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    Blackberry Banana Breakfast Smoothie for a Healthy Morning Treat

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    By Alisa Fleming on September 4, 2021 Alisa's Favorite Dairy-Free Recipes, Beverages, Breakfast, Dairy-Free Recipes

    The only morning blend that I love more than our classic blueberry smoothies, is this blackberry banana breakfast smoothie. It contains “sneaky” greens and flaxseed, but uses fresh berries and frozen banana for a creamy consistency and fresh fruit flavor. I like the little seeds in the blackberries for interest, but you can pre-blend the blackberries and strain the seeds if they aren’t your thing.

    Healthy Blackberry Banana Breakfast Smoothie Recipe - Dairy-Free, Plant-Based, Paleo, Top Allergen-Free, and Delicious!

    A Blackberry Banana Breakfast Smoothie for the Late Summer Harvest

    One thing I love about the northwest is the abundance of fruit in the summertime, especially the blackberries … oh the blackberries. They cost something like $20 a pound to buy in stores, but grow freely on almost every street in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The only price you pay is a few thorn sticks from the blackberry bushes.

    The only problem is that blackberry season is short. Once the berries finally emerge, they ripen within days and disappear almost as quickly. Determined to cash in on the late summer harvest, we stalked blackberry bushes throughout August, seeking the perfect sunny spot where we could load up several containers for freezing.

    Late last week while on a walk, we noticed the gentle scent of fresh berries, and smiled at one another. “Just a few more days and they’ll be ready to pick!” my husband proclaimed …

    Finally, sure we were in for some beautiful plump berries, we headed out the door with bags in hand. But to our surprise, they were gone! Not the berries, the bushes! Just as the berries were beginning to ripen, the entire lot of blackberry bushes on our street had been cut back to bare bones; a cruel joke indeed.

    Fortunately, from what was left, we were able to snag just enough of these plump gems to make a blackberry banana breakfast smoothie or two …

    Healthy Blackberry Banana Breakfast Smoothie Recipe - Dairy-Free, Plant-Based, Paleo, Top Allergen-Free, and Delicious!

    Special Diet Notes: Blackberry Banana Breakfast Smoothie

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, vegetarian, paleo, plant-based, and top food allergy-friendly.

    Blackberry Banana Breakfast Smoothie
     
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    Prep time
    5 mins
    Total time
    5 mins
     
    I spiked this blackberry banana breakfast smoothie with lots of nutritious goodies to start the day off right. The lettuce leaves have a very mild taste and go pretty much undetected in the taste and texture. The flaxseeds offer some healthy fats, and what smoothie is complete without a banana? Adjust the milk alternative up or down for a thinner or thicker texture, and add 1 to 2 tablespoons dairy-free protein powder for a heftier start to your day.
    Author: Alisa Fleming
    Recipe type: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Serves: 1 big serving
    Ingredients
    • 1 large frozen ripe banana, broken into chunks (about 1 cup chunks)
    • ½ cup blackberries
    • ¾ cup vanilla dairy-free milk beverage
    • 2 romaine lettuce leaves
    • ½ tablespoon flaxseeds, ground or about 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • Sweetener to taste, optional (only needed if your fruit isn’t very ripe – I skip it)
    Instructions
    1. Place all ingredients in your blender, making sure the fresh fruit is on the bottom and frozen fruit is on the top (furthest from the blades), and whiz until smooth. If your blender is a wimpy one, start with less milk alternative (1/2 to ¾ Cup) to ensure everything blends in nicely.
    2. Once everything is pureed, you can add more milk alternative until it reaches your desired consistency.
    Notes
    Not a Fan of Blackberry Seeds? You can pre-blend the blackberries and strain the pulp through a fine mesh strainer into your blender to remove most of those little seeds.
    Nutrition Information
    Serving size: 1 smoothie Calories: 203 Fat: 4.6g Saturated fat: .5g Carbohydrates: 41g Sugar: 20.3g Sodium: 139mg Fiber: 9.3g Protein: 3.9g
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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

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