Mixed Berry Smoothie
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I love whole fruit juices and smoothies. I also love that smoothies made with fruit don’t really need any additional / added sugar – because fruit is already so naturally sweet!
Smoothies are also an easy way to get your daily servings of fruits and vegetables – it’s like a little mini-meal when made correctly. And this healthy mixed berry smoothie is no exception! It’s one of those simple smoothie recipes that’s super customizable and totally satisfying too!
Most smoothies that you’d get at a restaurant have tons of unhealthy sugary additives (frozen yogurt or fruit juice like orange juice or apple juice are common) – which you really don’t need to make smoothies taste good. I like making frozen fruit smoothies at home, because then I can control the sugar, and the frozen fruit makes it super creamy and indulgent.
Thanks to using frozen berries, all you need is 5 minutes to make this super healthy frozen berry smoothie recipe – which is a great option for breakfast or or a healthy snack. You won’t be able to get enough of this tasty and sweet mixed berry shake!
👩🏽🍳 Why This Recipe Works
- Quick and easy recipe
- Requires just a few simple ingredients
- 5 minutes is all you need to make it!
- Nutritious snack
- Full of antioxidants
- No added sugar, smoothie without juice!
- Low in calories, heart healthy
- Kid friendly
- Healthy breakfast
- Best berry smoothie recipe ever!
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🥘 Ingredients
This mixed berry smoothie ingredients list couldn’t be any simpler! You can make this 2 ingredient smoothie with basically no prep time! Here’s what you need:
- Frozen Berries: I used a mixed berry medley that had blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries, but you can use your favorite berries – frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, etc. – pretty much any combination of berries that you like. You can also use fresh berries, but then you will need to add ice cubes.
- Milk: You can use any kind of milk you like in this frozen mixed berry smoothie! You can also use almond milk, oat milk, soy milk, regular low fat dairy milk, or another dairy-free milk alternative. If you use a plant based milk, make sure it’s unsweetened – you want to choose a milk that has only 0-1 gram of sugar and 100 calories for 1 cup. Using regular organic 1% milk makes this drink even sweeter and tastes just like a milkshake! This is a mixed berry smoothie without yogurt – but if you don’t have milk (or don’t like milk), you can use plain yogurt instead of milk for a thicker berry yogurt smoothie!
- Optional Added Sweetener: This smoothie with frozen berries is pretty sweet on its own, but if your berries happen to be especially tart, feel free to add a dash of your choice of sweetener before serving. Honey, agave, maple syrup, monk fruit and stevia are all great options. You can also add ripe bananas, vanilla extract, or even medjool dates for more sweetness (just make sure to re-blend after adding any sweetener so it gets combined well).
🔪 Instructions
This berry blend smoothie recipe literally has just 2 steps! All you need is a blender (or a hand blender). Here’s how to make a simple berry smoothie:
Dump & Blend! Add the milk to a blender, then add the frozen berries. Puree until smooth and creamy. You can also use a hand blender if you have one at home.
Serve: Add sweetener to taste (optional). Blend a few more seconds to combine. Pour into a tall glass and garnish with fresh herbs or fresh berries. Serve this triple berry smoothie recipe immediately!
💭 Expert Tips
- Use a frozen berry mix for ease of use, and also to create a thick and cold texture.
- Make sure you’re using a high powered blender. You want a blender that will pulverize the seeds of the berries, so you end up with a super smooth texture (and not a strawberry blueberry raspberry smoothie filled with seeds!)
- Add the milk first, followed by the frozen fruit. This helps to keep the fruit from getting stuck on the bottom of the blender. Feel free to add more milk as needed – you want enough liquid so that your smoothie is easy to drink but not too thick or thin.
- You can make this recipe ahead of time and store it for 24 hours in the fridge. If you do meal prep this very berry smoothie without yogurt, make sure to stir it well before serving. I don’t recommend freezing this smoothie, especially if you use dairy milk or add Greek yogurt, as the consistency will change once it’s defrosted.
- This is a one serving smoothie recipe, but you can easily double or triple it if you’re making it for the whole family! Just make sure your blender is big enough to accommodate!
📖 Variations
- Use Fresh Berries: Instead of using a frozen berry medley use your own blend of your favorite fresh berries (or fresh + frozen mixed). For the highest antioxidant boost use fresh raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. You will also need to add a half cup of ice to achieve a thick cold texture if you use fresh berries.
- Try Different Fruits: Diced apples, diced pears, fresh pineapple or frozen mango would all taste great in this recipe! You can even make a mixed berry banana smoothie by just adding in frozen banana along with the berries.
- Easy Mixed Berry Smoothie Bowl Recipe: Pour this drink into a bowl and top it with sliced bananas, oats, coconut, nuts, seeds, granola, fresh berries, honey, maple syrup, or whatever you have on hand to take this berry medley smoothie recipe to the next level.
- Different Type of Plant-Milk: There are so many varieties of plant-milk on the market today. From soy, rice, almond, cashew, coconut, and oat milk. Use your milk of choice, just keep in mind the nutritional information will change depending on the milk you use. There will also be a slightly different flavor depending on the milk you choose, for example coconut milk will have a mild coconut flavor. When choosing your plant-milk, just be sure to choose one that has no added sugar.
- Add a Boost of Protein: Make a mixed berry protein smoothie by adding a scoop of your favorite sugar free plant based protein powder. For extra protein, you can also add 1/2 cup or more of plain Greek yogurt (I don’t recommend vanilla Greek yogurt, as that has too much added sugar).
- Healthy Fats: Feel free to add your favorite nut butters or seeds like almond butter, peanut butter, hemp seeds, chia seeds, or flax seeds. You’ll get both healthy fats and added protein!
- Kids Berry Smoothie With Milk: Depending on how old your kids are, they might like a slightly sweeter smoothie or a slightly thinner smoothie. Adjust the milk to make it thinner or thicker, and instead of adding honey or maple syrup (added sugars) to make it sweet, I recommend trying bananas, mangoes, or dates instead!
- Extra Greens: To get your serving of veggies and fruits for the day, feel free to add fresh spinach or baby kale to this frozen berry smoothie with milk. The greens are a great way to get some extra fiber too!
❓Recipe FAQs
Are mixed berry smoothies good for you?
In general, yes! As long as you don’t use ingredients with added sugar (ice cream, syrups, flavored yogurt, sugar, etc.), berry smoothies are super healthy for you.
This fruit smoothie with berries is a great healthy option. Here’s what makes this the perfect recipe for healthy eating:
1. High in Antioxidants: Blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries have the highest amount of antioxidants of all fruit. Antioxidants in berries may help reduce free radicals that cause oxidative stress. In addition, antioxidants help to reduce the risk of some diseases.
2. Excellent Source of Fiber: One serving of this delicious smoothie recipe has 5 grams of fiber, which helps you feel fuller longer, and reduces your overall appetite.
3. Rich in Vitamins and Minerals: Berries are an excellent source of vitamin C, manganese, vitamin K, and folate.
Are berry smoothies good for weight loss?
They can be good for weight loss if you are making your own smoothie at home, and controlling the ingredients you add. Getting a berry smoothie from a restaurant or drive through is often laced with added sugars, creamers, and processed ingredients.
If you create this mixed berry smoothie with milk at home, and enjoy it as a quick breakfast or snack, accompanied by other healthier options throughout your day, this simple recipe can promote weight loss.
What is the healthiest liquid to put in a smoothie?
The healthiest liquid for smoothies is filtered water. It is calorie free, and easy to add. However to achieve a creamy texture, the next best liquid to add is an unsweetened dairy-free milk. These have less calories, sugar, and fat than regular milk. I recommend using unsweetened almond milk, or unsweetened soy milk. Do not add sweetened ice creams, or creamers. These are high in fat and sugar.
Do you need to add ice to smoothies?
You don’t need to add ice to your smoothies if you are using frozen fruit. The frozen fruit acts as the ice that makes it thick and creamy. However, if you are making with fresh fruit, and desire a thick and cold texture, add about 1/2 cup of ice. Add the ice after the milk to the blender so that it can easily blend and you don’t end up with chunks of ice.
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Mixed Berry Smoothie
This simple mixed berry smoothie recipe is healthy, creamy, totally delicious, and has no added sugar! Naturally sweetened and full of antioxidants, this refreshing drink makes the perfect quick breakfast or afternoon snack. All you need is 2 ingredients and 5 minutes and you'll have this easy smoothie ready in no time!
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 119kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Frozen Berry Medley combination of blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries
- ½ cup Milk of Choice 1% organic milk, unsweetened plant milk (almond, soy, oat, etc.)
- Agave, Stevia, Honey, or Monk Fruit to taste (optional)
Equipment
Instructions
- Puree the berries and milk in a blender. You can also use a hand blender if you have one at home.
- Blend until smooth. Once the smoothie is done, taste it and add your choice of sweetener if needed. I recommend stevia or monk fruit to keep the added sugars low.
Notes
Expert Tips
- Use a frozen berry mix for ease of use, and also to create a thick and cold texture.
- Choose your favorite berry combination. Blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries have the highest antioxidants.
- Use a no sugar added plant-milk.
- For added protein, add a scoop of your favorite sugar free protein powder.
- Add the milk first, followed by the frozen fruit. This helps to keep the fruit from getting stuck on the bottom of the blender. Feel free to add more milk as needed – you want enough liquid so that your smoothie is easy to drink but not too thick or thin.
- Using 1/2 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk: 97 calories, 5g fiber, 13g sugar, 1g protein
- Using 1/2 cup 1% Organic Milk: 129 calories 4g fiber, 19g sugar, 5g protein
- Using 1/2 cup Oat Milk: 143 calories, 5g fiber, 22g sugar, 3g protein
Nutrition
Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 47mg | Potassium: 230mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 14g
This smoothie is really great. I added two tbsp of yogurt and it was really yummy!
So glad you liked it Ruby!
Hey! Your smoothies are amazing and we are using them in our school project to show that healthy food can be delicious!
Thanks so much!
What about using skim/ fat free milk in the smoothie? Im not really a big fan of soy or almond milk.
You can definitely use regular milk instead of soy or almond milk. It will taste just like a milkshake! Enjoy!
I used a few chunks of pineapple for sweetness, and some ice to make it less thick (personal preference) lovely, apart from the brain freeze!
Awesome!! Love the modifications you made Jim – so glad you liked this recipe!
My son is able to drink smoothies all day long 🙂 This is a perfect drink, it’s just our cup of tea.
Thank you Anjali!
Awesome!! So happy to hear it Dragana!
Just tried it for a morning snack and it was delicious (I used almond milk)!
Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Yay!! So glad you liked this! And almond milk would work perfectly in this recipe! 🙂
Thats makes sense about being able to control how much sugar you want. I only ever make green smoothies so I pretty much add about 6 grams of sugar included with the vanilla sweetened almond milk. I really hate honey, the taste is just so strong that anything you put it in tastes like honey. Agave and stevia are ok though. Keep up the good work!
Ahh yeah what you said makes sense too! If you end up adding such little almond milk, then sweetened vs. unsweetened really doesn’t make that much of a difference. I can see your point about honey – I love the flavor of it but if you don’t like the flavor I can definitely see it being too strong/overpowering! Thanks so much for your thoughts!
Im wondering why the emphasis on unsweetened almond milk? frozen berries arent so sweet naturally and if you dont add anything else, sweetened almond milk should actually make it taste ‘better’ without adding extra sweeteners like agave, stevia or xylitol? Just putting in my 5 cents 😀
Hi Kaya! Thanks so much for your thoughts! Unsweetened almond milk has no sugar and no artificial sugars in it, but sweetened almond milk usually has quite a bit of sugar in it (up to 15g of sugar which is a lot!!) – more so than what a tiny splash of agave would add to the smoothie. And I’m not a fan of xylitol – I didn’t even know you could get that as a separate sweetener. I agree that sometimes berries + unsweetened almond milk will be sweet enough so you don’t need to add anything else. But if you did, I’d much rather add a tiny bit of agave or honey or stevia (which are all natural, unprocessed sweeteners), so that I could control the amount of sugar going into the smoothie myself (versus adding a ton of sugar unknowingly because of the sweetened almond milk). I hope that makes sense!!
You do while the berries are still frozen right?
Yup! You just add the frozen berries directly – no need to defrost them or anything. The ice from the berries adds a great texture and cools down the smoothie too which is great!
This is PERFECT basic recipe…I like to add a handful of spinach (~1/2 cup) or 2 kale leaves, stems removed, for extra nutrition! Great way to sneak veggies in for picky also!
Oh totally!! Adding spinach / kale are a great addition to this recipe to get more veggies! I still haven’t gotten the husband to try a green smoothie yet – but I’m trying really hard to get him to add spinach to this recipe. With enough fruit, you can’t even taste the greens but you get all the benefits of them! 🙂
I’ve just discovered your blog. Like it! Yum, this looks great!
Thanks for the inspiration!
No problem!! So glad you like it!
Indeed. Your blog gets the taste-buds excited!
Thanks for creating a healthy choice to eating good tasting food!
Yay!! Thanks so much Lance! 🙂
Great idea to use almond milk! We make smoothies every morning and our trick to keep it sweet without sweetners is to use a banana! Bananas are naturally sweet, and taste great mixed with almost any fruit. And we just use milk, so will try almond milk! Thanks
That’s a great point! Bananas are a great natural sweetener and they do taste awesome in smoothies! I love the texture bananas bring to smoothies too – they make them a lot creamier 🙂 Hope you like this recipe with the almond milk!
Wow, this is one beautiful smoothie. I am going for the almond milk, sounds delicious.
Thank you so much Suzi! I’m sure you’ll love it with the almond milk!
Wow!! Looks great, and I’m sure my kids will love it too. Thanks for the recipe!!!
Thank you!! This recipe is super kid friendly – hope they love it!
This looks great! Anna is such a smoothie lover!!
xoxo
Yay! I hope she loves it! 🙂
Yum! Almond milk is great in smoothies as well. 🙂
Definitely! As long as it’s unsweetened almond milk – it’s perfect!
I’m doing a juice fast right now and will try this one. I found that I like the fruit juices better than the veggie juices.
Oh great! I usually like fruit juices better than veggie ones too, but I’ve found that you can actually mix milder veggies (like kale or spinach) with strong tasting fruits (like apples or pears), and it ends up tasting completely like the fruit but you get some of the nutritional benefits of veggies too! Good luck on your juice fast!
We have something similar each morning – sometimes for a bit more “tang” I use yogourt instead of soymilk, and add a tbsp. of flax seed oil. Delish!
Great idea about the flax seed oil! It’s a good way to add some Omega 3’s into the recipe 🙂
Thanks for telling us a good Super Easy Berry Smoothie. Very easy to make and health drink at tea time. Sounds So good! Can`t wait to make my own.
No problem! Let me know if you try it and how it turns out 🙂
Awesome recipe! I’d like to use this recipe for our website?
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