Banana, Blueberry and Oatmeal Smoothie

Just add a straw to this wonderful banana, blueberry and oatmeal smoothie, and enjoy a delicious breakfast on-the-go.

Are you picky about how ripe you like a banana to be before eating it?

Sometimes I have to buy them on the green side, so they won’t get too ripe before I have a chance to eat them.

There’s a particular point where a banana gets a little too ripe to eat as is for my taste buds.

So, I’ll convince myself that I’ll just let them get really ripe and then I’ll make banana bread.

Then 9 times out of 10 I’ll run out of time to make banana bread, see a couple gnats hanging around the ripe bananas, and out to the trash they go.

When bananas start getting ripe faster than they can be eaten, an option is to store them in the freezer for use in smoothies.

Freezing Bananas for Smoothies

To freeze bananas, just peel each banana and squeeze lime or lemon juice all over each banana.

Then put each one in a separate snack size plastic zipper bag, seal the bag up tight, and then store them in the freezer.

The frozen bananas hold their color nicely when citrus juice is added on them.

About the Ingredients

This smoothie tastes best when it’s really cold, so I like to use frozen blueberries, and a frozen banana if I have one.

And last but not least, this smoothie also has oatmeal in it which adds a slightly thick texture.

The oatmeal is first cooked and cooled before it’s added to the smoothie.

Enjoy this smoothie for breakfast, a breakfast on-the-go, or a refreshing snack.

About the Order of Ingredients

A rule of thumb is that liquids and soft ingredients go in first, and the harder ingredients go in last.

So, for example to the blender jar,

• First, add liquids such as juice, water or milk
• Second, add soft ingredients like yogurt, fresh (unfrozen) cut fruit and berries, or honey
• Then add items such as frozen cut fruit and berries, vegetables or nuts
• Lastly add the ice

When blending a smoothie, to avoid an air pocket from forming by the blade in the blender jar, there needs to be a good balance between the liquid and frozen ingredients (including ice).

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Banana, blueberries, cooked oatmeal (on the thick side), honey, cinnamon, flax seed (optional), ice cubes

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

In a blender, add the oatmeal.

Next,

add the banana,

blueberries,

flax seed (optional),

honey,

cinnamon,

and ice cubes.

Blend on the smoothie setting until smooth.

After the smoothie is done blending, do a taste test and add more honey if needed.

Serve right away while it’s cold.

As an option it can be served over a little ice to make it even colder.

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