Banana Blueberry Smoothie

two glasses filled with the blueberry smoothie with blueberries on the wood table

Banana Blueberry Smoothie

This banana blueberry smoothie is as striking in color as it is in flavor. Made with blueberries, frozen banana, protein powder, yogurt, milk, and collagen, this refreshing smoothie is the perfect way to start your morning.

Course Breakfast, Lunch

Cuisine American

Keyword blueberry smoothie, smoothie

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings smoothies

Calories 149kcal

Author Elaine Benoit

Equipment

Ingredients

1/2 cup almond milk (or whatever milk you enjoy)
1/2 cup Greek yogurt (plain - or for a lesser caloric smoothie, substitute with coconut water)
1 scoop protein powder (heaping - plain)
1 scoop collagen (scant)
3/4 cup blueberries (fresh or 1/2 cup frozen)
1 banana (frozen overnight)
1 cup ice (adjust for how thick you want the smoothie to be)

Instructions

Get you blender out. See notes below about the differences in this recipe between the classic blender I use and the blender with the blades in the cover.
This is for the classic blender - Add the milk, yogurt, protein powder, collagen, blueberries and banana. Place the cover on the blender and turn it on and slowly increase the power. Once the banana breaks down, stop the blender.
Add the ice and turn the blender on again and increase the power until the ice breaks down causing a creamy smoothie.
Divide the smoothie between the two glasses.
Sip
Smile
Enjoy

Notes

Helpful Tips

When you freeze bananas for smoothies, make sure to peel them before you store them. (If you don't peel them first, in order to remove the frozen peel later, you will need to run it under warm water for at least ten seconds. This thaws the banana and defeats the purpose of keeping the smoothie as cold as possible by using a frozen ingredient besides ice.)
For smoothies, break bananas into at least 4 pieces before putting them in the freezer because pieces will blend more quickly and more easily than a whole frozen banana.
I put my bananas in plastic sandwich bags for freezer storage. To be a little more sustainable, I reuse each bag over and over until I deem it too beat up, and then I throw it away. If you have a more sustainable way to freeze your bananas, please leave me a comment as I'd love to know.
Protein powder is great to add to smoothies. I usually add a unflavored, unsweetened pea powder from Trader Joe's. Of course you should use what you like but try to stay with unflavored protein powder or, if you simply must, vanilla would be yummy too.
Since I recommend letting fruit alone sweeten this smoothie, if you prefer a sweeter drink, add honey or maple syrup to taste.
I recommend plain Greek yogurt in this smoothie recipe because it yields a thick and very smooth drink, but if you want to lighten it up and lessen the calories, use coconut water instead.
Homemade unsweetened almond milk is my go-to milk so I use it in this recipe, but if you truly want it to be dairy free, omit the yogurt or use a non-dairy yogurt or coconut water instead.
I'm using fresh fruit in this recipe, but for an even colder drink, you can use frozen or you could put your fresh fruit in the freezer for at least an hour before you blend it. (Trader Joe's has a great array of frozen fruit.)
Depending on the type of blender you have, the order of ingredients matters. In a blender with the blades in the cover, you add the solids first and then the liquids.
With a blender like a Vitamix where the blades are in the bottom of the container, you need to add the liquids first, then the powders, then the fruit, then the ice.
If you have a blender like the Vitamix, add the ice after you pre-blend your ingredients. If you have the type with the blades in the cover, you have to add the ice before starting to blend.

Nutrition