Banana Berry Protein Smoothie Recipe
Add more protein & nutrients to your diet with this delicious banana berry smoothie! Make 2 fruit smoothies with 1 blender, 5 minutes, & just 7 ingredients!
Servings: 2 smoothies
Calories: 466kcal
Equipment
- Food scale I recommend weighing all ingredients into the blender by grams
- Blender high-speed recommended
Ingredients
- ½ cup (120 g) Lifeway Lowfat Kefir I like lemon, strawberry, and blueberry (or plain for less sweetness) but you can use any flavor!
- 1 cup (236 g) 100% pomegranate juice
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) hemp hearts
- 3 scoops (69 g) vanilla protein powder Orgain is my favorite!
- 1 medium (100 g) banana
- ¾ cup (160 g) frozen strawberries fresh works too
- ¾ cup (105 g) frozen blueberries fresh works too
- 4 scoops (40 g) collagen peptides powder optional for extra protein
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into the blender. If you're making it with the collagen powder, do not add it just yet.I add them in order of liquid to solid: kefir, pomegranate juice, hemp hearts, protein powder, banana, strawberries, and blueberries.
- Blend on high speed until very smooth.
- Optional collagen powder: mix this into the smoothie on low speed until combined.
- Pour into 2 cups and enjoy!
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Notes
I recommend using a scale and measuring everything in grams. This way you can just put your blender on the scale and toss everything in by weight! Since there's no baking chemistry involved, it's okay if the measurements are slightly off.
To turn it into ice cream using a Ninja Creami, pour it into the Creami pint & freeze for 8 hours. Then run it through the Lite Ice Cream setting & enjoy!
The protein content and other nutrition information will vary based on the products used. Check your product packaging for accurate information.
Since I've been enjoying these smoothies with Lifeway's kefir, they've agreed to sponsor this recipe!
Nutrition
Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 788mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 355mg | Iron: 3mg
