By Adrienne Smith

Root vegetables can be one of the best parts of winter. Hearty and easygoing in any recipe, root vegetables like carrots, potatoes, beets and yams are A+ winter ingredients.

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Thankfully, there’s more than enough to go around. Root vegetables are in your weekly Nextdoorganics packages all winter.

But sometimes, especially mid-winter, your go-to recipes need a break. Green Blender has a slew of smoothie recipes using up root vegetables in creative, flavorful ways. And we’ve rounded them up below!

The best part? You don’t even have to cook them first.

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Green Blender’s Best Smoothie Recipes With Root Vegetables

Best Visual Effects Smoothie

This carrot turmeric smoothie is packed with Beta-carotene, thanks to a turmeric, oranges and carrots. Walnuts adds protein and healthy fats, while ginger gives the drink zing.

Purple Sweet Potato Smoothie

Adding in purple sweet potatoes gives this smoothie a majestic color, and an added hit of Vitamin C and beta-carotene. Macaque powder, a Chilean fruit, adds antioxidants. Don’t have purple sweet potatoes? Swap in regular ol’ orange ones.

I Yam What I Yam Smoothie

Turn to this Green Blender smoothie recipe if you’re craving something sweet. The fibrous yams, pears, walnuts and vanilla almond milk work to create a healthy and dessert-worthy smoothie.

A Pear Of Beets Smoothie Recipe

Green Blender puts this recipe best: “though the ingredients of this smoothie may surprise you, the taste does not disappoint. Sweet and savory is the perfect pear, err, pair.” Just remember to use gloves when scrubbing and chopping the beets.

Goji Carrot Cake Smoothie

This recipe is another vitamin-packed smoothie masquerading as dessert. Vanilla almond milk and banana give the smoothie creaminess, while carrots add sweetness. Sprinkle in cinnamon, and consider your sweet tooth handled.

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