Blueberry Coconut Smoothie Recipe

Ingredient Notes

Theoretically, you will just need two ingredients to make this smoothie. Especially if you like your smoothie unsweetened, as I do (Paul likes it with palm sugar).

• Coconut Milk — unsweetened store-bought or homemade coconut milk
• Blueberries — The higher the quality, the more flavorful and the fresher, the better. Remember, bigger berries doesn't mean better!

To sweeten your coconut blueberry smoothie, I recommend that you add either honey or brown sugar or palm/sugar cane sugar (jaggery/panela). Adjust the sweetness to your needs.

Coconut milk can come in different quality. High fat percentage is usually a sign of quality, thick coconut milk.

That said, if you prefer a light coconut milk, feel free to use that instead. You can also get special organic coconut milk, which is typically more climate friendly.

Another option is to use coconut cream or coconut yogurt, which are much thicker! That will result in next level creamy texture.

Tip: You can use Bilberries too instead of Blueberries, which are way more flavorful than blueberries. They can be found in the colder regions in Europe, such as in Scandinavia and in the alps, and they are also known as the European Blueberries. We shared how to collect bilberries in the wild.

How to make it?

Preparing a batch of homemade blueberry smoothie is thankfully a breeze! Perhaps this is why we like it as a breakfast booster.

Step 1

Place the blueberries with the coconut milk into the blender jar.

You can also add a sweetener of your choice and ice if you like.

Tips

To make this tasty beverage thicker, add crushed ice or ice cubes to the jar before you blend it altogether.

You can also choose to use frozen blueberries instead of adding ice.

Another idea is to freeze coconut milk into small batches, for example into ice cube shapes.

That way, you just need to take out the required quantity of frozen coconut milk and throw it into your blender jar.

Freezing coconut milk will be your choice too if you don't intend to use up a new opened pack soon enough. You will avoid wasting and throwing it out.

By just keeping the smoothie in the fridge, it will thicken as well.

Variations to make this your own!

Get creative by adding any of the following ingredients to your smoothie and turn it into your own recipe!

• other fresh berries such as raspberries, strawberries, blackberries. Freeze-dried and powdered is another option.
• fresh bananas or a frozen banana, to thicken your smoothie further. Bananas are also a good source of potassium.
• a few drops of vanilla extract to add some smooth notes.
• A knife tip of ground green cardamom powder. It adds a whole new dimension of flavors to your fruit smoothie!
• dried sweet raisins, apricots or dates to sweeten instead of sugar
• tender coconut and coconut water. You get that only in young, freshly picked coconuts in the tropics, but that stuff is super food, and it adds a lot more coconut flavors to your blueberry smoothie recipe.
• coconut flakes as a topping

To make this smoothie vegan, use brown sugar or palm/coconut sugar. Honey is not vegan.

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