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This banana berry smoothie is a refreshing, nutritious, and filling treat or meal! The combination of bananas and berries pairs perfectly together!
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Banana berry smoothies are a favorite treat! This banana berry smoothie is fresh, cold, filling, and oh-so-delicious! We make them for breakfast often throughout the year, but during hot summer months, these smoothies often serve as a refreshing lunch or dinner!
Smoothies are the perfect snack any time of day. And because they are nutritious you can feel good about feeding them to your kids, sometimes multiple times a day! The beauty of this recipe is you can change them up as much as you like! Swap out berries and fruit with your family’s favorite flavors. The possibilities are endless!
Ingredients for the Best Banana Berry Smoothie
The nutritional benefits of these smoothies are amazing! With the blend of bananas, strawberries, blueberries, and orange juice, you get a boost of potassium, vitamin C, fiber, magnesium, folic acid, and antioxidants among others. Use fresh, frozen, or a blend of both to complete the berry banana smoothie.
- Cherry vanilla yogurt – This is the base of the smoothie. It has a cherry vanilla flavor as well as a delicious and healthy yogurt base. It will help thicken and add to the berry smoothie.
- Banana – Great source of potassium and adds thickness to the smoothie. Sometimes bananas leave an aftertaste when drinking your smoothie.
- Strawberries – Fresh or frozen strawberries are great. If using fresh, cut the stem off and throw it into the blender whole or slice it in half.
- Blueberries – Wash and add the blueberries to the creamy smoothie. You can even use frozen blueberries too.
- Orange juice – Pour the orange juice over top the berries. Orange juice gives the smoothie the liquid it needs to blend the berries and ice easily. It offers a balance of sweet and tangy within the berries giving it that refreshing flavor.
- Honey – Add a natural sweetener using honey as an ingredient. It is thick and rich in flavor but does not have as many calories compared to sugar.
How to Make Easy Banana Berry Smoothie
This two-step process is simple and easy! The blender does all the work while you patiently wait for your smoothie to be made. Luckily, it only takes a few minutes to blend and you can quickly enjoy your banana berry smoothie in no time!
- Blend – In a large blender combine yogurt, banana, berries, orange juice, and honey. Cover and blend until smooth.
- Crush – Add ice cubes, a few at a time, until desired thickness. Serve immediately.
Tips and Suggestions for Banana Berry Smoothies
Get ready to make your creation with this banana berry smoothie recipe. Substitute or add in all your favorite ingredients. Smoothies are versatile and can have healthy fats or more on the sweet side with raspberry sherbet.
- Yogurt – Add plain Greek yogurt to this smoothie instead of regular, which will add extra protein and probiotics.
- Frozen fruit – Using frozen fruit will help make this berry smoothie thicker and help it stay colder than using fresh fruit.
- Frozen bananas – Freeze your bananas to use in this smoothie. Take your ripe bananas and place them in the freezer in a bowl. It gives the bananas more firmness and does not have that slimy taste after each drink.
- Avocado – Add avocado for an extra creamy texture. You won’t taste the flavor!
- Mix it up! Try adding peaches, frozen blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, mango, pineapple, or any fruit you like. With this simple recipe, you can make dozens of refreshing smoothies!
- Spinach – If you don’t mind the color, you can toss in a handful of baby spinach leaves for added vitamins.
“So good! We’ve been drinking it for afterschool snack. Fills them up enough to wait until supper. We love it!”
-Lizet
Frequently Asked Questions
This banana berry smoothie has whole fruit in it and, according to Mayo Clinic, is a great way to start your day and begin getting your daily dose of fruit in. A smoothie can be an easy way to get multiple servings of fruit in without trying hard.
Yes! That is encouraged. The frozen berries or fruit that you choose will keep the smoothie colder and have that crispy chill a little longer. It will also keep your smoothie thick and flavorful. Frozen fruit is also frozen at its peak freshness, so it maintains its maximum health benefits and antioxidants.
Peel bananas, then slice them into large slices. Place on a cookie sheet that has been lined with wax paper, then stick it in the freezer for a couple of hours. Once the banana slices are frozen, pop them into a plastic baggie and put them back in the freezer. Then you have frozen bananas on hand any time you need them!
Make Ahead Fresh Banana Berry Smoothies
Make these berry smoothies the night before! Blend the ingredients, then pour them into freezer-safe jars and freeze. Allow defrosting on the counter for a few hours before serving.
More Delicious Smoothie Recipes
Make smoothies a regular part of your day, whether it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack. Smoothies are sometimes very filling and make for the best way to help make it through the day. Try a few of our favorites!
Banana Berry Smoothie
Equipment
- Blendtec Blender
Ingredients
- 6 ounces cherry vanilla yogurt
- 1 banana
- 10 strawberries
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoons honey
- 20 ice cubes
Instructions
- In a large blender combine yogurt, banana, berries, orange juice and honey.
- Cover and blend until smooth.
- Add ice cubes, a few at a time, until desired thickness.
- Serve immediately.
I love this smoothie very easy and helps me get more calcium. I use frozen fruit for the winter months
Is there any difference in this if you were to use frozen fruit ?
No! Frozen fruit works great!
Such a great combination of flavors. My kiddies loved it!
Oh this looks easy and delicious! Perfect for a quick lunch. 😋
I think the cherry vanilla yogurt MAKES this smoothie. I love all the fruit, but that tangy sweet kick really does it for me.
This is so refreshing and so delicious, perfect for a quick breakfast. 🙂
So good! We’ve been drinking it for afterschool snack. Fills them up enough to wait until supper. We love it!
This smoothie is perfectly creamy and well flavored! I loved it!
What a refreshing way to start my morning! Looking forward to enjoying this with breakfast tomorrow! Delish!
So refreshing! Loved the flavors in this smoothie! Definitely making again.
How many servings?
Thank you for asking! This makes 2 servings. I added it to the recipe. Enjoy!
This ALL sounds wonderful, wish it had the calorie count with it!!! Thanks for this site
Look’s good you should make it for your kid’s more often!