The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Lilac Smoothie Great For Summer

The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Lilac Smoothie Great For Summer.

Intro

Who doesn’t love blueberries?

I do love blueberries, but one thing that always upsets me about them is that when I go to blend them I always end up with a purple smoothie. Like hello, you literally have blue in your name, where has all the blue gone? 🤷‍♀️

I digress, anyway purple is still a fantastic colour and I do love the taste of blueberries so maybe I am just being picky – can’t win them all 😔.

Today’s weekly blog post, as you can already tell, is about a lilac purple smoothie that contains blueberries for that bright purple colour, but to create a more pastel lilac colour I added in vanilla yoghurt (vegan vanilla yoghurt) and banana to create that lovely colour seen on the picture above.

I hope you enjoy the smoothie and have a fantastic day (and life while we’re at it 😘).

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Now… drum roll… onto the recipe…. 🙂

Recipe Sheet

Ingredients

• 125 ml Coconut Water
• 100 g Alpro Vanilla Yoghurt (or any other vegan yoghurt alternative)
• 110g Frozen Blueberries
• 1 Banana

Instructions

• Peel and chop up the banana so it can fit in your blender
• Add the frozen blueberries, yoghurt, coconut water and banana to a blender
• Blend in intervals to check that you have blended all of the fruit
• Enjoy!

Tips and Tricks

Using Frozen Fruit Instead of Fresh Fruit & Ice

• I have posted a couple of smoothie recipes now and a running theme of my smoothie recipes is that I use frozen fruit instead of fresh fruit and ice. I do this for a number of reasons:
  • (1) It creates a less watery smoothie by not using the ice (there is nothing worse than when the only bit left of your smoothie are just shards of ice).
  • (2) It makes for a much more simple and quicker recipe. As you can see in my preparation time, I truly spend less than 5 minutes on these recipes as I am lucky enough to be able to buy pre-frozen fruit from my local shops.
• So overall, I use frozen fruit to save on time but it is a win-win situation as a smoothie with no ice but instead frozen fruit is much more tasty!

Eyeballing the measurements

• In the equipment list I didn’t add a scale to the list because, whilst for this recipe I have used specific measurements as a guide for anyone who wants to follow the recipe, I do change the recipe all the time depending on whether I want a thicker smoothie (so less coconut water with more frozen blueberries or banana) or if I want a thinner/ runnier smoothie (so more coconut water with less blueberries or banana etc.)

Make sure to add the coconut water and the yoghurt last

• This tip really depends on the machine that you are using, as you can see from the picture I am using a nutribullet which means that when I add my ingredients eventually everything will be turned upside down. So, by adding the coconut water in last it allows for the juice to not potentially get trapped in the bottom of the machine
• This tip doesn’t really apply if you have got a normal blender (however, maybe it does as I have not used a normal blender for this recipe so who knows😉🤷‍♀️

Changing the recipe to what suits you

• I know I say it all of the time in my recipes, but I really do mean it when I say that this recipe is just a guide. If you don’t like certain things, or you want to adapt it to suit you, then go on ahead! I think that is one of the best parts about cooking and making food in general, you are really just creating what suits you. There will 100% be hiccups along the way where you make a creation that is a bit dodgy, but it will really just bring you one step closer to a go to recipe that you absolutely love, so make sure to be creative!

Decorations

• I didn’t add anything on top of my smoothie, because (1) I think that smoothies by themselves are a really good stand alone thing and (2) I meant for this recipe to be a go to drink for everyday life (e.g. a breakfast smoothie or a healthy snack). But if you really want to spice up this recipe and add loads of toppings then be sure to add as many as you want. Some suggestions: having some fresh fruit on the side, or you could always convert this recipe into the base of a smoothie bowl and then add granola and nuts to said bowl!

This tips and tricks section is really just about encouraging you Gluten Free VIPs to not be afraid to make this recipe your own and tailored to you and your tastes! Feel free to be fun and adventurous with your cooking! Enjoy!😊😊😊

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Thank you so much for reading my article on The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Lilac Smoothie Great For Summer. Hopefully, you will give my recipe a try and get to experience what it is like to eat the food of VIPs. Be sure to comment and tell me how the recipe went. Just a reminder that I do also have a pinterest account, so be sure to give that a like and follow also to make sure that you never miss when Gluten Free VIPs post (but just a reminder that I post every Monday).

If you would like to try some of my other smoothie (+ drinks in general) recipes I have listed the recipes below:

• How To Make a Cherry, Strawberry Gluten-Free, Vegan Smoothie
• How To Make The Best Blueberry and Grape Smoothie
• Gluten Free Vegan Strawberry Mango Smoothie That You Must Try
• Epic Quick Gluten-Free Vegan Mango Smoothie That You Need To Make
• The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Green Smoothie That Is Shockingly Simple
• The Best Quick Banana Smoothie To Try This Summer
• How To Make A Gluten-Free Vegan Orange Smoothie
• Gluten-Free Vegan Vibrant Berry Smoothie That You Will Love
• How To Make Gluten-Free Mint Choc Chip Vegan Milkshake
• Gluten Free and Vegan Hot Chocolate Recipe with a Christmas Twist

Please keep an eye out for Gluten Free VIPs, as I will be making more smoothie recipes soon. Just a reminder that Gluten Free VIPs makes smoothies but also, dessert, dinner, lunch and side dish recipes that are all gluten free (plus some that are vegan and vegetarian)!

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