I recently had the opportunity to tour wild blueberry barrens in Maine, and have since become enamored with these wholesome little fruits. Currently, one of my favorite ways to enjoy them is in this wild blueberry bliss smoothie, which I’ve also dubbed as a fantastic “Back to School” beverage.
Wild blueberries are packed with more of the good stuff than cultivated blueberries (antioxidants, fiber and flavor!). Also, because they’re more delicate, they’re always frozen (locking in the nutrition within 24 hours of harvest) and available year round.
In the past, I tossed blueberries into banana smoothies for a little burst of berry flavor and to mask the color of greens. But they still tasted like banana smoothies. I wanted a smoothie where wild blueberries were the highlight, so I omitted the over-powering ripe banana and tested other complimentary flavors. I soon discovered that So Delicious Almondmilk, almond butter, dates, and cinnamon enrich the natural taste and consistency of wild blueberries. They also add balanced nutrition and fall flair for a wild blueberry bliss smoothie that is worthy of busy morning breakfasts.
20 Banana-Free Smoothie Recipes
I know how many of you want or need banana-free smoothies. Therefore I thought I would include a little round-up of dairy-free, banana-free smoothie recipes. They all happen to be vegan, plant-based, and gluten-free, and many are also allergy-friendly.
- Mango Melba Smoothies
- Pumpkin Frappuccino
- Apple Pie a La Mode Smoothies
- Cherry Blossom Smoothies
- Eat Dirt Chocolate Protein Shakes
- Brain-Boosting Blueberry Smoothie
- So Berry Vanilla Protein Shake
- Peach Chai Smoothie
- Tangerine Mango Tango Lassi
- Tutti Frutti Rainbow Smoothie
- Papaya Mango Milkshake with Fresh Raspberry Puree
- Light Bright Lemon Smoothie
- Coconut Mango Strawberry Smoothies
- Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie
- Creamy Citrus Cooler
- Frosty Pineapple Coconut Smoothie
- Sunrise Super Smoothies
- Minty Matcha Smoothie
- Peach Raspberry Crumble Shake
- Wild Blueberry Bliss Smoothie (recipe below!)
This post is sponsored by So Delicious Dairy Free, the makers of my go-to unsweetened almond milk beverage for smoothies! The opinions written here are my own, and so are the recipe and photos for this scrumptious wild blueberry bliss smoothie.
Special Diet Notes: Wild Blueberry Bliss Smoothie
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, and optionally paleo.
For a nut-free wild blueberry bliss smoothie, you can swap in sunflower seed butter for the almond butter and coconut milk beverage for the almond milk.
- 1 cup Unsweetened So Delicious Dairy Free Almondmilk
- 2 fresh (soft) pitted medjool dates*
- 2 tablespoons salted almond butter
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Handful baby spinach leaves
- 1¼ cups frozen Wild Blueberries
- Pour half of the almond milk into your blender and add the dates, almond butter, cinnamon, and spinach leaves. Blend the ingredients until smooth.
- Add the wild blueberries and the remaining almond milk and blend until the beverage is smooth and lightly creamy.
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I love wild blueberries and it makes a refreshing to change to see so many banana free smoothies!
Me too! I’ve found that wild blueberries really stand well alone, too, as long as you add the right amount of liquid.
Blueberries are my #1 add in for smoothies, they give so much sweetness naturally! I had to laugh to and LOVE this post because I absolutely hate bananas and seeing this roundup of all banana-less smoothies made my day!
It’s all for you 🙂
Forget back to school, this needs to be enjoyed all year!
Agreed, I’m a wild blueberry fanatic year round 🙂
Well, it would be the end of the world if we ran out of bananas. But sometimes we do and I try to make a smoothie every morning … so I will keep this post in my back pocket!
Agreed. I’m trying to enjoy a new banana-free blend each week to keep things interesting, if nothing else. But they do keep talking about the Cavendish bananas coming to an end in the relatively near future, so practicing ideas now certainly doesn’t hurt 🙂
What a great round up! I really need to make time to make more smoothies…
That’s the beauty of smoothies – they only take 5 minutes 🙂
Wish I would have found this years ago. For awhile my son tested positive to bananas, and it was SO HARD to find banana-free smoothie recipes. Great idea!
Well, sorry I missed the banana boat on that one Megan, but hopefully you enjoy some of these with him now anyway 🙂
I love blueberries and almond together, so good!
Me too! It’s like a grown-up, natural PB&J combo.
I love back to school time. I seem to get more creative in the kitchen! This smoothie recipe looks delicious!
I like back to school time now that I don’t actually have to go back to school!
My daughter doesn’t like bananas, but loves blueberries. This is great!
Oh she will love this then Amanda! Wild blueberries times two! A few were amazed by how deep the hue of this smoothie is.
Love all of these banana free smoothie recipes! I never thought that some people would need one without banana, but it makes sense!
Yep, probably my most frequent smoothie request!
Love the idea of adding cinnamon to smoothies, sounds so comforting!
I add cinnamon to smoothies often, but always make sure there is a little salt (even a pinch) to heighten the flavor. I’ve seen people excessively use cinnamon in smoothies (which isn’t always a good thing!) to try to get that cinnamon flavor. A little salt brings it out and balances things.
So totally funny, but the first thing I thought of when seeing this is Brandi and how much she hates bananas! She will LOVE this post! LOLOL! Blueberries in smoothies are amazing! I love that dash of cinnamon, so yummy! Perfect snack for my kiddos!!
That is too funny Sophia! We’ll just say I created this post for her 🙂
This wild blueberry smoothie looks amazing, Alisa!
Thank you Becky!
LOVE wild blueberries in smoothies! And the color is always gorgeous too!
There’s something about purple food, isn’t there? So enticing.
Woohoo! I can’t eat raw bananas so I absolutely love it when people post banana-free smoothies 🙂 They all look gorgeous, particularly this blueberry one (blueberry is the best smoothie ingredient).
I think those of us who can/do eat banana often don’t notice how much we rely them! It’s good to give some love to all of the other wonderful fruits!
I am obsessed with SO almond milk. It’s my fav! So creamy and delicious. I bet it tastes amazing in this pretty smoothie too!
Me too Chrissa! The nutty flavor always seems so perfect in smoothies, too.
Thanks for sharing all of this- we love So Delicious as well as almond so win-win. Plus, new recipes are always great!
Yep, the more new recipes the better 🙂
I’m not going back to school, but I’d love to dive into a lot of these smoothies this fall!
Haha, yes, I wanted to call it a “back to school or work” smoothie, but that got a little wordy 🙂
i LOVE my daily smoothie, but have just never loved blueberries in it. I think it’s because it gets stuck in my teeth and them I’m at a meeting like that weirdo with food!
That’s interesting. I haven’t had that problem with the wild blueberries. They are thinner-skinned than the cultivated ones, so they blend up pretty well.
I love blueberry smoothies and will have to try wild blueberries now! So perfectly sweet and creamy! O and never bananas 😉