Blueberry Almond Butter Smoothie

Health Highlights

An insanely creamy, nutritious, 6-ingredient smoothie with wild blueberries, banana, almond butter, flaxseed, and chia seed.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup	Banana (s) (ripe chunks frozen; ((~1 1/2 bananas as original recipe is written)))
1/2 cup	Blueberries (frozen; (wild; organic when possible)))
1 tbsp	Almond butter (Tbsp; (or peanut or sunflower seed butter)))
3/4 cup	Almond milk, unsweetened (unsweetened plain almond)
1 tbsp	Flaxseed meal (ground)
1 tbsp	Chia seeds
1 TBSP	Protein Powder, Vega Sport, vanilla (1-2 Tbsp; (optional // see my Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder Review for recommendations)))

Add frozen banana, blueberries, almond butter, flaxseed meal, chia seeds, and almond milk to a high-speed blender and blend on high until creamy and smooth. Protein powder is optional and I skipped it, but it would make a great addition for more staying powder (just know it will affect the flavor/sweetness).
If it has trouble blending, add a bit more almond milk. Then taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more banana (or a bit of stevia) for sweetness, blueberries for fruitiness, almond butter for nuttiness/creaminess, or almond milk to thin.
To serve: An optional step is to pour a bit of light coconut milk or almond milk into your serving glass(es) first and then top with the smoothie for a swirl effect! Coconut milk is thicker and makes a better swirl, but both work.
Garnish with additional chia seeds and/or almond butter (optional) and enjoy! Store leftovers in the refrigerator up to 2 days, though best when fresh.

Calories 286

Calories from fat 81

Calories from saturated fat 7.1

Total Fat 9.0 g

Saturated Fat 0.8 g

Trans Fat 0.0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 3.6 g

Monounsaturated Fat 3.7 g

Cholesterol 0

Sodium 69 mg

Potassium 809 mg

Total Carbohydrate 50 g

Dietary Fiber 9.1 g

Sugars 24.9 g

Protein 5.9 g