Yogurt, bananas, pomegranate juice and blueberries make this Pomegranate Smoothie so easy and so delicious! Naturally sweet with no added sugar! Makes a great healthy snack or dessert!
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Freezing Bananas for Banana Smoothies
Do you want to know the secret to extra creamy smoothies? It's simple. Bananas. I use bananas in almost all of my smoothies. They add a creamy richness and seem to pull all the other flavors together.
How to freeze bananas: I keep bananas in my freezer at at all times. I peel the bananas and cut each one into 4ths. I freeze them on a tray and then place them in a freezer bag or a lidded container. Whenever I need a banana for a smoothie, I just pull out 4 chunks and know that I have about one banana.
When to freeze bananas: The frozen bananas never get completely frozen because of their natural sugar content. The bananas will not continue to ripen once placed in the freezer, so freeze them when they are as ripe as you like them. I usually let them become nice and spotty.
Do frozen bananas lose their potassium: luckily potassium is not affected by freezing!
Ingredients in this Pomegranate Smoothie
- Greek Yogurt - can use regular yogurt, but it will not be as thick or as creamy. Plain or vanilla work best.
- Pomegranate juice - can also use some pomegranate seeds.
- Banana - fresh or frozen.
- Blueberries - fresh or frozen.
Healthy Pomegranate Smoothie Tips
Making a smoothie is so easy, you add all the ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth and creamy, however I do have a few smoothie tips for you!
Freeze Juice - After buying my Vitamix 
, I bought several bottles of juice and froze them 1 cup amounts in small ziploc freezer bags, laying them flat. They don't take up much room and I always have juice ready for a smoothie! My favorites are pomegranate, pineapple and grapefruit.
Freeze Fruit - also buy bags of frozen fruits whenever they are on sale. During peak produce season, I freeze strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, mangoes and even kiwi.
When Using Frozen Fruits - For this smoothie I used frozen pomegranate juice, frozen bananas, and frozen blueberries. Because everything was frozen, I let them sit in the blender for 10 minutes before processing.
I found this recipe in Sweet Paul Eat & Make - it was in a section on what to do with Greek yogurt!
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Pomegranate Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup pomegranate juice
- ½ ripe banana
- ⅓ cup blueberries
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a blender and process until desired consistency.
Notes
Nutrition
This post was originally published in 2016 and updated for 2019.
Alexandra @ It's Not Complicated Recipes says
What a clever idea! I love pomegranate, but never thought to use in a smoothie. Can't wait to try soon!
Pam Greer says
I know! And, it's so good for you!
Brian Jones says
What a lovely looking colour, I buy pomegranate juice all the time but only for making pomegranate molasses and never for drinking... I must change that!
Pam Greer says
I love it for pomegranate molasses too!
Laura says
What a great combination of ingredients for a smoothie, using the Greek yogurt is a great idea
Pam Greer says
It's so good!
OH LA LATKES says
I love pomegranate so I had to try this recipe immediately. <3
Thank you for sharing!
Miz Helen says
I just pinned your delicious Smoothie! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Cindy says
Yum! I've pinned.
Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
Carol says
Pomegranates are so good for you!
Ann says
I've been guzzling pomegranate juice by the bucket load this summer - -mostly with a little Italian fizz
Dini @ The Flavor Bender says
This is one gorgeous looking smoothie! We're going on a Smoothie binge every morning - and always looking for new ones to try out. I am definitely adding this to the list 🙂 And thank you for telling me about Sweet Paul Magazine! I'm going to look it up and maybe hint at a subscription as a birthday present 😉
Danita Carr says
Yum! This sounds and looks really good! Thanks for sharing! #SmallVictories
Lindy says
Sounds like a delicious, not overly sweet, smoothie. And I love the photos. Nice and simple - very pretty.
Laura | Wandercooks says
Oooh that's a great tip to store the juice in portions in the freezer, can't believe I never thought of that. That seriously looks amazing, love the colour and the gorgeous mix of berry and banana flavours. Feeling healthier just looking at it. 😀
Sarah - The Charming Detroiter says
That is a great idea for freezing the juices to have ready to use! I love pomegranate and so I can't wait to try this!
Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence says
Simply delicious! Love the vibrant color of this photo too.
Kathy Hester says
I love the tartness of pomegranate and yogurt! I bet it's amazing with the rich banana and bright blueberries too!!
Sara- The Organic Dietitian says
Smoothies are a staple in my diet and I am always looking for more variations. I will have to add this one to my rotation!
Lori Schumaker says
We are a smoothie loving family! This will fit right in!
Nicole says
I love pomegranates and pomegranate juice - I'll have to try this out! #SmallVictoriesSunday
Michelle @ Giraffes Can Bake says
This smoothie looks delicious, I love pomegranates!
I love Sweet Paul too, it's thanks to him I discovered one of favourite cakes, I'd never even heard of it before I saw his reciped (verden's beste)