This delicious vegan blueberry smoothie recipe is packed with vitamins, minerals, protein, and tons of antioxidants!
When I first started rocking this epic vegan blueberry smoothie back in my teens, I always added frozen banana to the mix. In fact I’d long considered banana a key ingredient in about every smoothie and breakfast bowl I made.
However not long ago a study showed that mixing bananas with certain flavanol foods, such as blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, lingonberries, apples, cocoa, and teas, significantly reduces the benefits you get, offsetting key phytonutrients by up to 84%.
So if you’re a berry/banana fan, you may want to eat them separately. But no worries! This delicious blueberry smoothie recipe sans banana totally rocks!
In fact according to Dr. Michael Greger, blueberries rock “nearly 10 times more antioxidants than other fruits and vegetables.”
Definitely one of nature’s best fruits.💜💜
Vegan Blueberry Smoothie Recipe
Blueberries are a powerhouse of bioactive compounds, making them an excellent fruit to add to smoothies, porridge, muffins, homemade pies, waffles, pancakes, and more.
Rich in anthocyanins—a plant-based pigment of red, blue, and purple colors in many fruits and vegetables—they’re packed with vitamins, minerals, flavonoids, polyphenols, and both kinds of fiber. One report notes that anthocyanosides are one of the most potent antioxidants on earth.
Blueberries also boost heart-health, gut-health, brain-health, eye-health, and the immune system. You can read up on them here.
Here’s what you’ll need (full recipe below):
Equipment
- Blender.
- Cutting board.
- Food storage container.
- Flatware/cutlery.
- Colander.
- Drinking glasses.
- Paper towels.
- Kitchen cloth.
Using a handheld immersion blender to make smoothies offers several advantages over a traditional countertop. Its compact design allows you to blend ingredients directly in your cup or bowl, eliminating the need for extra dishes—which is eco-friendly.
And unlike a standard blender, where ingredients get stuck under the blades, an immersion blender ensures smooth blending without the hassle of scraping out every last bit with a spatula.
And they’re easier to clean—just rinse the blending shaft!
Vegan Blueberry Smoothie
Blueberries are also packed with resveratrol, a bioactive compound touted by longevity researchers like Dr. David Sinclair.
And all of these:
- Antioxidants.
- Phytochemicals.
- Flavonoids.
- Dietary fiber.
- Anthocyanins.
- Quercetin.
- Resveratrol.
- Pectin.
- Calcium.
- Folate.
- Choline.
- Enzymes.
- Beta-carotene.
- Amino acids.
- Magnesium.
- Mangenese.
- Potassium.
- Phosphorous
- Vitamins A, C, E, K, B3, B6.
- Zinc.
- Iron.
If you don’t have fresh or frozen blueberries on hand, these delicious organic berries from the Nordic forests rock. Studies show that frozen, cooked, and freeze-dried blueberries retain their nutrients, sometimes developing more.
Ingredients
- 11/2 cup filtered water ice.
- 2 cups plant milk.
- 3/4 cup vegan ice cream (or frozen vegan yogurt.)
- 3/4 cup blueberries.
- 1 scoop protein powder.
- 1/2 tsp stevia.
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
- 1/4 tsp pink salt.
Instructions
- Add the ingredients in the following order:
- Ice.
- Plant milk.
- Yogurt or ice cream.
- Frozen fruit.
- Vanilla.
- Stevia and salt.
- Protein powder.
- Blend until smooth or to desired consistency. If you use frozen blueberries ‘and’ frozen yogurt or ice cream, you may have to adjust the consistency with more plant milk.
I always add high-quality protein powders and nootropics to smoothies.
Like this Organifi mega-blend with 20 grams of plant-based protein, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and more. It takes a creamy rich power smoothie to next level of gym-ready fuel and meal replacement drink. (Click image or get it here):
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Enjoy! 😋 💜
Vegan Blueberry Smoothie Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 11/2 cup filtered water ice.
- 2 cups plant milk.
- 3/4 cup vegan ice cream or frozen vegan yogurt.
- 3/4 cup blueberries. frozen.
- 1 scoop protein powder.
- 1/2 tsp stevia.
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
- 1/4 tsp pink salt.
Instructions
- Add the ingredients in the following order:
- Ice.
- Plant milk.
- Yogurt or ice cream.
- Frozen fruit.
- Vanilla.
- Stevia and salt.
- Protein powder.
- Blend until smooth or to desired consistency. If you use frozen blueberries 'and' frozen yogurt or ice cream, you may have to adjust the consistency with more plant milk.
Nutrition
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