This is an absolute STAPLE in my house.

This smoothies is made with plants and totally delicious! The berries give nature’s sweetness. It’s filling but without being too much.

It makes for a perfect breakfast or it’s even great as a snack.

I also love it as a post-workout option!

It is REALLY creamy.

It’s jam-packed with protein, vitamins and antioxidants.

I know that avocado might seem a weird addition for some, but the truth is that the taste isn’t too overpowering at all, but the difference it makes to the texture and nutritional content is just huge.

My husband and I were on holiday and we once went to a plant-based cafe and they had something very similar on the menu. We LOVED it. We were staying nearby for a few weeks so we went back often just to have what we called at the time ‘purple drink.’ When we returned from our trip, needless to say we tried our best to recreate the deliciousness of ‘purple drink’ and two years later we are still both making it frequently, with no sign of getting bored of it.

I often get asked what my favorite protein powder is, it’s NOW Sports Nutrition, Pea Protein. I just love it because it is just the pea protein isolate with no other added ingredients. So many powders have so many crappy chemicals in them that aren’t good for you, but thats not the case with this one. The taste is good, I always add it to other plant based ingredients such as this smoothie or a green smoothie.

Substitutions

There are A LOT of variations or additions you can put on this to give it your twist.

Firstly, instead of adding blueberries, you can consider using mixed berries. I often do this, it’s frozen mixed bag of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries.

Instead of protein powder, you could also try adding shelled hemp instead. This would give the protein in a totally plant-based natural form instead of in a powder form.

Other additions you might want to consider are cacao, coconut and/or different nuts for the toppings.

I often use oat milk as this is the most environmentally friendly, but it also works well with almond or cashew milk.

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Nutrition Info

Nutritionally speaking, you are WINNING with this recipe. There is so much plant-based goodness in just a single glass.

The recipe is based on avocado, blueberries, banana and chia seeds. As far as foods go, these are nutritional POWERHOUSES and combined, this drink is SO good for you!

It serves as a perfect post-workout drink because it has such a protein content from the protein powder. If you want to find out more about plant-based proteins a great place to start is Where Vegans Get Their Protein From.

This really tasty smoothie is crazy nutrient dense in calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, folic acid, potassium and phosporus. It’s also rich in vitamins D, B6, B2, K and E.

Phew. That’s quite the list just for one drink!

Method

Not much to say about this plant-based beverage made with blueberries and avocados really. It’s all about the SIMPLICITY. Average level input required but the results are insanely good.

Throw the ingredients to a blender and the blendy blendy until it’s smooth and creamy, pour, add some toppings, you are good to go!

Top Tip

Make and serve immediately, while it’s still fresh. If you make this one overnight or leave it too long it tends to separate. Avocado also isn’t great if left to oxidise before being consumed.

Creamy Blueberry Avocado Smoothie

Serves: 2
Cuisine: American

Prep time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 0 mins

Ingredients

1/2 avocado, ripe pitted and peeled

1/2 banana, medium ripe

1/2 cup Blueberries, frozen

1.5 cups plant-based milk

2 tsp almond butter

1 tbsp chia seeds

1 scoop protein powder

Directions

1. Place all of the ingredients in a blender

2. It’s blendy blendy time, blend until smooth

3. Serve and enjoy!

I hope you love purple drink as much as I do. If you are looking for other blueberry high-protein recipes, then check out these yummy Heavenly Berry Oats.

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