Kickstart your day with this vibrant Blueberry Beet Protein Smoothie, not only is it visually stunning but delicious too! Packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and protein, it’s the perfect bright start to your morning.

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This blueberry beet protein smoothie features frozen blueberries, plant based milk and yogurt as well as cooked beets and protein powder. Fairly simple everyday ingredients but what you get is a vibrant looking, anti-oxidant packed smoothie to start your day.
If you’ve never added beets to your smoothies before you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how vibrant and earthy they make them taste. Beets are loaded with nutrients like fiber, folate, potassium and Vitamin C. Beets are also a great source of antioxidants which may help support a healthy immune system.
To use beets in a smoothie you’ll need to steam them, boil them or pick up a package of precooked beets at the grocery store.
Though most people think of smoothies as breakfast food they are also ideal for a post-workout meal, mid-day snack or whenever you need an energy boost.
Ingredients
- Blueberries: Blueberries add loads of antioxidants to this smoothie and help give it a rich dark color. This smoothie takes frozen blueberries but you can use fresh and add a few ice cubes if you wish.
- Hemp milk: Use unsweetened hemp milk or your favorite plant-based milk.
- Plain yogurt: Use plain plant-based yogurt. For a richer smoothie, use a Greek-style yogurt.
- Beets: Cooked beets help give this smoothie its vibrant color as well as increase its nutritional value.
- Vanilla protein powder: Use your favorite protein powder or use berry protein powder. If you want to keep this smoothie plant based use a plant-based protein powder with pea, brown rice, hemp or soy protein. If you aren’t fussed about a plant-based protein then any protein powder will work.
How To Make This Berry Protein Smoothie
Place all the the ingredients in the blender and blend until creamy and smooth. You can also use an immersion blender to make the smoothie if that’s all you’ve got on hand.
Sprinkle the top with hemp hearts and serve cold.
RECIPE TIP
When adding the ingredients to the blender, place liquid in first or an ingredient that will blend easily. This will make it easier for all the ingredients to be incorporated.
FAQs
This is a matter of choice, if your beets are clean and you don’t mind eating them unpeeled then don’t peel them.
No high speed blender is required though it does make preparing a smoothie easier.
Yes, if you only have plain protein powder you can still use it but think about adding a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the smoothie.
If you have a high speed blender raw beets should be okay but if you don’t have a high speed blender the raw beets may not break down enough.
Canned beets should work as they are cooked, just drain them before adding them to the blender.
Storage
This blueberry protein smoothie tastes best when eaten right away but if you can’t finish it you can place it in the fridge in an airtight container or mason jar for up to 2 days. When you want to finish it, place it in the blender again with a few ice cubes to thicken it up.
Alternatively, store it in the freezer and then thaw on the kitchen counter until it’s drinkable.
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
These are my go-to drinking glasses that are perfect for smoothies. They come with glass straw and an easy to use straw cleaning brush.
I use the Vitamix 7500 Blender, Professional-Grade, 64 oz and have used it for about 10 years now, never had any issues with it and I use it all the time. Though the Vitamix blender is an investment, it’s totally worth it in my opinion.
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Blueberry Beet Protein Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cups blueberry frozen
- 1 cup hemp milk
- 1 cup plain yogurt plant based
- 1/2 cup beets
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder sub for berry protein powder
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a blender cup and process for 1-2 minutes or until creamy and smooth.
- Option to top with hemp hearts seeds and serve cold.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.