Berry Oaty Breakfast Smoothie

2012-11-12
  • Servings : 2
  • Prep Time : 5m
  • Cook Time : 0m
  • Ready In : 5m

George and I went and stayed with a friend recently and her little toddler absolutely loooves her smoothies.  Amy would make them at breakfast time adding oats into the mix.  I thought this was a great idea and perfect for the blog!  I’ve since realised it’s very common and popular to add oats to smoothies and I wish I’d known about it earlier.  Delicious!  If you like them, oats add a nice flavour and can make your smoothie a complete breakfast helping you stay fuller for longer.  It’s perfect for breakfast on the run or perhaps it’s one that a fussy breakfast eater might enjoy.

Tip: Using frozen berries and bananas will help make your smoothie nice and cold without needing to add ice cubes. Perfect for summer.

Nutrition Note: Oats are high in soluble fibre, important for bowel health and helping to maintain healthy cholesterol levels.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup fresh or frozen berries
  • 1/2 large ripe banana
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 heaped tablespoons of greek/natural yoghurt (or flavoured)
  • 2 tablespoons of rolled oats
  • (Optional: 1 teaspoon of honey if you are using greek/natural yoghurt)

Method

Step 1

Combine all ingredients together in a blender and blend until smooth. -

Step 2

Makes 1 large and 1 small serve. -

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Recipe Comments

  1. posted by Leanne on November 12, 2012

    This smoothie looks great Jess. I must admit, I’ve added all sorts of ‘extras’ to smoothies in the past – from wheatgerm to psyllium husks… but never oats. Always good to get new, tried-and-tested, ideas. Love to you and George xx

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    • posted by Jess on November 13, 2012

      Thanks Leanne. I’ll have to give the wheatgerm and psyllium husks a go too 🙂 Jx

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  2. posted by Nancy Nasip on September 26, 2013

    besides bananas, what fruit can be replaced it?

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    • posted by Allie on October 4, 2013

      Hi Nancy, the bananas give a lovely creaminess but you don’t have to use them in the smoothie, the berries alone would be fine. Ax

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  3. posted by Jess on September 14, 2014

    Hi, this may sound a bit silly but when your recipes use rolled oats, are they supposed to be cooked first?

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    • posted by Allie on September 21, 2014

      Hi Jess, usually we will say in the recipe if they need to be cooked, otherwise you can just add them without. Ax

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