5-Minute Blueberry Vegan Smoothie

An easy, wholesome and nourishing vegan blueberry smoothie made with banana, frozen blueberries, almond butter and almond milk.

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

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Aug 7, 2017 (Last updated Oct 8, 2026) by Hannah Sunderani

Say hello to this delicious and nourishing Blueberry Vegan Smoothie. This is a refreshing recipe you can enjoy for breakfast, or snack time that requires little to no effort. Conveniently packaged into a sippable drink or smoothie bowl! The recipe takes just 5-minutes to make, and likely you already have all the ingredients on hand.

I love using frozen blueberries in smoothies – this wholesome berry gives a beautiful purple hue, and also helps to chill the smoothie by using frozen blueberries offering a thick texture with little added liquid.

Honestly, this smoothie recipe is like eating ice cream for breakfast! It’s thick, deliciously tasty and absolutely satisfied a sweet tooth craving without any cream or sugar! All made with wholesome real-food ingredients.

So, let me tell you exactly how to make this recipe so that you can enjoy it pronto!

Ingredients:

The ingredients for this recipe are so simple and straightforward. Using real, whole-food ingredients that likely you already have on hand! Here’s what you’ll need:

Frozen Blueberries: I like to use frozen blueberries in this recipe to help chill the smoothie and add thickness. Frozen blueberries also tend to be sweeter than fresh, and they’re picked in season when they are at their ripest – resulting in sweet, jammy blueberries that taste so delicious!
Banana: Banana helps to naturally sweeten the smoothie. The starch in bananas also helps with thickening. For an extra thick smoothie, I recommend to use frozen bananans – it’s also really helpful if you want to make this smoothie into a smoothie bowl like I have to eat with a spoon. I recipe tested with both frozen and fresh banana and both worked great!
Vanilla protein powder: Adds sweetness and helps the smoothie stick with you due to the higher protein content that protein-powder offers. The brand of protein powder is really based on preference, some of the plant-based proteins can be chalky in taste, and I personally find the pea protein to have a bad aftertaste in smoothies. My recommendation would be a rice protein powder or hemp protein. Or, what I also love to do is substitute the protein powder with 3 tablespoons of hemp seeds for the same result.
Almond Butter: Adds a delicious creamy and nutty almond flavour, as well as a boost more protein to stay with you. I also recipe tested this with peanut butter – but depending on the type of protein powder you use it’s not as nice. The peanut butter was fine with the rice protein-powder, but I didn’t love it with the pea protein as it enhanced that aftertaste I mentioned above.