Pretty much every weekend, soon after I wake up, I face the good old question: “what’s for breakfast?” Whenever I feel indecisive I always opt out for smoothies. They’re quick and easy to make, and if you use the right ingredients- totally guilt-free.
This triple berry smoothie is thick, smooth, creamy and tastes just like ice cream. I was surprised when hubby tried my smoothie and asked if I could make one for him as well. When it comes to breakfast (especially on the weekends) he’s a bacon-egg-and-cheese kind of guy, yet he couldn’t get enough of this berry goodness. I used a mix of frozen banana, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries and topped it with…more berries. Believe it or not, raspberry, technically, isn’t a “berry”, but banana is. The triple-berry factor in this smoothie is banana-blueberry-blackberry. I’m glad to know that four semesters of Biology in college didn’t go to complete waste.
After a long search, I finally found a health food store that carries goji berries. They’re a “superfruit” containing protein,Vitamins A & C, Iron, over 20 other trace minerals and have bee used in Asian herbal medicine for ages. Goji berries are great to use in your yogurts, tea, smoothies, salads, oatmeal, you name it. I used a handful as a topping and they added a nice crunch and sour-sweetness to my smoothie.
- 1/2 cup frozen blackberries
- 1/4 cup frozen raspberries
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup vanilla flavored hemp milk
- 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
- coconut flakes optional
- handful goji berries
- Blend all the ingredients on low speed until smooth and creamy. If you prefer a thick, ice-cream-like consistency use the exact same measurements as I did. If you'd like your smoothie to be more water-like (or be able to drink it through a straw), simply add more milk.
- Top off with goji berries, blackberries, raspberries and unsweetened coconut fakes
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25 Comments
Karo
August 30, 2014 at 3:21 pmThis looks so delicious, i want it now! :)
xx
Karo from Stupid Stories
Paula
August 30, 2014 at 6:06 pm;)
Jasmin Charlotte
August 30, 2014 at 5:13 pmLooks delicious! I’ve never tried hemp milk before, sounds very interesting! x
Jasmin Charlotte
Paula
August 31, 2014 at 10:05 amThank you!
Melissa
August 31, 2014 at 10:15 amOh wow, that looks so delicious and healthy! I really need to try this out :)
Paula
September 1, 2014 at 8:49 amThanks Melissa ;)
Jessica
August 31, 2014 at 1:07 pmOh. My. Gosh. That looks absolutely heavenly! I love berries, but raspberries are by far my favorite. I HAVE to try this!
-Jessica :)
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Paula
September 1, 2014 at 8:49 amThanks Jess!
ana
August 31, 2014 at 2:14 pmI like smoothies :)
I always make it ! ;*
And i must try this one :)
Paula
September 1, 2014 at 8:49 am;)
Carly @ Zauberbear
August 31, 2014 at 3:17 pmWeird, I definitely didn’t know that about raspberries! This looks and sounds delicious though. I have to try nut milk in a smoothie soon.
Paula
September 1, 2014 at 8:50 amRight? hehe ;) Thank you!
Charlotte Rumsby
August 31, 2014 at 5:55 pmThose smoothies look gorgeous!! Great for on the go!
Charlotte x
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Paula
September 1, 2014 at 8:50 am;)
Ritcha Rao
September 1, 2014 at 1:53 amThis berry smoothie looks super delicious!
Kisses
Ritcha
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Paula
September 1, 2014 at 8:50 amThanks! ;)
cvetybaby
September 1, 2014 at 10:13 amAw that is awesome! I love that post so much! Thanks for sharing! Kisses and have a great day!
xx
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Sophie Sierra
September 1, 2014 at 4:47 pmWow, wow, WOW! Recipe Queen strikes again ;) :D I’m so in love with everything about this delicious post; from the gorgeous photography, to the creatively inspired shots to the idea of an ice creamed themed breakfast (heaven) to of course, the beautiful Triple Berry Breakfast Smoothie itself! :D
These photos are just striking, they look far more artistic than anything I’ve ever seen in a baking glossy! Absolutely amazing Paula, you just surpass yourself with each recipe every time! :)
I’m deffo not surprised Mark opted for this! I adore the decoration and detail you’ve dedicated to the smoothie, and love even more the idea of goji berries as part of said smoothie. Such a nice, rare touch that makes it stand-out! I sometimes have a ‘graze box’ delivered to my home, and when I tried goji berries I was pleasantly surprised to quite like them, especially as I’m not a massive fan of berries.
I just love the idea of adding them to tea, yoghurt or oatmeal to switch things up a bit too ;)
Beautiful, just beautiful! Four semesters of Biology did definitely NOT go to waste! Banana a berry, who knew? I certainly didn’t! See, you really are my nutritional guru love! :D ;) Hehe! <3 <3
Sophie xo
Carolin
September 1, 2014 at 5:10 pmOMG Paula, this looks so delicious! I’m already in bed and I’m about to get up and make myself a smoothie :D Definitely going to do this tomorrow morning for breakfast!
I always looove your pictures! They are great!
I was also checking out your Youtube today and was wondering when you are going to upload a new video. You are such a cutie! xx
Carolin
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Paula
September 2, 2014 at 7:58 amAww thank you so much Carolin, that is so nice to hear! I took a little break from youtube but I have two new videos filmed that hopefully will go up this week ;)
So glad you liked this recipe, makes me very happy! ;)
Sadie
September 2, 2014 at 5:34 amThis looks so yummy! I’m not very big on breakfast and very rarely tend to eat it, so this would make a great alternative maybe for me :) xx
Liz@LamentingLizzie
September 2, 2014 at 8:57 amI definitely love weekend smoothies, especially when it’s hot! This looks like a great recipe.
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Bella
September 3, 2014 at 8:54 amThat looks so good for something so healthy! A must try for me! :)
Hannah
September 5, 2014 at 9:59 amThis looks so healthy & tasty! Think I will make one for breakfast tomorrow! xx
Paula
September 5, 2014 at 3:30 pmThank you! ;)