Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie - Easy

Welcome back to another installment of the Secret Recipe Club, where members select and make a recipe from an assigned blog. The blog chosen for me is The Spiffy Cookie. Isn't that a cute name? If you think the name is adorable, you should check out Erin's logo.  I almost want to hug it!





Erin and I have several things in common (besides being carbon-based life forms).  We both think there is no such thing as too much education (she is a grad student working towards a PhD in Biomedical Sciences, and I have a couple of masters degrees). But more importantly, we both believe dessert is the best part of a meal.

Speaking of dessert, the recipe I selected is dessert disguised as breakfast.  I posted a similar smoothie recipe a while back, but Erin's contains three different fruits.  Her version is health in a glass.  And if you choose your yogurt wisely, it's even gluten-free!

Instead of ice cubes, Erin's recipe uses frozen berries.  She suggests that if you only have fresh in the fridge, pop a cup of the berries into the freezer the night before.  That was a great suggestion, because sometimes I have blinders on my brain and would have thought, gee, I only have fresh blueberries, I better head over to the Try-N-Save and pick up a bag o'frozen.
 

Erin's recipe uses pomegranate juice.  I subbed with pomegranate molasses mixed with water because that's what I had in the fridge.  Oh, and after making a batch and enjoying it immensely, only then did I notice I forgot to add the honey.  So I demoted it to optional.  Taste the finished product.  If your blueberries are sweet, you might want to do "accidentally" forget the honey, too.

Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie - Easy
Slightly adapted from The Spiffy Cookie 
Yield: 1 large serving

1 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 banana, cut up
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt (low-fat or fat-free)
1/4 cup pomegranate molasses
3/4 cup water
1 Tbl. honey (optional)

Place all ingredients except honey in a food processor or blender.  Process until well combined.   Taste and add honey if needed and/or desired.

Pour into a tall glass and pop in a wide straw.

Serve immediately.







Disclaimer - because this recipe is part of an online cooking group, the linked recipes below might not be kosher.