Blue Bayou Blueberry Smoothie

Imagine me humming a cheesy 70ties song from Linda Ronstadt “Blueeee Bayouuuu”, while I was making this smoothie, lol. 

Now, why did I hum this song despite lacking all musical finesse on the singing front? Because I luvvv singing along when I’m in the kitchen, hehe.

And since my latest fruity smoothie creation is very berry blueberry blue, there’s quite a lot of ooooo going on, just like in “Blue Bayou” ?

I’m also in a bit of a “blues mood” as my man just jumped on the train for a fun-filled “all blokes weekend” in Bristol. Not quite sure if I should be sad or glad now (we’ve not really been apart for the past 7+ years, totally not used to being on my own).

What do you do in a situation like this? You search for comfort food!

That’s how I discovered some long forgotten pancakes in the freezer that I gladly toasted and swiftly demolished.

And I found some blueberries… you can imagine where those went…

Into the smoothie… that’s right!

 Variation: Frozen Blueberry Smoothie with Spinach

I added a handful of spinach to the second lot of smoothie to turn it into a green smoothie – ok, didn’t work with the colour. But the flavour is still very nice.

This smoothie really surprised me – I thought it was going to be very sour and lemony with a washed out purplish- grey colour (like my sad previous blueberry smoothie attempt).

So I wasn’t very hopeful for this one. But I couldn’t have been more wrong – The frozen blueberries smoothie was just right.

And so easy to make. Zero fruit chopping involved!

A beautiful dark violet colour, a thick creamy consistency thanks to the frozen blueberries, and a rich fruits of the forest-ish taste with only a hint of lemon – very refreshing.

I have to admit, that the ice cubes nearly finished my poor little blender (note to self: next time take the ice cubes out of the freezer a bit earlier to thaw!).

I’m still chuffed though that I had the idea to freeze some coconut milk in an ice cube tray a few days before (I knew it would come in handy!).

This extra chill factor of the coconut milk ice cubes added another dimension of creaminess  to the smoothie.

And you can take a few ice cubes out at a time – which makes it very economical.

Note for Candida Sufferers:

You might want to add a little bit of sweetness to your blueberry smoothie (but I don’t think it needs it). If you are following the candida diet, then try it without sweetener first. And if that’s too sour for you, add  stevia rather than agave, since that contains no sugar.

Ideally, choose a different smoothie (one without fruit in it) in the first few weeks of the candida diet.

There are quite a few sugar free green smoothies to choose from that aren’t bad at all.

But if you are craving something fruity badly, then this one might be a good transition solution. I personally did not experience any flare ups from blueberries, and a friend of mine even managed to cure her candida issues within 3 months while drinking a smoothie with blueberries every single day. Now I wouldn’t quite go that far – all I’m saying is: Don’t freak out when you eat a few berries ?

You’ll be fine!

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I shared this speedy recipe with Raw Food Thursday, Healthy Vegan Fridays, Gluten free Fridays, Allergy free Wednesday, Whole food Fridays, Wellness Weekend, Tasty Traditions and 5 ingredient Mondays.

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