This blueberry smoothie is packed with antioxidant-rich blueberries, hydrating coconut water, and spinach for a creamy and nutritious breakfast or snack. Vegan and gluten-free.
I’m declaring this smoothie a #EBFbasics recipe! If you’ve ever tried throwing a smoothie together on a whim, you know it doesn’t always taste the best. Well that changes today because this is a fool proof smoothie recipe that incorporates greens and blueberries and is the prettiest purple color.
It’s surprisingly simple, but has a great flavor and consistency. I reluctantly shared a few sips with Isaac and he said it was one of the best smoothies I’ve ever made. There’s something to be said for that because he’s not the biggest smoothie fan.
How to Make a Perfect Smoothie
It comes down to the ratio of ingredients. Start with a solid base recipes and then spice it up and add fun ingredients to take it to the next level.
Blueberry Smoothie Ingredients:
Frozen blueberries
Banana
Baby spinach
Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Coconut water
Smoothie Upgrades:
Protein powder – I love adding protein powder to my smoothies to make them a complete meal!
Maca powder – balance out your hormones with maca powder. It adds a yummy butterscotch flavor.
Flaxseed – add some healthy fats with ground flaxseed.
Cacao nibs – chocolate is always a good idea… bonus points for the antioxidants!
Nut butter – peanut butter, almond butter – you can’t go wrong!
Bee pollen – can help relieve inflammation and reduce stress. Sign me up!
Yogurt – add creaminess and protein with Greek yogurt.
Avocado – if you like your smoothies super thick, add avocado! You’ll also get some great, healthy fats.
Besides making sure you have the correct amount of each ingredient, there are a few tricks to perfecting your smoothie:
1. Use as many frozen/cold ingredients as possible. No one loves a lukewarm smoothie! Use frozen fruit and cold milk to make a refreshing smoothie. You can also add in ice if needed!
2. Prefer a thicker smoothie? There are a few ingredients you can add to thicken your smoothie – my favorites are avocado, frozen zucchini and yogurt.
3. Blend your greens and liquid first. No one likes chunky smoothies. Start by blending your greens and liquids until completely blended. Then add in the rest of your ingredients!
Have more smoothie woes? Be sure to let me know in the comments! I’m here to help!
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If you make this blueberry almond smoothie, please be sure to leave a comment and star rating below letting me know how it turns out. Your feedback is so helpful for the EBF team and other EBF readers.
This blueberry smoothie is packed with antioxidant-rich blueberries, hydrating coconut water, and spinach for a creamy and nutritious breakfast or snack. Vegan and gluten-free.
Wow that is one blue smoothie! I usually do avocado and almond with an extremely similar set of ingredients, so maybe I should throw some blueberries into the mix.
Mmmm. Love the color of this smoothie! I only have chocolate protein powder right now which may be too strong of a flavor, but I bet this would taste excellent with vanilla powder 🙂
Yum… that sounds delicious!! I’ve been on a smoothie kick as well, despite the snow up here in NH 😉
I’ve been following Young and Raw on facebook and they have some really tasty smoothie recipes!
I love how BLUE your smoothie turned out! I’ve been making a similar smoothie lately, but I’m afraid my green to blue ratio is overdone, as my smoothie turns out more black than blue. 😉
I normally don’t find myself commenting on blogs, but I just want to say that I’m a new follower, health food junkie, serious yogi and foodie.. AND officially addicted to your blog! I’ve shared it with several of my girlfriends already, and we’ve started making some of your recipes. I LOVE the overnight quinoa oats – I add in hemp hearts for added fibre and texture 🙂
Oh how I can’t wait for smoothie season again! I am definitely one of those people that can’t drink frozen things in the cold but come, spring/summer, I’m all over it!
Love the color!! I’ve made a very similiar version of this, but I’ve never used coconut water. I’ve been wanting to try it for a while and I’ll have to give it a try with this recipe!
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Big hit with my boys (4 and 2) they LOVED it!
That smoothie looks amazing. I cannot wait to try it!
Wow that is one blue smoothie! I usually do avocado and almond with an extremely similar set of ingredients, so maybe I should throw some blueberries into the mix.
Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Mmmm. Love the color of this smoothie! I only have chocolate protein powder right now which may be too strong of a flavor, but I bet this would taste excellent with vanilla powder 🙂
What a great color that smoothie turned out to be!
That’s one BLUE smoothie!
That particular almond milk is a staple in my fridge – use it lots!
I love how blue this smoothie is, gorgeous! Sounds like a great flavor combo, I’ve just recently started making smoothies again.
Yum… that sounds delicious!! I’ve been on a smoothie kick as well, despite the snow up here in NH 😉
I’ve been following Young and Raw on facebook and they have some really tasty smoothie recipes!
I love how BLUE your smoothie turned out! I’ve been making a similar smoothie lately, but I’m afraid my green to blue ratio is overdone, as my smoothie turns out more black than blue. 😉
I will have to try this! 😀
Brittany, that looks super good! I love how blue it is! 🙂 I’m so glad to hear you’re loving FIT Richmond!
Wow, now THAT is a blue smoothie! It is so pretty :).
It’s such a gorgeous deep blue colour!
so simple. so delicious. 🙂
I normally don’t find myself commenting on blogs, but I just want to say that I’m a new follower, health food junkie, serious yogi and foodie.. AND officially addicted to your blog! I’ve shared it with several of my girlfriends already, and we’ve started making some of your recipes. I LOVE the overnight quinoa oats – I add in hemp hearts for added fibre and texture 🙂
Keep up the great work!
Oh how I can’t wait for smoothie season again! I am definitely one of those people that can’t drink frozen things in the cold but come, spring/summer, I’m all over it!
I’m not a huge smoothie person either, but that looks beyond amazing!
Love the color!! I’ve made a very similiar version of this, but I’ve never used coconut water. I’ve been wanting to try it for a while and I’ll have to give it a try with this recipe!
It’s so blue! I can’t wait to try it out!