Low Carb Blueberry Smoothie - Dairy Free Recipe

This is the perfect on-the-go, easy-peasy, low carb breakfast. Fresh, flavorful blueberries meet their match when combined with coconut milk, lemon juice and vanilla. Make a big batch for the whole family to enjoy! Divine!

July 6 2016 recipe by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Beverage, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

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2 servingservings

Ingredients

1¹⁄₃ cups 325 ml canned, unsweetened coconut milk
3 oz. 85 g frozen blueberries or fresh blueberries
1 tbsp 1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp ½ tsp vanilla extract

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Making low carb simple

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
Taste, and add more lemon juice if desired.

Tip from our Dietitian

If enjoying this smoothie for breakfast, we recommend increasing the protein for a more filling and nutritious meal.

If you tolerate dairy, replace the coconut milk with greek yogurt and add 2 tbsp whey protein isolate per serving. Add some water for a runnier consistency if needed.

If you don't eat dairy products, eat a couple of eggs on the side.

Recommended special equipment

Blender.

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77 comments

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Reply to comment #50 by Jay
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 21 2019
Yes, you can substitute.
Unsweetened almond milk
1g carb
1g protein
2.5g fat
Unsweetened coconut milk
1g carb
0g protein
4g fat
Those are for 1 cup serving, Silk brand.
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Reply to comment #7 by Kristin Berglund
Marguerite
February 23 2019
I may try this not familiar with coconut milk are there different kinds
Hi Claudia!
Yes, there are different kinds. Use one that is unsweetened and I hope you'll find one you like. The cans we use are 400 ml (about 13 fl.oz).
Good luck!
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Ilknur
February 25 2019
Hello,
I'm from Turkey. And I want to ask can I use Turkish homemade yogurt ? Because generally we make our yogurts at home.
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Reply to comment #53 by Ilknur
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 26 2019
Hello,
I'm from Turkey. And I want to ask can I use Turkish homemade yogurt ? Because generally we make our yogurts at home.
If you can make your yogurt with full fat cream, it would be a good option.
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Chuck
March 27 2019
What about Peanut Butter? Any kind
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Reply to comment #55 by Chuck
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
March 27 2019
What about Peanut Butter? Any kind
For peanut butter make sure there is no added sugar. It should only be peanuts (and salt).
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Reply to comment #55 by Chuck
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
March 27 2019
What about Peanut Butter? Any kind
For peanut butter make sure there is no added sugar. It should only be peanuts (and salt).
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Kelsey Mabery
March 31 2019
Has anyone tried freezing these into popsicle molds for a summer treat?
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Dawn
April 2 2019
So you can use almond milk for the smoothie, blueberries. What other fruit can be used. I cannot use dairy alergic so have to be careful. I find it hard to find recipes with out cheese in , can you suggest any dairy free options i dont like to eat alot of meat i go off alot of things im a really fussy eater. Would appreciate some guidance ..thankyou Dawn
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Reply to comment #58 by Dawn
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
April 3 2019
So you can use almond milk for the smoothie, blueberries. What other fruit can be used. I cannot use dairy alergic so have to be careful. I find it hard to find recipes with out cheese in , can you suggest any dairy free options i dont like to eat alot of meat i go off alot of things im a really fussy eater. Would appreciate some guidance ..thankyou Dawn
Yes, you can use almond milk. You can also use any berry you prefer. Most other fruit will be too high carb. You can use the recipe search tools to filter for dairy free recipes.
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Thomas
April 3 2019
The nutritional info on this recipe seems way off. When I enter it into CM it has way more carbs, way less fat and way less calories. How are you getting 43 g of fat out of 7 oz of coconut milk? Did you leave out an ingredient?
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Christine
April 4 2019
The keto diet sounds similar to the high protein diets from the early 80's. I lost a lot of weight on one of those diets - it was fantastic. Of course as soon as I went off the diet I gained even more weight than I had lost. Not related to the diet, but I now have a plethora of food allergies... Almonds, all dairy, avocados, all eggs, beef, mushrooms.... So the keto diet looks great, but how can I substitute for my sensitivities? You even use almond flour and almond milk.... I can't tolerate them. Should I simply give up?
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Reply to comment #61 by Christine
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
April 5 2019
The keto diet sounds similar to the high protein diets from the early 80's. I lost a lot of weight on one of those diets - it was fantastic. Of course as soon as I went off the diet I gained even more weight than I had lost. Not related to the diet, but I now have a plethora of food allergies... Almonds, all dairy, avocados, all eggs, beef, mushrooms.... So the keto diet looks great, but how can I substitute for my sensitivities? You even use almond flour and almond milk.... I can't tolerate them. Should I simply give up?
There are substitutions for these ingredients, or you can find different recipes. Coconut milk is a good substitute for almond milk.
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Reply to comment #60 by Thomas
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
April 5 2019
The nutritional info on this recipe seems way off. When I enter it into CM it has way more carbs, way less fat and way less calories. How are you getting 43 g of fat out of 7 oz of coconut milk? Did you leave out an ingredient?
Different locations and brands may call the same product by different names. If the coconut milk is low fat, try coconut cream instead.
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Denise G
April 7 2019
I find the measurements in recipes very odd. Sometimes within the same recipe amounts are on weight(g) and then volume (ml)
I wish there was more consistency in the amounts
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Reply to comment #64 by Denise G
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
April 8 2019
I find the measurements in recipes very odd. Sometimes within the same recipe amounts are on weight(g) and then volume (ml)
I wish there was more consistency in the amounts
Thank you for your feedback. Our recipe team is working hard to standardize our recipes to make them simpler and easier to follow.
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mack
April 16 2019
how many calories?
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Polly
June 2 2019
How much sugar is in this? Thanks!
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Reply to comment #68 by Polly
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
June 4 2019
How much sugar is in this? Thanks!
This is 10g carbs.
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Elizabeth
June 20 2019
Why is the serving size for the coconut milk in grams and not mls? I don’t know how much to use.
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Elizabeth
June 20 2019
The coconut milk is in grams and the blueberries are in mls. Should these be swapped around perhaps?
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Denny
August 14 2019
How is a 10gram carb smoothie "okay" for a keto diet? Sounds good (though the lemon juice is a bit weird), but that would use up a lot of carbs before lunch!
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Reply to comment #72 by Denny
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
August 16 2019
How is a 10gram carb smoothie "okay" for a keto diet? Sounds good (though the lemon juice is a bit weird), but that would use up a lot of carbs before lunch!
This is a moderate low carb recipe, as indicated by the orange, rather than green circle around the carb count number. You can read more about keto, moderate and liberal low carb at this link - https://www.dietdoctor.com/how-low-carb-is-low-carb
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Julie
April 16 2020
This was really good. Had to improvise with the remaining almond milk & heavy whipping cream I had available, threw in some ice cubes to get it frosty. Yum. I miss ice cream but recipes like this helps.
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Reply to comment #74 by Julie
Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
April 17 2020
This was really good. Had to improvise with the remaining almond milk & heavy whipping cream I had available, threw in some ice cubes to get it frosty. Yum. I miss ice cream but recipes like this helps.
I'm glad the improvisation worked for you and that you found the recipe helpful!
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Foo Bar
July 2 2020
How much fat does the coconut milk in the US have? Or what is the milk to water ratio?
400g can in Germany at 90% milk, 10% water is roughly 90g of fat.
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Reply to comment #76 by Foo Bar
Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
July 6 2020
How much fat does the coconut milk in the US have? Or what is the milk to water ratio?
400g can in Germany at 90% milk, 10% water is roughly 90g of fat.
The one we use has 42 grams of fat, 4 grams protein, and 6 grams of carbs for the entire amount of coconut milk.
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Tiffany
September 30 2020
This was a great smoothie ..ingredients Were very simple only thing I didn’t like what is the unsweetened coconut milk... but will make the smoothie again with almond milk.
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Mike
March 3 2021
One serving is 2/3 of a cup ? How can that be a meal ? It's easy to call it low carb when the serving size is so minuscule .
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Reply to comment #79 by Mike
Charlotte Zwart Team Diet Doctor
March 4 2021
One serving is 2/3 of a cup ? How can that be a meal ? It's easy to call it low carb when the serving size is so minuscule .
Yes, 2/3 cup of canned unsweetened coconut milk, plus blueberries, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Please note that this is a breakfast recipe.

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