Creamy, sweet and a little bit spicy, these delicious Blueberry Ginger Smoothies are packed full of antioxidants and fiber, and are perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack anytime.
I love smoothies of all kinds and have shared some of my favorites here including my Chocolate Banana Chia Seed Smoothies and my Strawberry Banana Chia Seed Smoothies. Today I’m sharing a new favorite, these delicious, energizing Blueberry Ginger Smoothies.
I love blueberries and ginger, they both have many health benefits. Blueberries are high in antioxidants, fiber and vitamin C. Ginger aids in digestion and boosts metabolism, plus I find that just the smell of fresh ginger fills me with energy.
I love the combination of blueberries and ginger and thought they would go well together in a smoothie. I had some fresh ginger to use up, left over from making Rainbow Carrot Slaw with Ginger Sesame Dressing and some blueberries in the freezer, from a batch that was too tart to enjoy on it’s own, so I had my chance. After a quick Internet search, I decided to adapt this recipe from PureWow.
These Blueberry Ginger Smoothies are so delicious — creamy and sweet with a little bit of a spicy kick. The sweet, tart and tangy blueberries go so well with the spiciness of the ginger, honey provides additional sweetness and vanilla extract and cinnamon complement the flavors nicely.
I made a batch of these Blueberry Ginger Smoothies this past Saturday morning when I was in need of an energizing pick-me-up. My family had had a late night the previous night — not a good kind of late night, such as we’d all been out doing something fun — but as in a late night trip to the ER that took over 3 hours.
The previous Friday evening, my three kids were rough housing before bedtime, they were shrieking with laughter and having a great time. I was preparing myself to break-up their fun, it was 8pm and I really needed to get my twin 3-year old girls to bed, when I heard a scream of pain from my 7-year old son. He had managed to get banged into a sharp edge of a piece of furniture and had sliced his left ear lobe open. It wasn’t a serious cut, but there was a lot of bleeding and I knew he needed stiches.
A call to his doctor’s office confirmed, that yes indeed, he needed to get it stitched up and had to go to the ER. We had to wait for my husband, who was returning from a business trip, to arrive home and he and my son were off to the hospital by 9pm and I finally got my 3-year old girls in bed – they were too worried to go to sleep beforehand.
My son and husband ended up waiting at the ER for over 3 hours — apparently there were many other kids, with more serious injuries, who needed to be treated before my son. Finally they were seen, my son received 5 stiches and they arrived home at 1am.
Luckily, everyone was able to sleep in on Saturday morning, and my son awoke with a cheerful smile, despite his injury and lack of sleep. So, I made a batch of these Blueberry Ginger Smoothies, to get us going, and my husband made a batch of the kids’ favorite Dutch Pancakes and all was right again at our house.
These creamy, delicious Blueberry Ginger Smoothies are packed full of antioxidants and fiber and are wonderful for a healthy and easy breakfast. These energizing smoothies are also great for a light, refreshing snack anytime.
Do you use fresh ginger in smoothies? Let me know in the comments below!
Blueberry Ginger Smoothies
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen blueberries
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
- 2/3 cup low-fat milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon + additional cinnamon to taste
- additional blueberries for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Add frozen blueberries, ginger, yogurt, milk, honey, vanilla extract and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon to a blender.
- Puree until smooth and blended.
- Taste mixture and if desired, add up to an additional 1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon to taste.
- Pour into 2 glasses of choice.
- Garnish with blueberries if desired.
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I love this! It is my feature for this weeks Merry Monday Link Party!
I hope your son is healing well. Stitches are no fun. This smoothie looks amazing though. I love blueberry smoothies but I’ve never used ginger in them. I must try this. Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for joining us at the #HomeMattersParty and I hope you’ll link up with us again next week!
Looks delicious! Sharing!
Yum! Sounds so refreshing! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday, hope to see you again next week!
Yum! I’ve never thought to pair ginger and blueberries together. I’m always looking for recipes to use up my berries. WIll definitely give this a try!
Oh Yummy Joy!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again this week! I love having you!! Pinned!
I love smoothies like this especially during summer!
This looks very healthy and love your photo Joy! Pinned and shared and hope to see you on Saturday!
We love smoothies. In fact I made a strawberry banana smoothie for our breakfast. I love what you did with this blueberry smoothie! Adding in the fresh ginger and cinnamon is genius!
These look so healthy and delicious! Blueberries are one of my favorite to eat!
Oh Yum! I get so excited each week to see what you have been working on because it’s always AMAZING! Thank you for sharing this with us. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm, so we can party!!!! Lou Lou Girls
Hi Joy,
I need to pick up fresh ginger asap!!!
Thanks Joy for sharing this yummy recipe.
Linda
Love the blueberry/ginger combination. Sounds great!
Your poor baby boy! I hope he is better and his ear is healing quickly.
I never thought to combine blueberries and ginger together and yet I love both ingredients. Can’t wait to give this a try!
I could have seriously went for one of these Blueberry Ginger Smoothies, after mowing my lawn today. Love the flavor combo!
This looks so delicious! The ginger is a pretty spiffy addition.
This is a nice twist with the added ginger. I always have ginger on hand and this would be a new way to use it. Pinned.
The healthful colors just jump off the page. I bet this smoothie made everyone feel better! YUM!
Your Blueberry Ginger Smoothie looks great! Thanks so much for sharing this awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday!
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Miz Helen
Another great recipe! I would love for you to share this sweet creation over at my link party Making Memories Mondays going on now! 🙂
Cathy
This looks luscious! The blueberry so beautiful and with ginger – sounds like a great combination!
I have never thought of putting ginger in a smoothie before! It sounds amazing!!
Oh no, I hope that your son is feeling better! Your smoothie is so colorful and looks amazing!
Boys! They’re always getting hurt. I’m glad it wasn’t anything more serious. Sounds like you deserve a nice treat like this beautiful smoothie! My kids love smoothies and I’m always looking for new recipes, thanks.
Mmm, looks yummy! I do love blueberries! 😀 Have a fabulous 4th and thanks for linking up!
Happy Birthday, America #WW
This is the best looking smoothie I have ever since. That purple color is so vibrant and perfect.
Never a dull moment, is there?! I’m glad your son is ok!
Your smoothie looks delicious…we may have that for breakfast!
I’m a huge fan of ginger and blueberries in smoothies!!! Never tried the vanilla extract…yum!
What a fabulous idea to throw a bit of ginger in this smoothie!
Thanks so much for stopping by!! This looks good but unfortunately, I can not eat any fruits or vegetables because of multiple GI problems!!
Hugs,
Debbie
hope your son is doing better
these look GOOD.
ginger is one of our favorites in this house, and since we juice so often, we almost always have a piece on hand. we are enjoying smoothies every morning right now, I need to remember to add the ginger! this week we are doing a mixed berry and spinach, I think ginger would be okay there too! 🙂
I’m obsessed with smoothies for breakfast! Your pictures of this one make me want to lick the screen – I love the addition of ginger, it’s so good for our digestive system – just printed this one!
Your poor son! I had a Friday night spent getting stitches myself this past week. I wish I had this smoothie to wake up–ginger is so soothing!
Its berries season! I have a strawberry which after years has flowers now and I hope that I can have berries to make some smoothies too! This one looks so lovely especially on a warm day like today =)
Blueberry ginger sounds likes a lovely combo! Yes, so many health benefits too! And I love blueberry smoothies!
Looks lovely and delicious! Thank you so much for sharing with OMHG Wordless Wednesday Link Party.. Have a great day, co-host Evija @Fromevijawithlove x
I would love this for breakfast! The addition of ginger is genius!
I love blueberries and I love ginger. I never would’ve guessed that they worked so well together but this smoothie sounds awesome!
I think the ginger would be great addition to a smoothie! So nice to do #OMHGWW with you!!
Shellie
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Your poor boy! I bet these smoothies put a smile on everyone’s face. I haven’t tried blueberry with ginger! We love smoothies at my house too!
I hope your little boy is doing OK. The Smoothies look so good. I can not wait to share them with my mother n law as I know my father n law will love them as he loves anything that has Blueberries in it.
Thanks Glenda, my son has had the stitches removed now and is doing great. I hope your in laws give these smoothies a try and enjoy!
Hmmm looks deliciously mouthwatering 🙂
Have a smoothietastic week 🙂
Thanks Steve!
Oh, I hope your son is healing well. Ouch! Blueberry season is almost here locally so I may try this with fresh blueberries. Pinned!
Hi AnnMarie, my son is doing well, luckily he is a very good patient and has been having a great time telling all of his friends about his stiches! 😉 I can’t wait for blueberry season to arrive here as well, not too long for us either!