My husband recently brought a papaya home and I wasn’t happy. I’ve had papaya before and never really liked the taste. Yes, it’s very healthy but I knew this papaya would just end up spending a week on our kitchen counter until I would inevitably throw it away.
My husband, trying to prove a point, started slicing it open. He took a bite and realized that it wasn’t his favorite fruit either. So what do you do with fruit you aren’t so fond of? Make a smoothie!
That is exactly what we did. Kind of not so long story short, we made one incredible papaya banana smoothie.
The next day, I went out and bought 3 more papayas and started working on perfecting the perfect papaya banana smoothie. 5 papayas later and 1 happy tummy, I finally nailed it!
If you haven’t noticed, I really don’t post any smoothie or drink recipes…EVER! Wait, that’s a lie.
About a month into blogging I posted a Green Power Smoothie. It’s absolutely embarrassing!
Don’t look!
I know, you just did!!!
The recipe is delicious but the picture was taken at a time when my photography wasn’t considered photography :D I’ll get to retaking it eventually…
That being said, I don’t share drink recipe a lot so when I do, it’s kind of a BIG deal.
So why is this papaya banana smoothie a big deal?
Well, besides it tasting like a tropical volcano (a good one, with rainbows coming out of it) in my mouth, it is crazy healthy and low in calories.
The health benefits of bananas are no secret but…
What are the health benefits of papaya?
- Papaya are a very low calorie fruit. Papaya and watermelon have roughly the same amount of calories per cup (54 calories). However, papaya has 5x more fiber than watermelon. Making papaya great for weight loss.
- Papaya will straighten out any digestive problems you may have. Papaya has anti-amoebic (gastrointestinal infection) and anti-parasitic characters. This helps control all your tummy problems from constipation, acid reflux, indigestion, IBS, stomach ulcers to easing menstrual pain. Papaya seeds are also known to kill off ring worm in your tum!
- Papaya also is a great source of vitamin C,A,E, folate and Beta Carotene. Making papaya an awesome free radical fighter and helping against signs of aging! Maybe if I eat enough papaya I’ll look like I’m 12 again? maybe?
- Find out more in depth papaya health benefits here.
Convinced that you need this papaya banana smoothie in your life? Then maybe the fact that papaya seeds work as a contraceptive for adult male langur monkeys will :)
All jokes aside, this smoothie is straight up delicious and will keep your tummy happy :)
Papaya Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 heaping cup 225g Papaya Fruit
- 1 Banana
- 1 small chunk 5g of fresh Ginger
- 1 tablespoon 20ml Lime Juice
- 1 cup 160g fresh Pineapple
- 1 cup 120g Crushed Ice
- 3/4 of a cup 150ml Milk of Choice (I used almond milk)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
For another healthy, delicious smoothie recipe, check out my Kale Spinach Smoothie! Yum!
YUM! This looks amazing! Honestly, I’m like you, not a huge papaya fan… but I’m sure these smoothies are beyond delicious! :) Great recipe!
Oh my!! Now this is one delicious looking smoothie. I love the whole presentation too – the colour of the smoothie, the straws and the glasses all look so beautiful!! I’ve never really tried papaya before, and I don’t know why – but after seeing this smoothie I know that will change. I’m definitely going to have to try this recipe – the ingredients all sound amazing, I love adding ginger and lime to drinks, they’re so flavoursome and refreshing! Mmm!!
I really can’t get over how pretty it is!! Papaya goes so well with lime, and it goes so well with other tropical fruits, and you’ve gone and put them all in one gorgeous glass and I just want a big sip!!!
I don’t post a lot of smoothie recipes either, but my first recipe ever happened to be a smoothie and it is SO, SO embarrassing!! I don’t think I will ever link to it…I’ve considered deleting it from existence ;) lol
This looks AMAZING, can’t wait to try it. Thanks for posting!
I love papaya as such but never tried it in a smoothie! It looks gorgeous, I need to try this soon!
i love the papaya because it help us to grow up
I made this is. It tasted fantastic! I’ll make it again. Great blend of tropical flavors.
Thanks Sara! I’m so glad you liked it ;)
Thank you so much for this smoothie!
It’s very tasty!
I love it!
Best regards,
Chrissie!
Thank you, Chrissie! So happy you liked it ;)
This sounds great! I’m trying it tomorrow morning for sure! We live in Hawaii and eat a lot of papayas. I love them plain, with a squeeze of lime, with vegan yogurt and granola…..but have never loved them in a smoothie. Your recipe sounds great!
I have to say that I’ve tried papaya in Mexico and Costa Rica and they just aren’t very good! There’s many varieties, but the Hawaii grown papaya are my fave!
Thanks for the recipe!
Oh yum! I’m so jealous! Papaya can be quite expensive if it isn’t local. You’re quite lucky to have quality papayas growing locally ;) I hope you had a chance to try the smoothie! It’s one of my favorites ;)
I made it! And now I make it probably 4 days a week for my guy and I. It’s delicious! I’m really bad at following recipes but this one is so so perfect it doesn’t need adjusting! Love it!
Thanks!
That’s so great to hear, Tami! You just made my day :)
Made this just now and it was amazing! I love papaya and all the health benefits it contains. I added a scoop of protein powder to this recipe for a little extra benefit and loved it.
Hi Courtney, happy to hear that you liked the papaya banana smoothie! Papaya really do have a load of health benefits that most people forget to take advantage of. I love that you added some protein powder to it as well. I often do that as well ;) Great minds think alike!
This is soooo yummy. I love the slight taste of ginger and lime in it. Never used papaya in a smoothie. I will do it again and again.
Thanks Sarah! It is such a good smoothie. I’ve been buying a lot of papaya lately, cutting it into cubes and then freezing them for quick and easy smoothies :)
I loved this smoothie. I was trying to figure what else to do with the papaya as I’m not really a fan and figured smoothies were best way to finish it. I had about 2 cups of papaya left so I kinda doubled the recipe. Thanks so much.