This blackberry smoothie is a rich, creamy vegan breakfast smoothie, with fresh or frozen blackberries, cauliflower rice, almond butter, and vanilla protein powder.
If you know me, you know I love starting the day with a smoothie. And depending on the season, I like to switch up the ingredients. During the winter, I'm all about a peanut butter banana smoothie. In the spring, it's a minty melon smoothie, and during the fall, I love this creamy carrot cake smoothie. During the summer, though, I'm all about berries. And this blackberry smoothie is my go-to. It's creamy, thick, and full of protein and a luscious, nutty flavor from coconut and almond butter. It tastes just like a blackberry muffin!
Why This Vegan Blackberry Smoothie Is a Favorite Quick Breakfast
- Bulked up with cauliflower rice. Smoothie recipes often rely on bananas as a filler ingredient, but I love cauliflower for a low-sugar option. You don't even taste it in this blackberry smoothie.
- 100% vegan. As long as you make this smoothie with plant protein powder, the rest of the ingredients are vegan-friendly and also gluten-free.
- Fresh or frozen. While I usually make this blackberry smoothie with frozen berries for a thicker texture, it's just as delicious with fresh berries. You can use any berry you'd like, too, so give this recipe a try with raspberries or strawberries, or a mix!
Blackberry Smoothie Ingredients
Here are the ingredients to make this creamy berry smoothie. Scroll to the recipe card for the exact amounts for each ingredient.
- Frozen blackberries – You can also use fresh berries, but the texture will be thicker with frozen fruit.
- Cauliflower rice – This is an easy way to bulk up your smoothie and make a dreamy texture without adding a lot of heavy ingredients.
- Almond butter – You can use any nut butter you like. Or to keep this recipe nut-free, use sunflower seed butter.
- Coconut flakes – Just one tablespoon of coconut adds a nice tropical spin to the smoothie.
- Vanilla protein powder – Feel free to omit the protein powder or use a different flavor if you like.
- Coconut water – This is a super-hydrating liquid to help blend your smoothie.
- Almond milk – Feel free to use your favorite vegan milk in the smoothie.
Make it ahead
You can prep the above smoothie ingredients in a bag in the freezer. Then, when you're ready to serve, dump everything into your blender, add the coconut water and milk, and blend.
Easy Variations
- Adjust the consistency. For a thinner smoothie, add more liquid during blending.
- Nut-free. To make this blackberry smoothie without nuts, omit the coconut and swap almond butter for sunflower seed butter. For the milk, use oat or hemp milk.
- Different berries. Swap blackberries with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, or a mix of berries, like my triple berry smoothie.
Make a blackberry Smoothie Bowl
If you want to turn this sippable smoothie into a spoonable smoothie bowl, you definitely can. Add less coconut water and/or almond milk for a thicker texture, and serve it in a bowl with your favorite smoothie bowl toppings. These are some of mine:
- Coconut flakes
- Granola
- Chia seeds
- Hemp seeds
- Almond butter (or another nut butter)
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Blackberry Smoothie
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup frozen blackberries
- 1/4 cup frozen cauliflower rice
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- 1 tablespoon coconut flakes
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (optional)
- 1/2 cup coconut water
- 1/2 cup almond milk
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth and creamy!
Nutrition
