Low-Carb Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie Smoothie

This smoothie is inspired by strawberry rhubarb pie, which is one of my favourite summer pies!

Rhubarb is one of the strangest vegetables and is more known to be used as fruit. It's quite sour but when combined with strawberries, it transforms into a delicious summer treat. You can make it even sweeter by adding low-carb sweeteners such as stevia or Erythritol. You can add a scoop of collagen powder for extra protein. Enjoy!

Just like blueberries and other berries, strawberries are relatively low in carbs and ideal for carb-restricted diets. The carbs content in strawberries is about 1.7 grams of net carbs per 1-oz (28 g) serving.

Strawberries are high in antioxidants and are beneficial for our health. Based on the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory, they contain calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and are high in vitamin C.

Unfortunately, based on the Environmental Working Group's report, strawberries are one of the twelve most contaminatedTrusted sourceEnvironmental Working GroupA non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment.Open link on the list of fruits and vegetables for 2013. Therefore, it is advisable to get them from your local farmer in their organic form.

How to Make Raw Eggs Safe to Eat

If a recipe calls for raw eggs and you are concerned about the potential risk of Salmonella, you can make it safe by using pasteurized eggs. To pasteurize eggs at home, simply pour enough water in a saucepan to cover the eggs. Heat to about 60 °C/ 140 °F. Using a spoon, slowly place the eggs into the saucepan. Keep the eggs in the water for about 3 minutes. This should be enough to pasteurize the eggs and kill any potential bacteria. Let the eggs cool down and store in the fridge for 6-8 weeks.

Step-by-step

1. Place all the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth. (Tip: If you have time, roast the strawberries and rhubarb in the oven with some sweetener or use my Low-Carb Roasted Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam.)

   

2. Serve immediately.

   

Recipe

Low-Carb Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie Smoothie

★★★★★4.6 (27 ratings)

This creamy low-carb summer smoothie tastes like strawberry & rhubarb pie!

Hands on

10m

Overall

15m

Servings

1

8.5 g

Net carbs

14.2 g

Protein

31.8 g

Fat

392

kcal

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Ingredients makes 1 serving

• 2-4 medium strawberries (40 g/ 1.4 oz)
• 1-2 medium rhubarb stalks (50 g/ 1.8 oz)
• handful of almonds or 2 tbsp almond butter (28 g/ 1 oz )
• 1 large egg
• ¹/₂ cup unsweetened almond milk (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
• 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream or coconut milk (30 ml)
• 1 tsp freshly grated ginger or ¹/₄ tsp ginger powder
• ¹/₂ tsp sugar-free vanilla extract or ¹/₄ tsp vanilla bean powder
• 3-6 drops liquid Stevia extract or other healthy low-carb sweetener from this list

Instructions

1. Place all the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth. (Tip: If you have time, roast the strawberries and rhubarb in the oven with some sweetener or use my Low-Carb Roasted Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam.)

2. Serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving, 1 smoothie

Carbs 9%Protein 15%Fat 76% of calories

Net carbs

8.5 g

Total carbs

14.1 g

Fiber

5.6 g

Sugars

5 g

Protein

14.2 g

Fat

31.8 g

Saturated fat

10.1 g

Calories

392 kcal

Sodium

146 mg · 6.33% RDA

Magnesium

110 mg · 27.5% RDA

Potassium

691 mg · 34.5% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1 smoothie	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Strawberries, fresh	2.3 g	0.3 g	0.1 g	13
Rhubarb, raw	1.4 g	0.5 g	0.1 g	11
Almond meal (unblanched ground almonds)	2.7 g	6 g	14 g	163
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)	0.4 g	6.3 g	4.8 g	72
Almond milk natural (unsweetened)	0.5 g	0.6 g	1.4 g	17
Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat)	0.8 g	0.6 g	11.4 g	110
Ginger root, fresh	0.3 g	0 g	0 g	2
Vanilla powder, dried (from vanilla beans, vanilla pods)	0.3 g	0 g	0 g	6
Stevia extract (SweetLeaf or NuNaturals, natural low-carb sweetener)	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Total	8.5 g	14.2 g	31.8 g	392

Serving size 1 smoothie

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Low FODMAP

• Recipe can be made dairy-free or coconut-free.