This Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie is packed with vegetables, protein and healthy fats. Easy and kid-friendly, it’s perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack!
Hi friends!
Let’s talk smoothies. Specifically this smoothie…which Squish is currently asking for on repeat. Before you freak out over the fact that there’s cauliflower in there….let me tell you, I resisted for a while as well, but don’t knock it til you try it!
For years, spinach in smoothies has been all the rage…but move over leafy greens…there’s a new smoothie veggie in town and it’s cauliflower. It works perfectly in smoothies because it doesn’t really have much taste AND it’s white, so you can’t see it once it’s blended in. This is great for people (or kids) who get turned off by the green tint that spinach adds to smoothies- even though you can’t taste it.
If you’re feeling wild, you can actually add spinach to this smoothie as well, for even more veggies. Wild blueberries are the best for making the green less noticeable. I use it in my Blueberry Kefir Smoothie all the time! This smoothie is similar…with a few tweaks.
Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie
I’ve been using this combo for a while now and it’s a big hit at our house. If you’re looking for more options using frozen cauliflower, check out this Strawberry Banana Cauliflower Smoothie from Julie or this Chocolate Gingerbread Protein Smoothie from Alexis!
Per usual, smoothies are super easy to throw together and this one is no exception! I do usually take a minute to chop my cauliflower florets a little smaller before blending just to make sure they get all chopped up, but you don’t have to.
Here’s how you make it:
PrintBlueberry Cauliflower Smoothie
This Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie is packed with vegetables, protein and healthy fats. Easy and kid-friendly, it’s perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack!
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 2 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 clementine, peeled
- 3/4 cup frozen cauliflower
- 1/2 cup frozen wild blueberries
- 1/2 cup plain, full-fat yogurt
- 1 Tbsp peanut butter
- handful of spinach, optional
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a high-powered blender making sure the clementine is at the bottom. Blend until smooth. Add a splash of water or juice if needed to help blend.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: serves 1
That’s all there is to it! I promise you can’t taste the cauliflower!
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Let’s chat:
What’s your favorite veggie to add to smoothies?
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Yum! I’ve been hearing good things about adding cauliflower to smoothies but have yet to try it. I’ll have to give this a shot!
I have two (toddlers) grandchildren that I have the honor & pleasure of caring for 5 days a week(), one of which is a very finicky eater, lol! I’m told she likes smoothies though so I’m going to give it a try & I’m starting with two of your recipies. (Simple Smoothie & this one, Blueberry Cauliflower). As I was reading it though, I was concerned about how she’d react to the taste of the cauliflower. I was just about to pass on it until I came upon SEVEN SIMPLE BUT MAGICAL WORDS!…
“I promise you can’t taste the cauliflower!” Hahaaa!!!
Now I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you!
Debbie
I’ve been adding frozen zucchini and beets to my smoothies lately (in addition to my usual spinach!) and LOVE it!
This is so great to see! I think cauliflower is amazing and I put it in everything both sweet and savory and my family thinks I’m odd. So I’m glad to see I’m not the only one!
I need to jump on the frozen cauliflower in my smoothie train! This sounds so yummy!:)
I’m so excited to try this with my kids! The green color and small green bits of spinach was a huge turn off for my kids.
This is so unique, I love it!
hmmm sounds so unique haven’t had a smoothie with cauliflower before. Thanks for the recipe!
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I love that you did this! Definitely trying because I’m always looking for more ways to work more veggies into my families meals and snacks!
I had to try this right away. My 3-year-old who’s been shunning his green smoothies lately loved it! I thought the cauliflower was just slightly noticeable but not unpleasant. And I forgot the peanut butter which I’m sure makes it even more yummy. We’ll have these again for sure!
I’ve seen this trend popping up more. I have to try it!
Really stupid question – if I use fresh cauliflower, should I steam first? I’m afraid if I don’t it might be too grainy. Thoughts?
hmmm i would say yes steam it and then cool it down before using it?
You don’t have to. It works just fine raw from the fridge.
I have made this smoothie recipe 3 times already and my 10 month old and 4 year old love it and so do I! Thank you
Delicious smoothie, Lindsay! I can definitely see myself starting the day off with this smoothie.
I would have never thought to use cauliflower in a smoothie. Love the pairing of blueberries. I’m thinking summer peaches might be good, too. Thanks for the idea!
I would never have thought of this combo before
I will try this, sounds interesting. We put chia flax and tumeric in ours, as well as blueberries. it makes a satifactory breakfast holding us until lunch
When you say frozen cauliflower, do I just put the store bought cauliflower in the freezer? And I cannot wait to try this!! I’m always looking for healthy recipes for my daughter!
for most people, cooking it first makes it easier to digest…so you could either buy it fresh and either chop it and steam it or turn it into cauliflower rice and steam it…and then freeze. Or you could buy a bag of steamfresh cauliflower, steam it in the microwave and then freeze it to use in smoothies later.
Thank you 🙂
If you buy frozen cauliflower at the store isn’t it already blanched or something to use as is for this smoothie?