I’ve never been a big pie person because I’m not into crust. I’m into filling.
Most pie has too much crust and not enough filling so I don’t bother.
Instead of blueberry pie, I made a healthy, vegan, gluten-free, no-sugar-added smoothie that tastes like blueberry pie filling. And it’s so good.
I used 1 bag of frozen blueberries, 1 banana, blueberry juice, vanilla, a sugar-free sweetener and blended it. You can substitute with grape, cherry, or pomegranate juice.
Add enough juice to get your blender churning and start pulverizing the blueberries. Amounts will vary depending on how thick you like your smoothies and how juicy the berries are, but I needed almost 1 cup.
Using frozen blueberries ensures you don’t need to add ice, which would water down the smoothie. You can substitute with fresh blueberries if you have extra, but that’s a problem I never have because when they’re in season I inhale them. I save frozen for baking and smoothies.
The banana adds creaminess, richness, smoothness and doesn’t impart any real banana flavor, so you’re safe if you don’t like bananas, or just omit and use a bit less juice. The vanilla rounds it out and provides an authentic pie filling taste.
Based on how sweet you like your smoothies, how sweet the fruit is, how sweet the juice is, sweeten to taste with your favorite sweetener.
My definition of ‘no-sugar-added’ means I did not dump in boatloads of sugar. There may or may not be sugar in the juice selected, and yes all fruit has fructose (sugar), but I didn’t add any.
It’s sweet, satisfying, full of antioxidants, fiber, and tastes like blueberry pie. Minus the crust. A total win.
They went down so easily and my daughter had a blue ‘milk mustache’ around her lips for the rest of the day.
Totally worth it.
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Blueberry Pie Smoothie
Ingredients
- 12 ounces frozen blueberries, do not thaw (fresh may be used, but you’ll likely need to add ice)
- 1 med/large ripe banana, peeled and previously frozen in chunks is ideal
- about 1 cup blueberry, grape, cherry, or pomegranate juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- sweetener, to taste (zero-calorie sweetener, stevia, agave, granulated sugar, etc.)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients (except start with about half the amount of juice and add only as necessary to to achieved desired consistency) in the canister of a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Blueberries take awhile to break down, so you may need to blend for a couple minutes.
- Serve immediately. Extra portions may be frozen in freezer-safe (plastic) glasses for up to 3 months. Allow to soften at room temp before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This smoothie looks delicious! Love the color, too! Can’t wait to try it!
I’m with you on the crust. LOVE this healthy smoothie recipe :)
Literally just had this for breakfast, though I hadn’t seen your recipe, so I didn’t try the blueberry juice. Will have to do that tomorrow morning! Thanks for sharing, I love blueberry pie, and have to agree, I wish pie had more filling. I do love crust though :) It is one of my guilty pleasures! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous photos!
Thanks so much for the compliments & great minds think alike :)
LOVE the color and name of your smoothies!! Beautiful!!
Thank you, Jenny :)
Pie filling that’s healthy and acceptable for breakfast? I’m IN.
This smoothie looks so delicious! I love the vibrant blue color. Tasty and nutritious…forget the pie, I’ll go for this any day!
A blueberry pie SMOOTHIE!? Yes yes yes. This neeeeeeeds to happen asap.
Sounds and looks fantastic! I’m with you on blueberry pie filling — that’s the best part!
I love the brilliantly natural color of blueberries in smoothies! The jars make them fun!
Blueberry pie is one of my favorites! This makes it so much easier :) Yum!
Oh, and I completely spaced on taking pictures, but I made your new favorite chocolate chip cookies last week and we loved them!!! Could not get enough of that soft texture!
I am so happy to hear that you tried the cookies & loved them so much! xo
YUM! I’ve actually been craving blueberry pancakes–this smoothie is WAY better for me. :)
Smoothies like this remind me of summer (even though we are getting up to a foot of snow today). Beautiful Averie! I actually like pie, but only if its homemade crust and there is a TON of filling.
Stay warm in all that snow!!
I love the color blueberries make smoothies. With so many blueberries in there, I’ll bet the flavor is outstanding!
I usually have frozen berries and bananas on hand for smoothies and soft serve. I still love both even in the winter. The color of this is just beautiful–makes me want one this morning after my run!
I know it’s winter in most of the country but you can’t say no to that bright blue, right!
Very good smoothie! I am sipping as I type. I used pomegranate juice but would like to experiment with others. YUM!!!
Pom juice sounds great! And I give you props for making this in the winter :) I forget just how cold other places still are right now!
Agree on the pie filling thang!
Averie, these photos are GORGEOUS! I always have trouble with reflections when I style food in glass. You NAILED it!
Pinned!
It’s only taken 5 years and thousands!!! of drink shots to have better luck. And seriously I still get a ton of glare. It’s such a balancing act with enough light, too much, or not enough and everything looks shadowy. But thank you for saying that!
Im with you on the pie front girl but sometimes there is just tooooo much filling. I love the colour of smoothies with blueberries such a beautiful colour