your digestion a break
  • Gets you a lot of nutrients at once
  • Tastes good

a lime green colored mint smoothie in a mason jar with a hemp seed crusted rim and mint leaves

How to make a mint gelato smoothie

A good mint gelato smoothie consists of a few things.  It's not just one ingredient churned together to create this magical smoothie.  A variety of foods go into a smoothie to get that texture right, and those nutrients balanced, that taste superb, and those fruits harmonized.

  • whole food ingredients only
  • no artificial flavorings, thickeners, artificial ingredients
  • cantaloupe
  • cacao nibs
  • hemp seeds
  • soy milk or hemp seed milk
  • avocado
  • romaine lettuce & Mache rosettes
  • spices and herbs for flavors like mint leaves
  • own a high-speed blender like a Nutribullet

Did you know that cantaloupe works in smoothies the way bananas do?

And that soy milk is creamier in texture than most plant milk variations?

Also incredible to know that avocado and cantaloupe work incredibly well together.

Curious about cantaloupe smoothies?

  • Then you'll love my Cantaloupe Pumpkin Smoothie and
  • Parsley Cantaloupe Smoothie

How to make this smoothie thick and creamy

  • Avocado
  • Soy milk but you can also use dairy milk (if tolerated), hemp milk, and other homemade milk variations
  • Cantaloupe
  • Hemp seeds and gluten-free oats

How to create a smoothie crust

A dessert smoothie without a crust seems so wrong.  So I played around trying to create a crust around the rim of the glass.  Maple syrup does not work, but I found that agave syrup did because it's stickier.  You can also use honey.  You'll coat the rim in agave syrup with your finger or a spoon, then roll the glass rim into the crushed hemp seeds and crushed gluten-free oats.  It's totally delicious and a fun way to enjoy the dessert/breakfast.

Ready to gather your ingredients?

a lime green colored mint smoothie in a mason jar with a hemp seed crusted rim and mint leaves

a lime green colored mint smoothie in a mason jar with a hemp seed crusted rim and mint leaves
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Mint Gelato Smoothie {df, nf}

This ultra dreamy, and creamy Mint Gelato Smoothie is irresistible with a healthy combination of leafy greens, mint, and cantaloupe melon.  It’s vegan, and dairy-free too and it’s like having a milkshake for breakfast!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Gluten-Free, Vegan
Keyword: chip, chocolate, gelato, mint, smoothie
Servings: 1 people
Author: Julie Rosenthal

Equipment

  • high-speed blender
  • Grinding machine or hammer

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup mache rosettes or romaine lettuce organic
  • ¾ cup soy milk
  • 1 ½ cup chopped cantaloupe
  • 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
  • ½ medium-sized avocado ripe
  • 1-2 tablespoon raw cacao nibs
  • 3 large fresh mint leaves organic

RIM OF GLASS CRUST

  • 1 tablespoon hemp seeds to add to rim of glass
  • 1 ½ tablespoon gluten-free rolled oats to add to rim of glass
  • 2 tablespoon agave syrup or date syrup to add to rim of glass

Instructions

CRUST

  • In a high-speed blender, or grinder pulse the gluten-free oats, and hemp seeds together for a few seconds. Set that mixture aside.
  • Coat sides, and rim of glass in agave syrup. Roll in oat/hemp seed mixture and freeze glass getting as much of the coating as possible and then freeze glass for 10 minutes.

SMOOTHIE BASE

  • In a high-speed blender combine all ingredients except ice, mint, cacao nibs, and crust ingredients and blast on high until well blended.
  • Then add mint leaves (a few extra if you desire) and cacao nibs and blast again till mint particles have dissolved. Note that the cacao nibs will not dissolve because they are meant to taste like chocolate chips texture in the smoothie.
  • Add 1 cup of ice and blast again.
  • Freeze for 30 minutes, and then enjoy with a spoon or a straw.

Notes

  • Quinoa milk and hemp milk work really well for this smoothie too!
  • So do cashew milk, hemp milk, and homemade coconut milk.
  • You can definitely add more mint leaves if you are a mint lover.
  • And you can definitely omit the cacao nibs if you don't want chocolate chip chunks in your smoothie
  • Too thick?  Add more water.
  • Too thin?  Add more avocado.

Love & mint smoothies,

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