By Ms. Natasha Haynes, MSU Extension Service
This shake is creamy and bursting with blueberry flavor. It’s the perfect on-the-go breakfast or snack. With only a few ingredients, you can throw it together in less than 5 minutes.
Blueberries are a great choice to get some necessary nutrition first thing in the morning or on the run. These berries are low in calories and fat and have a decent amount of fiber.
Creamy Blueberry Shake (Makes 4 servings)
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, washed and sorted
- 2 small ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup honey (or sweetener to taste)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1-1/2 cups vanilla yogurt, nonfat
- 1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
Combine blueberries, bananas, honey, and lemon juice. Puree on high speed in a blender. Add yogurt and frozen yogurt and blend until thick and smooth.
Serve immediately in a cold glass.
Tip: To decrease sweetness, use plain, nonfat yogurt instead of vanilla nonfat yogurt.
Blueberries are a popular fruit, and we’ve featured them a lot on the Food Factor. Here are a few of those recipes:
Blueberries are great in this seasonal berry parfait.
Thanks to University of Maine Cooperative Extension for this recipe!
And if you like our recipes and videos, we’d love for you to share them with your friends! It really helps!