This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my affiliate policy.
Smoothies are the perfect fast food when you’re craving something quick and nutritious, and this creamy, blueberry spinach smoothie doesn’t disappoint. It’s a great recipe for kids as well as adults!
Table of Contents
Turn a Fruit Smoothie into a Green Smoothie
Transforming fruit smoothies into green smoothies is super easy and the added health benefits don’t hurt.
Adding leafy green vegetables to a fruit smoothie provides extra nutrients to break down the natural sugar in fruit, which then allows your body to burn that energy slower + longer. That means you aren’t hungry an hour after downing this blueberry spinach smoothie!
You can take any healthy smoothie recipes you love and add 1 cup (or a handful) of spinach to them if they don’t already have leafy greens, and you won’t even taste the difference. Yet you can be proud of yourself for adding a whole cup of spinach to your body!
New to leafy greens? Start with 1/4 cup in this blueberry spinach smoothie, then work your way up to a full cup. You’ll be surprised at how quickly your tastebuds adapt to that leafy green goodness. For smooth, creamy results every time, see my guide on how to make a smoothie.
Save This for Later!
Enter your info below and I’ll send it straight to your inbox to save for later.
▶ Get more plant-based recipes + tutorials in Rawk the Year: Meal Planner with access to meal planning tools, ad-free recipe library, grocery list generator and support.
Ingredient Swaps
Smoothies are super versatile, especially ones with berries.
- Swap in pretty much any berry for the blueberries here or any low sugar fruits of your choice. I love Costco’s frozen mixed berries, and you can also make frozen meal prep smoothie packs for quick, grab-and-blend convenience.
- Any non-dairy milk works in place of the almond milk base. You might get a different taste + texture depending on what you use, yet you might find a new fav combo too!
- Looking for a non-banana substitute? Mango works great, has a little less sugar than banana, and you can find more ideas in my no-banana smoothies.
Finding the Best Almond Milk
There are so many almond milk products on the market right now! How do I know which one is best? My rawkstar team actually tested as many brands as we could find, to bring you our top almond milk brands.
Yet, did you know you can make almond milk at home, too? I’ve got a no-fail recipe, along with a few tips to help you make delicious homemade almond milk. Choosing your fav option only adds to the value of this blueberry smoothie.
Organic vs Non-Organic Smoothie Ingredients
While I try to buy organic ingredients for my smoothies, it’s not always possible or in the budget. So I use EWG’s dirty dozen list to know which produce should be organic if possible.
This guide provides the most up-to-date info on a variety of produce, so I know what I’m putting into my body, as well as feeding to my kids. Some ingredients for this blueberry spinach smoothie are on the dirty dozen list, so I make sure to buy the organic versions.
Join our Smoothie Challenge!
This plant-based blueberry banana spinach smoothie is perfect for kids who want something sweet and satisfying. In fact, it’s one of the featured recipes in our Smoothie Challenge, which is what we’re known for at Simple Green Smoothies. If you wanna join a smoothie challenge…
- Find it in our best-selling recipe book, Simple Green Smoothies
- Join our free 10-Day Smoothie Challenge
- Buy our 30-Day Green Smoothie Challenge
More Berry Smoothie Recipes
Berries are a staple smoothie ingredient. Find what’s fresh and local to you, then toss it in your blender! I love grabbing bags of frozen mixed berries to have on hand as well. Fresh or frozen berries work great in this blueberry spinach smoothie. Here are some of my favorite fruit smoothies you can try out:
- Strawberry Smoothie
- Raspberry Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Blueberry Smoothie
- Mixed Berry Smoothie
- Citrus Berry Smoothie
- Blackberry Smoothie
If you make this blueberry spinach smoothie, I’d love to hear how it turned out in the comment box below. Your feedback helps me and all the readers in this community. And if you’re interested in more plant-based recipes (and exclusive content), sign up for my weekly recipe newsletter.
Blueberry Spinach Smoothie
Ingredients
- ½ cup spinach
- 1 cup almond milk
- ½ cup blueberries
- ½ cup strawberries
- 1 banana
Instructions
- Blend spinach and milk until smooth.
- Add fruit and blend again.
Helpful Tools
Notes
- You can swap blueberries for any berry you can find. I like to use pre-packaged frozen mixed berries to give it a strong robust flavor.
- Make sure to use at least 1 frozen fruit for a refreshingly cool smoothie.
- Swap almond milk with the plant milk of your choice, or swap with water.
- To lower the natural sugar in this recipe replace 1 banana with 1/4 avocado or 1/4 cup frozen cauliflower. Freeze bananas for later and learn how to cut avocado.
- The right smoothie blenders help make even the leafiest greens blend smoothly every time.
Blueberries, strawberries, and bananas are a favorite summer dessert I enjoy, so naturally I really enjoyed this smoothie. I doubled every ingredient except the banana and also added hemp seeds since I used it as a meal replacement.
Hmmm … a bit bland probably because of the substitutions… seems to be missing something… will stick with our existing morning breakfast smoothie recipe.
All very familiar ingredients because they are all in our morning breakfast smoothie … substituted unsweet coconut milk for almond milk and avocado for banana (unfortunately I cannot do bananas any more). Morning smoothie is more substantial but since just trying this recipe in the evening did not boost it with anything.
Oh … did make watermelon smoothie for my husband today and he enjoyed it. Froze watermelon overnight and even in my Vitamix had to add a bit of liquid … which diluted the flavor … so next time will set watermelon out to thaw a bit more.
My Vitamix is 14 years old! Probably time for a new one … have to take it easy on it sometimes… but currently not in the budget…
Another great smoothie that I have had before. I love blueberries and strawberries and you can even taste the spinach, though I love spinach cooked with garlic and spices. None of the fruit I use is frozen its all fresh. They say frozen is great if you can’t get it fresh, I just prefer my fruits and veggies to be fresh. This Smoothie is. already in my smoothies files. Yes I would recommend this recipe to all my friends.
It’s a winner! I shared some with my daughter and she really liked it. This one I turned into a smoothie bowl… still yum. I can’t taste any greens.
Yummy! I really liked the berry flavor and the banana undertone. I also appreciated that it was naturally sweet without being overly sweet. Will definitely make again.
This is a great smoothie. I’m not a huge fan of blueberries but you barely notice it blended with the other fruit.
I love this smoothie & I do make it often. Just about any smoothie with berries is a favorite!
Fruitastic! Like a blue Smurfsplosion in your mouth. Better than yester-yay!
This is a good recipe. I added protein powder for added creaminess and bulk
Very good. Quite thick. Think my banana was too small as mine darker than the picture. I will increase water next time. Have to stand right with the vitamix as blender jar has issues and have to hold it in place so know I mixed well. Tasty and love all the vitamins it has. Great recipes but after the salad experience not surprised that the recipes are good. Looking forward to the rest of the 10 days. great start.
Blueberry spinach smoothie was very thick, which I like. My recipe had water as the liquid but probably would use almond or oat milk next time I make it. I could have used a little more fruit flavor but not bad overall.
You can definitely taste the bananas in this one. I added some Chia seeds to the recipe.
The blueberry spinach smoothie is often my “go to” smoothie. It is refreshing and replaces a meal adding a protein powder.
The smoothie had a great flavor compared to the way I normally make a Blueberry smoothie. Truly grateful for the change and added nutrition.
I love blueberries! I use frozen so really frosty and yummy. Love sneaking in greens because you can’t even tell. This is so fruity and tasty! 5 stars
I didn’t think I’d like it, because I thought I’d prefer 1/2 c. almond milk & 1/2 c. yogurt instead of 1 c. almond milk, but I followed the recipe, and thought it was good. I didn’t have the recommended protein powder, so added 1 T. ground flax seed, 1 T. chia seed, and 1/4 c. roasted unsalted pepitas. Thanks for the recipe.
Like drinking sherbet for breakfast. Yum
Love the blueberries flavor… and the fact that the spinach goes unnoticed…
I’m pretty sure any fruit and/or berry smoothie is going to be highly rated by me. I’m not sure if I can claim that actually made YOUR recipe, but I will proceed and you will understand why I say that. I have an abundance of leaf lettuce in my garden so I substituted leaf lettuce for spinach. I added five dates for some additional nutrients and sweetness. I recently bought a gallon of raw goat milk from a local Amish farmer so that was used instead of the almond milk and the protein powder thusly:
1 cup leaf lettuce pressed down
1 cup raw goat milk
½ cup blueberries
½ cup strawberries
1 banana
5 dates
Ice
I liked the results.
Hey Brother Moondog – Pretty darn close! I’m glad you enjoyed it and made accommodations based on what you had available. And a few extra dates never hurt anyone! 😉
Very simple very delicious. This was my husband’s favorite so far. I love that it’s a dark purple color so we can’t see that there is spinach in it
I used oat milk instead of almond milk, no protein powder. It was great.