Name: Quick Easy Walnut Smoothie Recipe {Serve Cold or Hot}
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 4 oz california walnuts; 2 tbsp maple syrup, organic; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt; 3 cups of water, filtered or boiled; 1/2 cup ice, for cold walnut smoothie only; 1/2 apple, peeled, pitted and coarsely chopped; 1/2 banana, peeled; 1/2 mango, peeled and pitted

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Quick Easy Walnut Smoothie made of California walnuts are naturally delicious and super healthy. You can serve them either hot or cold, based on your preferences and/or weather condition. Truly perfect for an on-the-go nutritious snack.

Imagine a snowy, freezing cold winter morning. A cup of steaming hot walnut smoothie not only can warm you up from inside out but also give you satisfying nutrition to kick off a busy day.

However, when it is scorching hot outside, a frozen walnut smoothie is exactly what you need to fresh up.

Walnut Health Benefits

Since ancient time, people have been enjoying walnuts as a healthy and tasty snacking food. TCM {Traditional Chinese Medicine} believes walnuts can support healthy digestive and respiratory systems, as well as brain function.

Roasted Walnuts {quick, easy way using wok over stovetop}

TCM especially praises walnut for boosting brain health. Fun fact- when you look at the shelled half walnut, don’t you think it looks like a brain? Western research also suggests that walnut consumption may be associated with improved cognitive function.

Walnut is a well-liked food in China since ancient time. Black sesame and walnut hot cereal is a such traditional breakfast or snack food. Goji berry or red jujube are two popular ingredients that go very well with walnut.

What do you need to make quick easy walnut smoothie?

From key ingredients’ point of view, you will need walnut, for which I am using California walnuts today, organic maple syrup , a splash of vanilla extract, a pinch of Himalayan Pink Salt, or salt of your choice and filtered or boiled room temperature water.

Ingredients for Quick Easy Walnut Smoothie

How to make hot walnut smoothie?

For hot walnut smoothie, you can start with raw walnut. Wash and rinse well and then add to the blender along with maple syrup, vanilla extract, a pinch of Himalayan pink salt and water.

Blend to smooth and then add and the mixture to a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Stir from time to time.

When it is done, serve hot. Enjoy it alone or together with your favorite food such as healthy yummy pancakes, homemade hash browns, blue corn steamed buns, pork steamed buns {Rou Bao Zi}, Red Bean Steamed Buns, or Cong You Bing {Scallion Pancakes}, etc.

How to make cold walnut smoothie?

For cold walnut smoothie, while it is optional, I recommend roasting or toasting walnut first, Check out how to do so using a wok over stovetop here. You can complete this step in advance, store the cooled roasted walnut in an air-tight glass jar for everyday use.

Whenever you want to make a cold walnut smoothie, just grab some roasted walnuts, add into the blender along with iced water, maple syrup, a splash of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.

You can also add fruit into the cold smoothie for a deluxe version of cold walnut smoothie. Fruits that go well with walnut include banana, apple, and mango.

Quick Easy Walnut Smoothie Recipe {Serve Cold or Hot}

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

4 oz california walnuts
2 tbsp maple syrup, organic
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt
3 cups of water, filtered or boiled
1/2 cup ice, for cold walnut smoothie only

Optional for cold walnut smoothie, add one from below

1/2 apple, peeled, pitted and coarsely chopped
1/2 banana, peeled
1/2 mango, peeled and pitted

Instructions

For Hot Walnut Smoothie:

Wash and rinse the walnut using a strainer.
Combine walnut, maple syrup, vanilla extract, Himalayan pink salt, and water in the blender.
Blend on high speed until smooth.
Pour the mixture into a sauce pan.
Turn the heat to medium-high and bring it to a boil.
Serve hot.

For Cold Walnut Smoothie:

Roast walnut in advance. Check out here to do so via stovetop easy way.
Wait until walnuts cool to room temperature and then store in an air-tight glass jar for everyday use.
Combine ice, water, walnuts, maple syrup, Himalayan pink salt in the blender.
Add either apple, banana or mango if desired.
Blend on high speed until smooth.
Pour into the glasses and serve.