Blueberry Smoothie
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Jun 17, 2024
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This blueberry smoothie isn’t just good — it’s excellent! Made from a handful of simple ingredients, It’s perfectly frosty, packed with nutrients and antioxidants, and deliciously sweet, naturally.
The Greatest Blueberry Smoothie — Here’s Why
I’m a big smoothie gal. Living in SoCal with sunshine most of the year, I whip up smoothies on the regular. And while green smoothies are what I drink most often, you really can’t beat a sweet fruit smoothie, especially one this nutritious (just look at that color!). Here’s why I’m particularly fond of my blueberry smoothie recipe:
- It’s actually healthy. Unlike other fruit smoothies that can be loaded with sugar, I always aim for a solid balance of fruits, healthy fats, protein, and hydration. And if you’re big into superfoods, I’ve got suggestions on how to give this smoothie a nutritional boost below.
- It’s easy to make all year round. Fresh, in-season blueberries are great if it’s spring or summer. But I most often use frozen blueberries, which are often cheaper, more accessible year-round, and provide that frosty touch!
Blueberry Smoothie Ingredient Notes
- Blueberries: To keep your smoothie chilled, it’s best to use frozen blueberries. If you have fresh blueberries on hand just pop them in the freezer for a few hours until frozen.
- Banana: Again, I recommend using a frozen banana, and you can follow my methods for freezing bananas. But if you forgot to freeze yours, that’s fine. The smoothie will just be slightly less thick and chilled.
- Coconut water: I love to use coconut water in smoothies because it’s loaded with electrolytes, it’s a great low-sugar alternative to fruit juice, and it’s a low-carb alternative to milk.
- Greek yogurt: A staple ingredient for adding protein and beneficial gut-happy probiotics.
- Flax seed: I’ve chatted about why I love flax seeds in my flax seed crackers recipe, but these little seeds are loaded with protein, fiber, and heart-healthy Omega-3s. They also help to thicken the smoothie up.
Find the printable recipe with measurements below.
Ingredient Substitutions & Add-Ins
- If you’d like to make this without a banana, swap it for half a small avocado (to maintain the creaminess) or another sweet fruit such as apples or pears.
- If you don’t have coconut water, swap it for plain water (less creamy) or your milk of choice (more creamy).
- For a Greek yogurt alternative, you can use regular yogurt or dairy-free coconut yogurt.
- For a superfood boost, hemp seeds or chia seeds are great add-ins!
- For a protein boost, you can add half a scoop of unflavored or vanilla protein powder.
How To Make This Blueberry Smoothie
The beauty of a smoothie is how easy it is to make — just toss everything into a high-powered blender and blend until creamy. That’s it! But if you’d like to meal prep this smoothie, here are a few tips:
- Meal prep tip #1: Pack the exact amount of blueberries, sliced bananas, flaxseeds, and other add-ins into small freezer-safe sealable bags or containers and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Then all you need to do is pour the ingredients into the blender with the coconut water and Greek yogurt when you’re ready to enjoy.
- Meal prep tip #2: If you want to avoid cleaning your blender multiple times, double the recipe and pour the other servings into freezer-safe mason jars (don’t forget to leave a little space at the top for expansion). These will last for up to 3 months in the freezer. When you’re ready to enjoy, let the jar thaw in the fridge overnight. Then give it a good shake before drinking!
More Healthy Smoothie Recipes
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie: A fruity classic everyone loves.
- Mango Smoothie: A must-make for mango season!
- Banana Smoothie: Best for making use of leftover bananas.
- Pineapple Turmeric Smoothie: A delicious way to incorporate turmeric.
- Or give these smoothie bowls a try!
If you make this blueberry smoothie, I’d love to know how it turned out in the comment box below! Your review will help other readers in the community. And if you’re hungry for more healthy food inspiration (and exclusive content), join my free newsletter.
Blueberry Smoothie
Description
Video
Equipment
- Vitamix Blender My favorite blender for smoothies, and so much more.
- Glass Straws I love these for re-usable straws!
Ingredients
- 2 cups coconut water
- 2 cups frozen blueberries
- 1 frozen banana
- ½ cup greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon flax seeds
Instructions
- Blend coconut water, blueberries, banana, yogurt and flax seeds together in a high-powered blender for 30 seconds, or until creamy.
Lisa’s Tips
- Many times frozen blueberries are cheaper to use than fresh blueberries. But if you have fresh blueberries, you could just pop those in the freezer for a couple of hours as well.
- You can use Greek yogurt or regular yogurt, like my homemade yogurt recipe. You could also use dairy-free coconut yogurt. It’s quite adaptable.
- I’m using whole flax seeds in this recipe, but feel free to swap in ground as well.
- You can also use these double wall glasses to keep the smoothie cold and not your hands! And stainless steel straws or glass straws are the best.
- Side note – this smoothie color really is this unbelievably vibrant! Trust me, it’s not a boost in saturation on the photos.
Nutrition
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Recipe originally published March 2019, but updated to include new photos and information for your benefit!
This was way more delicious than I was anticipating. This was my first smoothie I made with my first new Vitamix blender. I cannot wait to make more wonderful culinary delights soon. I did use Almond milk and Oui honey yogurt and no chia – so yummy!
Congrats on getting your first Vitamix blender and glad this was the first smoothie made in it, Susan. Enjoy!
Delicious! Used what recipe called for but threw in some collagen. Color was so vibrant. So good.
Collagen is always a great addition to this blueberry smoothie. Enjoy, Karen!
Can I use chia seeds in place of flaxseed?
Yes, no problem!
I don’t like coconut, so I substituted the coconut water for milk. I also like a bit more banana flavor, so I added 2 instead of 1. Due to the added banana I also added 1 cup of yogurt instead of 1/2 cup.
Really nice Recipe and easy to modify to suit your desires and needs.
Glad you were able to tweak the recipe to your liking!
My husband and I made this smoothie for our breakfast and it was soooo good! Only sub we made was 2% milk for the coconut water because it’s what we had on hand. So creamy and delicious and the color was absolutely beautiful 💜
Hi Hannah – Happy to hear you and your husband loved this blueberry smoothie!
This blueberry smoothie is DELICIOUS !!! I was surprised that I really didn’t need to add any sweetener at all. It was perfect as is.
I’m so glad you love this blueberry smoothie, Alyne!
Love all your recipes. I’ve made a lot from cook book and also get recipes in my inbox.
Thanks so much, Christine!
I can’t have bananas due to having only one kidney. I have to limit potassium, phosphorus, protein and salt. So certain high potassium foods are off my menus….like tomatoes, spinach, avocados and bananas. What can I substitute in the blueberry smoothie for the bananas?
Hi Lin – You can try using another sweet fruit such as apples or pears.
Just make this today. It was so good. Perfect amount of sweetness and the banana wasn’t overpowering. Best smoothie ever!
Hi there – Happy to hear this blueberry smoothie was perfect!
Love this thanks lisa
I made this and it was delicious. I used plain nonfat Greek yogurt. Thanks
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Vicky!
I started adding ~1 cup of fresh baby spinach per serving and increased the Greek yogurt to 1 cup per serving. I have this every morning for breakfast now and it keeps me full and awake till lunch!
Wonderful! Spinach is always a great addition to smoothies. :)
I don’t have a vitamix, just wondering if using ground flax would be good. My stick blender doesn’t blend the whole flax seeds enough.
You can use any high powered blender for this smoothie!
I LOVE ground hemp seeds in my smoothies etc, they give a nice nutty flavour and packed with omega 3 also.
Thank you for everything.. I’m loving your site/YT Channel/IG/FB
Your smoothie recipes are amazing and I can’t wait to try this one. I have a sensitivity to coconut. What would you recommend in lieu of coconut water?
You can use a non-dairy milk if you’d like!
Yes I made this recipe. It was easy and very tasty. Thank you for sharing.
Hello!
I had a question in regards to this particular recipe. When I looked at the Nutrition section, I had a query about the Calories. Is 238kcal for the whole recipe or is that per 100grms/100mls serve?
The nutritional information will always be per serving.
Hello! Do you think Chobani Vanilla Greek Yogurt would taste good in this recipe? Also, what store-bought yogurt do you find the healthiest? Any tips would be really appreciated! :) Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Hi Abigail – yes, I think that would taste great! And I typically make my yogurt at home (I have a recipe on my website!). But if I do buy it from the store, I just look for an organic brand.
Can I use almond milk instead of coconut water?
Absolutely!
Just made this smoothie. Tasty !! I’ve added few goji berries too.
Yum! Glad you loved it!
Good rezete
I can only find coconut water that has added sugar. Is there an unsweetened version out there? I was shocked to find that it has added sugar.
Hi Pat – yes, you can find unsweetened coconut water, which just has the naturally occuring sugars. Hope you enjoy the smoothie!
I’m new at making smoothies. The flavor was delicious, but it kind of clotted/coagulated. I wondering what I did wrong. I’m thinking it might have been the flax? What would make it do that? I’d really like to master this. I have a Vita-Mix and am to use it more. Also, I can’t seem to find the video you mention several times in the description.
Hi Issa – If you found this recipe to be too thick, I would suggest to use fresh blueberries or bananas instead of frozen! There should be no problem with the flaxseeds, and especially if you have a strong powered blender like a Vitamix. Also, for the video, make sure you have your ad blocker off to see it :) Let me know if using fresh fruits work instead!
This is my base recipe except I use milk of any kind instead of coconut water plus I add honey, chia, coconut oil, sometimes granola, sometimes oatmeal, going berries, lol and spinach I freeze everything even the spinach and all I have to do in the am is mix with milk and yogurt and blend
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Hi Cathy – please email lisab@downshiftology.com for further assistance on this :)
Yum! Healthy and delicious and so easy to make!
Hi Kate – One of my favorite smoothies to make :) Glad you enjoyed it!
Very good! Quick and easy to make! I also love the strawberry and banana smoothie and will be trying the strawberry acai one soon!
Wonderful! I’m so happy you’re loving all my smoothie recipes Lisa!
Hi Lisa,
I’ve been watching your videos and would love to try this smoothie recipe. I know that I will get the best result on my Vitamix if I follow the recipe, but I live alone and this is a double recipe. Can you freeze the 2nd serving?
Hi Kim – Absolutely! You can definitely freeze it and defrost for the next day.
Hi there, I just made this purple beauty but did not have any coco water so used only the balance of ingredients. I used plain Kefir instead of reg. yogurt also. and only 1 tblsp of crushed flax seeds. Within minutes it turned into pudding! It tasted wonderful but I had to eat it with a spoon! Is it because I left out the water?
Hi Marlene – when making a smoothie, you should always use some sort of liquid, otherwise it will become thick. Glad you still loved the flavor though :)
Hi Lisa. I just stumbled upon your site on YouTube and really like what I see. I have some eating restrictions and am wanting to try more clean eating. I also don’t like to cook, but I find your recipes pretty easy yet flavorful, which is very appealing to me. Big question – I can’t eat bananas. I love some of the desserts and the smoothies that I see, but I never get to try them because of bananas. Do you know of any good workarounds as a substitute for bananas? I know they’re such a wonderful food and I wish I could eat them because they’re just about the perfect food.
Thanks
You could use another sweet fruit like an apple or pear instead of the banana in this smoothie recipe. :) Happy you’re enjoying my recipes Mindy!
Do you think it would be okay with non dairy yogurt? Or do you have any replacement ideas?
Hi Michelle – yes, that would be fine. No problem! :)
Love the glasses too! Who makes them?
Hi Laura – The glasses are from Zwilling :)
So gorgeous, and so fresh and healthy, too! A must make.
Thank you! It really is hard to beat a vibrant blueberry smoothie. :) Hope you enjoy the recipe!
Love this shade of purple, your clicks and the fact that this recipe contains flax seeds. Yum!
Thanks so much Neha! And yes, the flax seeds are a great addition to thicken it up and provide additional health benefits. :)
I really love this glass. I didn’t see it on the site. Do you know where I can get it from? Is it glass or acrylic?
I believe I got that glass from Crate & Barrel!
This smoothie looks so delicious and healthy besides mentioning how pretty and inviting it looks! Another delicious smoothie for the books!
Thanks so much Cathy! I don’t think you can have too many healthy and delicious smoothie recipes in your arsenal. ;) Hope you enjoy it!
This is my favorite smoothie to make in summer! Delicious :)
I agree! You just can’t help but want to slurp up all those delicious little blueberries. :)
This is delicious, nutritious, and absolutely gorgeous. My daughter loved it!
Yay, thanks Tracy! I’m so happy she loved it. :)