Blueberry Muffin Smoothie tastes just like the baked good — minus all the sugar and flour! This healthy, gluten free smoothie is a real treat.
Have y’all seen the size of the blueberry muffins they’re selling at Costco these days?
Each one is the size of an individual cake, with the same amount of sugar — woof!
They don’t make blueberry muffins like they used to (ie small and lightly-sweetened) so the next time you’ve got a craving for a soft and squishy, berry-packed muffin — may I recommend this naturally sweetened, thick and creamy Blueberry Muffin Smoothie instead?
It’s crazy how much it tastes like the real thing!
Watch How to Make It!
Healthy Blueberry Muffin Smoothie
Protein-packed vanilla greek yogurt is blended with milk, frozen blueberries, frozen banana, lemon zest, ice, and old fashioned oats until it’s thick, smooth, and perfectly sippable.
Super refreshing, full of protein, and the perfect breakfast, snack, or afternoon pick me up.
I credit the blueberries for giving this smoothie such a superb blueberry flavor, of course, but the addition of lemon zest, vanilla yogurt, and raw, uncooked old fashioned oats takes it from being a blueberry smoothie to blueberry muffin smoothie.
It’s wild to drink something that you typically eat!
Start by adding milk into a blender. I use unsweetened almond milk but you can use whatever milk you’ve got on hand for drinking.
Next add an individual-sized container (4-6oz) of Vanilla Greek Yogurt. The vanilla flavor is one of the ingredients that really makes this smoothie taste like a muffin, plus the protein content gives it staying power.
Next add frozen blueberries.
Can I give you a hot tip? Anytime I’m cleaning blueberries after buying a clamshell at the store, I take any of the soft ones I know my children won’t eat and add them to a bag of blueberries I keep in the freezer for smoothies. So much less waste this way!
To the blender add frozen banana — I start with 1/2 then add the other half if I want more sweetness.
Tip: always peel a banana prior to freezing as the peel is impossible to remove once frozen.
All you have to do is peel the banana then place it inside a ziplock back and squish. There’s no need to uniformly slice the banana as the chunks will come right out of the bag.
Finally, add ice, old fashioned oats, and lemon zest.
The smoothie will still be delicious without the lemon zest, but it really drives home that baked muffin flavor. It’s wild!
Turn the blender on then blend until smooth.
Pour into a glass and enjoy!
I’m telling you – thick, not-too-sweet, and bursting with blueberry muffin flavor. Love this combo! Enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk, any kind, I use unsweetened almond milk
- 4-6 oz vanilla Greek yogurt, 1 individual-sized container
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
- 1/2 frozen banana, or whole banana if you like your smoothies sweeter
- 1/4 cup certified gluten-free old fashioned oats
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 cup ice cubes
Directions
- Add ingredients to blender in the order listed above.
- Blend until smooth then pour into a glass and serve.
Notes
- Raspberries or strawberries are a great swap for blueberries in this smoothie.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are estimates only. Please read our full nutrition information disclaimer.
This is a must try, looks so good! :)
This looks delicious and lovely and filling Kristin! :)
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I love blueberry anything these days! I love the idea of this smoothie! Also, that sugar course sounds interesting. I might be a sugar addict!
The trick to making your own larabars not insanely sweet is a higher nut to date ratio (that unintentionally sounds horrifically dirty). When I make blueberry ones I use about 3/4c almonds, dried blueberries, 8 medjool dates and a tiny splash of vanilla. Really all you need!
Blueberries+lemon zest=one of my favorite combinations. Love this smoothie!
Nothing like a smoothie that tastes as good as it looks. Thanks for a beautiful sweet treat.
Awww, why didn’t I buy any frozen blueberries at the grocery store. Back I go! Looks like a great breakfast.
This looks heavenly, it has me craving a smoothie real bad!
Can’t wit to give it a try!
I just realized…..
muffins in the morning = big butt and intense workout
blueberry muffin smoothie = still yummy blueberry muffin vibe minus the muffin middle I’m acquiring. Yay.
This is a recipe I have been waiting for- a good blue berry smoothie! Most blueberry smoothies I may are never really that good, so I am interested in trying your recipe!
I was thinking of doing a smoothie this morning instead of my usual oatmeal – I think this has swayed me!
I have a smoothie every single morning and this one looks like one I’d love. Plus, blueberries just arrived at our farmers market last week. score!
Do you know the nutritional values for this smoothie? Looks so good!
Danielle, you can check this or any other recipes on http://happyforks.com/analyzer. This smoothie has 72 kcal per 100g.
When I calculated the calories it came to about 280 which isn’t bad and it was filling. I did have to add a little more almond milk though as it was really thick with only 1/2 cup.