This naturally-sweetened chia-blueberry superfood smoothie is a quick protein-packed breakfast. Loaded with spinach and creamy avocado, it’s got everything you need to start the day off on the right foot.
Easy Superfood Smoothie Recipe
If 5-minute breakfasts are your thing, this creamy blueberry superfood smoothie will be your morning go-to. It’s naturally sweetened with honey to avoid sugar highs and packed with vanilla protein powder for a boost of energy. A bit of earthy cinnamon and crunchy chia seeds also add warmth and texture. Made fresh or in advance, it’s an easy, fruity, and wholesome way to kickstart your day.
Why You’ll Love This Blueberry Superfood Smoothie
This quick, blueberry superfood smoothie will be the solution to your hectic mornings from now on.
- Beginner-friendly. Anyone can nail this blend-only smoothie that’s ready in 5 minutes.
- Great for prepping. Make a couple batches in advance and enjoy them throughout the week.
- Wholesome. It’s loaded with tart blueberries, fresh spinach, and creamy avocado.
- Naturally sweetened. Honey’s your best friend for sweetening this recipe without processed sugars.
Recipe Ingredients
Avocado and almond-coconut milk add loads of natural creaminess to every sip. Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact amounts.
- Blueberries – Use fresh or frozen.
- Spinach – Go for baby spinach. Regular spinach works too if you chop off the stems.
- Almond-coconut milk – You can also use just almond, coconut, or oat milk.
- Avocado – This is a great opportunity to use up avocados that have started to brown.
- Chia seeds – Flax seeds add a similar crunch.
- Cinnamon – Feel free to use ground nutmeg.
- Honey – You can also use maple syrup or agave nectar.
- Protein powder – Vanilla and chocolate both work.
- Ice – Crushed ice is best.
How To Make A Blueberry Superfood Smoothie
There’s no excuse for mixing breakfast, especially with this smoothie only requiring 5 minutes. Scroll to the bottom of the post for the full recipe card.
- Fill it. Place all of the ingredients in the blender, adding the spinach and protein powder last for easy blending.
- Blend it. Process everything until smooth. Serve and enjoy!
Tips & Variations
Even if you’re out of ice or want to add creamy almond butter, there’s a version of this easy superfood smoothie for you.
- Make it fruitier. Frozen berries, ripe bananas, and diced mangos will give you a fruitier sip.
- More protein. Add 1/2 block of soft tofu or 1-2 tablespoons almond butter to the blender for extra plant-based protein.
- Skip the ice. As long as the blueberries are frozen, and the avocado, milk, and spinach are cold, you don’t really need ice for this smoothie.
- Prep freezer-packs. Except for the coconut milk and honey, add all of the ingredients to a small freezer bag. Keep it in the freezer for last-minute breakfasts. Add the milk and honey before blending.
- Make it chocolatey. Stir 1/2-1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder for a chocolatey smoothie. You can also top the drink with mini chocolate chips.
- More add-ins. Add 2 tablespoons shredded coconut, quick oats, or freeze-fried strawberries for extra texture.
Serving Suggestions
This creamy superfood smoothie is a great part of any breakfast. Pair it with some Protein Pancakes, Chocolate Buckwheat Pancakes, or Protein Pop Tarts for something sweet. Try it with my Egg White Bites or Avocado Toast with Egg for something savory.
Can I Make This In Advance?
Of course! Prepare it up to 3 days in advance and refrigerate it until ready to serve. The mixture might separate but you can stir it until smooth again.
More Easy Smoothie Recipes To Try
- Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
- Peach Banana Vanilla Protein Smoothie
- Green Detox Smoothie
- Berry Detox Smoothie
Blueberry Superfood Smoothie
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup blueberries frozen or fresh
- 1 cup fresh spinach leaves
- 1 cup almond-coconut milk you can use just coconut or just almond
- 1/2 ripe avocado skinned and pitted
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 scoop protein powder I used chocolate, but vanilla would be fine(optional)
- 1/2 cup ice
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in blender and puree.
- Serve in glass.
- Add a few fresh blueberries (optional).
How many calories would you say this smoothie is?
Fiona,
The smoothie at 24 ounces is 450 calories.
Amy
Hi. I have just made the smoothie and hardly drank it. I have added maca powder, left out protein powder and ice ( didn’t have it). And I have used frozen spinach.I think its the taste of the milk that i hate and all smoothie tasted like that milk. Thinking to try just using coconut milk or just without milk.
Camilla, you changed a lot of the flavoring with the maca powder and omitting the protein powder and ice. Let me know if you like it better with just water.
Amy
Enjoying this smoothie for lunch! By far, one of my favorite smoothies. Mine turned out light greenish-grey though. Maybe because my spinach blended first? Either way, it tastes great!
I just saw the comment above, about leaving out protein powder. I left that out as well, including halving the milk and honey. It was very delicious still. Just trying to cut calories and sugar.
Amy, Glad you enjoyed it. The color change could have been do to not as much milk and protein powder, but all that matters is that it tasted good!
xo Amy
I just made this concoction. I’m drinking it this very moment.
The truth is, i don’t like it at all. I don’t understand?
I wanted to love it. It’s really pretty gross.The only
Ingredient i left out was the protein powder?
Sorry to hear that Rebecca. I have not made it without the protein powder, however one of my readers replaced it with chocolate almond milk with great results. Not sure why it tastes bad for you?
This was super yum! I was skeptical and made it largely because it used ingredients I had on hand. I was so pleasantly surprised! It will be in the regular rotation from now on. I did leave out the protein powder because I can’t do dairy, so I used chocolate almond milk. I can’t wait for the next one. Thank you!
Sallie, So glad you gave it a try. It doesn’t sound like it would work, but it just does! The chocolate almond milk is a great tip, thanks for sharing! xo Amy
Soymilk original has more nutrients and protein than almond milk and better flavor than vanilla, but chocolate soymilk might have more potassium and family fare and supermeracado have the best deals for that dairy free milk. I look up smoothies but use what I got kind of go a little random avocado doesn’t have much taste so I put a full one in the blender with other fruits.
Thanks for the information Christopher.
This one’s a winner! I used flax seeds since that is all I had at the moment.
=o)
Jason,
Flax seed works just as well! Glad you liked it!
xo Amy
Had this this morning, replaced chia seeds with hemp hearts, and did half spinach/half arugula.. it was sooo good! Thank you for this!
Your so welcome Whit. Arugula is interesting, did it give it a bite?
I love this ingredients in this recipe as blueberries are one of my favourite partners to tender spinach in smoothies. This is the sort of smoothie I would love as a post-workout treat or an on-the-go breakfast as I’m flying out the door for work. Yum!
Spinach is a great superfood because it has many anti-cancer properties and lots of vitamins like vitamin E, vitamin K and helps you digest well too http://healthy-superfoods.com/5-health-benefits-spinach-superfood/
Great-looking recipe. I really like the addition of the cinnamon. Can’t wait to try – thanks!
Hey Blender Dude, Mixing cinnamon and honey together boosts their nutritional value!