Bean & Berry Power Smoothie
Heart-healthy beans blend beautifully in this power smoothie to give you the energy, fibre, and protein you need to fuel your day.
- Pulse
- Beans
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Makes
- 2 cups (500 mL)
Nutrition
- Serving Size 1 cup (250 mL)
- Calories 242
- Fat 0 g
- Saturated Fat 0 g
- Cholesterol 1 mg
- Carbohydrate 54 g
- Fibre 2 g
- Sugars 48 g
- Protein 6 g
- Sodium 40 mg
- Potassium 646 mg
- Folate 97 mcg
- Iron 1 mg
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) cooked or canned white beans, drained & rinsed (see tips)
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) frozen mixed berry juice concentrate (1/2 of 341 mL can) (see tips)
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) skim milk
- 1 Tbsp (15 mL) honey (optional)
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) vanilla
- 5–6 ice cubes
Directions
Place white beans and juice in blender. Blend well.
Add milk. Blend until thick and creamy
Add ice cubes and blend well.
Serve immediately or store in fridge.
Tips
- White beans include Great Northern, white kidney, cannellini or navy beans.
- Any frozen fruit juice concentrate or frozen berry can be substituted. If the frozen fruit mixture is sweetened, omit the honey in the recipe.
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