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.

Comments

  1. I'm so glad you enjoyed this smoothie! And thanks for the wonderful shout out. You can hug my blog anytime ;-)

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  2. I had erin's blog at the spiffy cookie before, loved her blog! This smoothie looks great, I love just throwing in a bunch of random fruits that I have in the fridge and hoping for the best that it tastes good, but I definitely need to buy some pomegranate and try this combo out!

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  3. Great looking smoothie, and what I love even more about it is that it uses pomegranate molasses! Yeah, I have a bottle and always searching for new ways to bring it to play... :-)

    Happy Reveal Day!

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  4. I love pomegranates and blueberries together :) YUM!

    Happy Reveal Day!

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  5. Oh yum! I love smoothies year round. In the summer to stay cool, in the winter to make sure I get my fruit in for the day.

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  6. Oh, yum! I almost chose a smoothie recipe for my SRC pick today, too, but opted for a less-healthy decadent treat in the end. I'm such a smoothie fan + I know i'd love this one!

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  7. Smoothie looks delicious! Great way to start the day and great SRC pick!

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  8. Delicious! I love a good smoothie, and its so fun to make them at home! :)

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  9. I have been paired with Erin before, lucky you, as she has LOADS of lovely recipes, of which this is one! LOVELY photos! Karen

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  10. Dena, this smoothie looks delicious! Greatings!

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