This Blueberry Coconut Smoothie is packed full of simple ingredients to fill you up and fuel your day! Fresh or frozen blueberries are blended with banana and oats, plus coconut, spices, and vanilla. You’ll love the creamy texture and fresh flavor of this delicious smoothie!
What’s Included In This Post
As a registered dietitian, I’m staunchly pro-smoothie! Many other wellness “experts” will recommend that you don’t “drink your calories”. But when there’s so much nutrition blended into one glass, there’s no reason not to enjoy this quick, refreshing blueberry smoothie!
Blueberry Coconut Smoothie Ingredients
- Ripe banana
- Blueberries, fresh or frozen
- Kefir, a fermented dairy drink that’s rich in probiotics. It has a smooth, creamy texture and slightly tart flavor. Look for plain, vanilla, or coconut-flavored kefir.
- Instant oats or rolled oats
- Unsweetened coconut flakes
- Ground cardamom and cinnamon
- Vanilla extract
- Ice cubes for blending
(full ingredient list and quantities listed in the recipe card below)
Street Smart Nutrition Tip: Adding oats to smoothie adds fiber, which most of us don’t eat enough of. Fiber helps you feel full and satisfied, supports gut health, and can help you manage your blood sugar compared to meals or snacks low in fiber. Oats specifically can help support heart health thanks to a type of fiber called beta-glucan. They’re not a glamorous super food, but they are a simple and affordable option with many health benefits!
Swaps and Substitutions
There are many simple swaps and modifications you can make to this Blueberry Coconut Smoothie recipe. It works well for a variety of taste preferences, budgets, and dietary preferences.
- Try using wild blueberries instead of cultivated blueberries. Wild blueberries are smaller with a more concentrated, intense blueberry flavor. They’re picked and frozen at peak ripeness. Plus, they have more antioxidant properties compared to regular blueberries, adding to the other health benefits of this smoothie.
- Use fresh or frozen fruit of any kind, especially if it helps you avoid food waste. Other types of berries, mango, and pineapple complement the flavors. Even frozen spinach can help you get some greens in the morning!
- Add a scoop of peanut butter, almond butter, or your favorite protein powder. You’ll end up with a thick smoothie that’s more like a complete meal with more protein, healthy fat, and energy.
- If you like more sweet flavors, add a small amount of maple syrup, honey, or 1-2 Medjool dates (pitted and soaked in warm water to help them soften up).
- No oats? No problem, chia seeds or flax seeds are also an option. Hemp hearts are also a new favorite of mine for smoothie recipes.
- Instead of kefir, try Greek yogurt or whole milk.
If you need a dairy-free Blueberry Coconut Smoothie, use your favorite non-dairy milk alternative (like soy milk, oat milk, or almond milk). You can also use light coconut milk or even coconut cream for even more coconut flavor.
How to Make a Blueberry Coconut Smoothie
My No. 1 tip for making smoothies is to add the ice and liquid to your blender before the rest of the ingredients. This helps the blender blades chop up the ice cubes.
To make this blueberry smoothie recipe, just toss in a handful of ice cubes and pour in the kefir. Add in chunks of banana, blueberries, plus the oats, coconut, cinnamon, cardamom, and vanilla.
Plus on a low speed a few times to get it going, then blend on a higher speed until the smoothie is thick and creamy. You may have to pause to scrape down the sides.
To serve, pour into your favorite glass, garnish with some extra toppings if you feel like it, and enjoy!
Street Smart Nutrition Tip: Adding ice chills down your smoothie but can dilute the flavor. If you want to avoid that, use frozen banana + frozen blueberries and less ice or no ice.
Blueberry Coconut Smoothie with Banana and Oats
Ingredients
- ½ medium banana
- 3/4 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 3/4 cup kefir, plain, vanilla, or coconut flavor
- 1/2 cup instant or rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened coconut flakes, plus more for garnish
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ice for blending to desired consistency
Instructions
- Add ice cubes to the bottom of a high-speed blender. Pour in the kefir, then layer all remaining ingredients on top of the ice. Cover and pulse several times.
- Once the ice cubes are broken apart, blend on HIGH until fully blended. Pause to scrape the sides of the blender if needed.
- Pour into a glass, serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
I hope you enjoy this Blueberry Coconut Smoothie as a quick breakfast, light lunch, or afternoon snack!
Be sure to check out my other delicious smoothie recipes, like this Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie with Banana and Dates, High Protein Peaches and Cream Smoothie, or this High Protein Green Smoothie (No Banana).
As always, thanks for stopping by the Street Smart Nutrition blog. Cheers to more fearlessly nourishing meals!
Disclosure: This recipe was originally created in June 2019 in partnership with The Quaker Oats Company. I was compensated for my time. It has since been updated to improve the overall quality of the information and/or images. If you’re curious to learn more, check out this post to see where oats come from!
