I’ve been dreaming of warmer days! The cold temperatures, the heavy snow, the slick, slippery roads… I’m ready for sunshine, light jacket weather, and let’s face it, less chance of landing on my butt while out walking my dog, Teddy.
Teddy gets so excited when he sees the many white rabbits running free in our community and NEEDS to chase them.
So to escape from the chilly and icy weather outside, I’m making a quick and easy smoothie featuring blueberries and limes; two ingredients that remind me of summertime.
I hope you enjoy this recipe for Blueberry Lime Yogurt Smoothies!
What’s in this smoothie recipe?
This delicious smoothie contains 7 ingredients (that includes ice).
- Frozen blueberries: These little blue berries have a sweet and sour flavour. Frozen blueberries work so well in smoothies, especially when fresh blueberries are out of season and tend to be pricier to buy at the store.
- It’s packed with antioxidants, fiber, and vitamin C, and is low in calories.
- Fresh lime juice: It’s sour-sweet with a hint of bitterness. I like the bright, citrusy flavour it adds to this smoothie, especially when paired up with blueberries.
- Fresh baby spinach: With a mild taste; the leaves disappear when you blend them into this smoothie, but you get all the nutrition of spinach.
- It is high in antioxidants and nutrients including vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, and magnesium.
- Greek yogurt: Creamy, thick Greek yogurt has a tangy taste. Plus, it has a good amount of protein that will help you stay fuller and energized for the day.
- I like to use plain yogurt, but vanilla or another fruit flavour would work great too.
- Unsweetened almond milk: It has a creamy texture and slightly nutty flavour. I like to use a little milk to thin out the smoothie make it easier to drink (the smoothie is quite thick without the addition of milk).
- Maple syrup: Since the lime and blueberry have tart flavours, I like to add a little sweetness to this smoothie by adding a small amount of pure maple syrup.
- Ice: Yep. It’s frozen water… zero calories… it helps make the drink nice and cool and give it a good overall texture. 🙂
Overall, this blueberry lime smoothie is:
- Delicious and refreshing.
- Healthy: It’s full of nutrients!
- A fast breakfast or snack to make: Seriously like five minutes or less.
- Super simple to prepare: Place it in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Perfect for one (or two): It makes two and half cups of yumminess.
- Portable: Pour it into your favourite travel mug and away you go!
I hope you enjoy this recipe! If you make this recipe, please rate and comment below or connect with me on any of my social media. I’d love to hear from you!
Blueberry Lime Yogurt Smoothies
Start your day with this healthy and delicious breakfast smoothie featuring blueberries, lime juice, and spinach!
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 cup (packed) fresh baby spinach
- ½ cup plain (or vanilla) Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup almond milk, chilled
- ½ lime, juice (3-4 tsp)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- Handful of ice cubes
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a high-powered blender and blend until smooth.
- Once blended, taste and adjust according to preferences such as adding more blueberries for a stronger blueberry flavour, lime juice for more tartness, or maple syrup for additional sweetness.
- Best served immediately.
Notes
- Substitute almond milk with a different milk of your choice if you prefer.
- Substitute maple syrup with another sweetener if you like.
- Nutritional calories represent one serving with two servings total.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 229Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 110mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 5gSugar: 35gProtein: 8g
heather (delicious not gorgeous)
Thursday 8th of February 2018
you might be ready for a california getaway (; it's so hot in southern california! (may or may not have used my a/c today). anyways, love the sound of this. frozen blueberries are so good, and i love using them in baking and smoothies (fresh ones are saved for eating only (; haha).
Marie | Yay! For Food
Thursday 8th of February 2018
I am soooo ready for a California vacation! We are getting heavy snow right now on top of cold temperatures... brrr... packing my bag right now. haha.
Christina
Wednesday 7th of February 2018
Seriously, stunning food photography and this recipe looks amazing to boot! Awesome job, I can't wait to try this :)
Marie | Yay! For Food
Thursday 8th of February 2018
Thank you Christina. Taking these photos take quite a bit of time for me so I'm happy that you like them! I hope you enjoy this smoothie!
Marie
Wednesday 7th of February 2018
This looks just lovely. So many smoothies have banana which I don’t like so I love that the creaminess here comes from greek yoghurt.
Marie | Yay! For Food
Wednesday 7th of February 2018
Thanks Marie!
Sonakshi
Tuesday 6th of February 2018
Hey, Dear this photo is just awesome I can't stop looking at this photo its so tempting and the great thing is that it just made with ingredients and easy to cook I love your cooking style your recipes are yum easy quick and so tasty i also try to do some innovations on<a href = http://www.foodiebydestiny.com/dal-bhat/>my food blog</a> if u wish you can check my blog at last thanks for sharing these gems.
Emily
Tuesday 6th of February 2018
Love the colour of these, I've not has a smoothie in ages so I'm going to try this asap!
Marie | Yay! For Food
Tuesday 6th of February 2018
I hope you enjoy it!