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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Love this smoothie, looks good and blueberries are so good for you to.
You started me on a smoothie kick with your Cherry Smoothie. I can’t wait to try this one. Sounds and looks delicious!
I’ve been on a blueberry kick lately, and this looks so amazingly delicious! The color is fantastic!
i am totally a crust kind of person but this recipe and gorgeous pics may have very well changed that! =)
I’m a big fan of blueberry with a touch of vanilla. GREG
Looks great! It has been so cold here but all I can think about are smoothies! I will have to give this one a try!
Do you know that I eat about 2 cups of blueberries per day?
My health is so important to me and blueberries and my raw beet juice have helped me tremendously bring my health back.
But when I have blueberry pie, I look for extra crust, so I can eat your crust and you can have my filling. OK? lol
You eat 2 c per day! WOW that is awesome! I wish I did :) I totally love beets too. I can imagine that the combo of beets/blueberries is stellar. I would love that right now :) And yes you can totally have my crust! LOL
I just had a piece of apple pie yesterday and was dreaming about how much better it would be if I could skip the crust and just eat the filling! So I’m with ya – this smoothie looks perfect to me!!
This is gorgeous!! LOVE the color. I’m just now starting to add blueberries to my smoothies. So good!
I thought about you when I was writing about crust in this post :) You can have my share, okay!
I was the same about pie for the longest time, always hated the crust. Now I’ve grown to love it but the filling is definitely the best part! This smoothie looks great and I love that you don’t use ice – it’s true it totally waters it down and skimps on the flavour.
And thank you again for your nomination today! You are the sweetest :) xo
I can’t deal with pie – the crust or the filling. The texture skeeves me out. But I love the pie flavor, so ….smoothies! Well, when it warms up, that is.
I can’t see you being a big pie girl just on account of taste but the texture too, okay! Gotcha!
I feel the SAME way about pies. I love pie filling but the crust always seems to turn me away from eating pie. These smoothies look like the perfect solution! :)
You may not be jealous of my snowy winter, but you will be envious of my proximity to U-pick blueberry fields! :) I will file this idea away for hot summer days when using the oven doesn’t appeal to me.
My blueberry pie recipe involves only a bottom crust–2 cups of fresh/frozen blueberries in the crust and a stovetop-cooked blueberry mixture poured on top. Chill and serve. I like it way better than a baked blueberry pie because I feel like I get more fresh blueberry flavor, but you may be onto something with the less-crust-is-more idea.
Close proximity to U-pick blueberry fields is a total treat! Wow, love that :) I wish I had that! And your pie sounds great. When done right, homemade blueberry pie is spectacular and I think just a lattice crust on top or none at all is the way to go!
What a beautiful smoothie and pictures. The filling is always the best part of the pie! :D
Yes to more pie filling and skipping the crust! This smoothie looks fantastic! Sharing!
Thanks, Anna, as always!
I love how bright and beautiful the blueberries make this smoothie! I am sure this smoothie would taste amazing with frozen wild blueberries! Need to keep my eye open for a big bag and make this! Pinned!!
Trader Joe’s frozen berries is where it’s at for me :)
I’m so jelly of Trader Joe’s in the states! I need to stop by next time I’m in the area of one – I feel like it might be dangerous because I might buy out the entire store ;) Currently located in Belgium and there’s lots of chocolate but they are a bit lacking on the frozen blueberry front ;)
No frozen berries? Oh that’s bad! The TJ’s ones are like $2.49 for a 12 oz bag and seriously such a good deal. I use them in all my muffins, cakes, etc. (sorry to rub it in!) :)