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
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I just recently made this smoothie, unfortunately I didn’t freeze my banana or blueberries. I also didn’t have a lemon for some zest, but it still taste yummy. I really wanted a smoothie so bad so I made this recipe. My boyfriend recommended me to drink this in the morning for a meal, which I’ll do tomorrow morning before my workout.
I forgot to buy banana’s can I do without them
I never have room for ice cube trays to sit flat in my freezer, do you think I could just freeze the yogurt and not use ice? Also, I love the color of this smoothie!
Sure!
Delicious smoothie & very filling. I used strawberry soy yogurt instead of Greek.
Your smashed banana trick and adding the lemon zest is genius! I’ve made this smoothie a handful of times and it is such a treat. I’m a celiac as well, and your blog is my favorite! Keep it up!
I stumbled across this recipe on Pinterest and am addicted! I used vanilla coconut milk bc my fiancé is allergic to nuts, use half a packet of maple brown sugar oatmeal, and tossed in a couple handfuls of spinach. So good! I’ve been doing green smoothie for a couple years and this was a great way to change it up, thank you!!
Sooo good!
The recipe looks yummy!
The course looks very helpful but at $349, I’ll have to go cold turkey and do the research myself. Lol Wish there was a cheaper, 67-day option.
Tried this smoothie for breakfast this week! It turned out fantastic! Thanks for the recipe, definitely one of my favorites!
I know this is an old post, but I just found your blog via Pinterest and made this smoothie for breakfast and had to tell you how much I love it! Thanks for sharing this refreshing recipe :) You’ve got a new reader here in Indiana!
would definitely try this weekend!
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Naznin
Yum! This looks so delicious and healthy. Definitely going to give a try soon :)
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I have never, ever made a smoothie with almond milk, yogurt and oats and I have to say… IT IS DELICIOUS!!!!! Thank you for all your recipes! You haven’t let me down once. XOXOXO.