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Slightly sweet, super creamy, and full of summer flavor, this blackberry smoothie recipe is one I come back to again and again. Berries disappear fast in my house, so when blackberries are in season, I freeze them quickly just so I can keep this smoothie on repeat and add them other green smoothies.
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Why You’ll Love This Blackberry Smoothie
One of my favorite memories with my kids is picking fresh Florida blackberries. A handmade sign scrawled with “Blackberries” pulled us right in. Those large, juicy berries were calling to us, thorns and all. I had no idea blackberries grew on thorny bushes until that day. We definitely ate more than we brought home.
- Easy to customize with protein powder for a filling breakfast
- Only 4 simple ingredients for a creamy, no-fuss smoothie
- Naturally low in sugar thanks to fiber-rich blackberries
Ingredients You’ll Need
To make this blackberry smoothie recipe, you’ll need:
- Blackberries: I like using fresh blackberries in smoothies. Because they have seeds and can be a little gritty, they tend to blend smoother when fresh. Plus, frozen blackberries can be surprisingly hard to find.
- Banana: Using a ripe banana helps balance flavors, while choosing to freeze bananas first makes your smoothie thick and frosty.
- Coconut milk: I like to use lite coconut milk brands to cut down on calories while keeping the creaminess. You can also make coconut milk at home for the cleanest version.
- Spinach: I like to toss this in to boost the fiber content (I promise you won’t even taste it). For an easy make-ahead option, see how to freeze spinach so it’s ready whenever you need it.
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How to Make a Blackberry Smoothie
I’m keepin’ this one simple. Just four ingredients blended into something creamy and delicious. If you want your smoothie extra cold, either the blackberries or the banana should be frozen. To turn this into a more filling breakfast, add a scoop of homemade protein powder. It adds protein and healthy fats to help balance the natural fruit sugars and keep you satisfied longer.
Recipe Tips
- For the smoothest texture, blend your liquid and banana first, then add the blackberries. If your blender struggles with seeds, blend a little longer or pause to scrape down the sides before finishing. Any high-powered smoothie blenders works best, but blending in stages helps any blender perform better.
- Prep all the ingredients ahead of time in my frozen meal prep smoothie packs for on-the-go blending.
- For tips on blending and balancing flavors, check out my guide on how to make a smoothie.
More Berry Smoothie Recipes You’ll Love
If you love experimenting with flavors and boosting your nutrition, these berry recipes are perfect for you. Check out my favorite fruit smoothies that has berries in it:
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Creamy Blackberry Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup blackberries
- ½ banana
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Add the spinach and coconut milk to blender and blend until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend again.
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Notes
- Use frozen blackberries or banana to chill the smoothie down.
- Swap spinach with the leafy green of your choice.
- For a thicker smoothie use canned coconut milk brands. For a thinner smoothie use carton coconut milk.
- Add in your choice of low sugar fruits to change the flavor and make it your own.
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Leave a review for a chance to win signed copies of my cookbooks!Common Questions
Yes! Blackberry smoothies are a great low sugar smoothie ingredient. Just make sure you use whole foods and real ingredients in your smoothies. Fruit can naturally sweeten + cream and thicken smoothies without any extras needed.
If you’ve got a high powered blender like a Vitamix, then just blend away. Still have seeds? Then you probably need to blend a bit longer. If you’re blending this smoothie in a non high powered blender, then you might not get all the seeds, yet blending in stages like the recipe below helps more of your ingredients blend smoothly.
Avoid added sugar, as fruit is sweet enough on its own! Also avoid ‘smoothie packs’ with additives, thickeners, etc as these are not 100% whole foods. Stick to fruits, veggies, and leafy green vegetables and you’re smoothie will be great.
So delicious and creamy! If you don’t like they blackberry seeds then a good swap is raspberries.
I love this smoothie. It was simple, yet tasty. I did use coconut water instead of coconut milk, but it’s my personal preference as I prefer it to be a little less rich. Great, easy recipe.
Has to sub strawberries. Used spinach. Feel the berry flavor doesn’t come through over the banana, but that could be because when I froze them they were way ripe. I’d do it again though because the creaminess is nice.
I used raspberries since that’s what I had. I like the banana and coconut milk creaminess, wish is was a little sweeter (my raspberries were extra tart so I can imagine with blackberries it would be the same) and need a high quality blender so it isn’t too seedy. Cannot taste the spinach though and super healthy!
This was delicious! I accidentally grabbed a berry blend of rasberries, blackberries, and blueberries. They were so good I made a few and shared them. I grabbed the blackberries to see which I liked better. They were both delicious but just slightly different. I’m glad to now know. It’ll be easier when shopping. I can grab what’s available.
I did not care for the coconut milk in this smoothie.
Kid friendly a winner
I did passed throughout a sifter to remove the seeds.
Very nice hubby approved!
This was good, especially after I added ice. It was creamy but didn’t taste quite as good as I expected. I have lots of unsweetened almond milk, so I didn’t buy any coconut milk because your substitutions page said almond milk was a good substitute for coconut milk; and that’s what I used.
Loved the consistency of this one. Used full fat unsweetened canned coconut milk. Yikes! Kinda killed me on the calories and fat. But it was GOOD!
Soooo creamy! I’m amazed! I just need to get better blackberries next time for amped up blackberry flavor.
The Blackberry smoothie was yummy. I prepared it the night before with a scoop of protein powder and stuck it in the freezer for the next day. I took it to work for lunch and it tasted delicious partially frozen!
Not a fan Didn’t hate it but blackberries are not my favorite fruit. Could taste the spinach a little too much.
Smooth and Creamy
Not my favorite. I thought it would be creamier. The color was like mud, found it off putting.
Didn’t care for the seeds in it and mine were much darker than the picture and not as creamy. It may have had something to do with the refrigerated coconut milk I used vs. canned. I will try canned next time it is called for.
Creamy and delicious! I used homegrown olallieberries that I had stored frozen. Thankful for my Vita-Mix which did a great job of breaking down the seeds from the berries.
Pretty good. I think I didn’t add enough ginger. Overall I like it.
This so far, was my favorite. Very creamy.
I don’t usually buy blackberries or coconut milk so I was interested in the flavor of this smoothie. It’s not my favorite but I realize the coconut milk is a good fat and I need that. I still gave it 5 stars because the recipe has good nutritional value. Next time I’ll add a scoop of protein.