Breakfast this morning! I fancied something fruity and vibrant to start the day and decided to make a classic ‘blueberry hempster smoothie’.
It’s simple and involves ripe banana, blueberries, shelled hemp seeds (also known as hemp seed hearts) and cashews.
Tips for making the best blueberry hempster smoothie
One of the important keys to getting your blueberry hemp smoothie deliciously sweet is in the banana.
Be sure that your banana is ripe (no green bits on the outer skin and preferably starting to get brown spots). Green bananas are a rich source of carbohydrates – they are starchy and (whilst still green), although at this stage, their natural sweetness has not yet developed.
As soon as it starts to ripen, the carbohydrate levels decrease rapidly and the carbs turn into desirable fruit sugars…. delivering you that creamy, yummy sweetness that most of us love.
So the rule of thumb is – if you want sweetness, be sure to use ripe bananas. You’ll be be glad you did.
Adding hemp seeds to your smoothie
If I could choose one superfood to add to my morning smoothies then hemp seeds would be it. You can buy culinary hemp seeds from any decent health food shop or online.
It’s essential that you get them shelled or hulled (also known as hemp seed hearts). This is because the shell is tough and will just make the smoothie gritty.
Why are hemp seeds so good for your smoothie?
Hemp seeds are protein power superstars, being one of the most complete proteins in the plant food world. Hemp seeds containing ALL 21 known amino acids, including the 9 that humans are unable to produce themselves. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Protein is essential for basic bodily functions; it helps to build new cells whilst looking after the tissues within your body (which let’s face it, is pretty essential).
Protein is responsible for making neurotransmitters, the essential internal messaging service that sends the signals around your body to make it function. Hemp comes up top for protein power and is well recognised as a super-food by those seeking a healthy protein source.
Hemp seeds also contain nature’s perfect ratio (3:1) of omega 3 to omega 6 essential fatty acids. ‘Essential’ means that the body can’t produce these fats itself, so it requires dietary input. This is a unique accomplishment in the plant world. These compounds have been shown to have a particularly beneficial effect on our health. Hemp seeds are one of the few plant-based sources of omega 3 (other sources include walnuts, flax seeds, chia seeds).
Hemp seeds versus hemp protein powder for your smoothie?
You can buy hemp protein powder (also great for smoothies) as an alternative to hemp seeds. The protein powder is more helpful if you want a higher protein hit without the essential fats. I don’t like the taste as much myself, which means that I tend to opt for hemp seeds instead.
Benefits of hemp seeds
You can read all about hemp seeds, what they are and their health benefits here: All About Hemp Seeds
Why you don’t need to add plant-based milk to your smoothie
I want to quickly note here that I adore making and using my own homemade plant-based milk. However, it’s totally unecessary when making a smoothie.
All you need is water. Preferably filtered water.
The hemp seeds and cashews cream up in the blender, which acts as a replacement for the milk. In other words, you are creating the plant-based milk element on the fly, as you blend. Kind of like magic really!
However, if you adore creating delicious things and want to make some cashew milk, here is my recipe for Homemade Vanilla Cashew Nut Milk. It’s super easy to make.
Adding blueberries to your smoothie
Blueberries! I think I just like the colour of them in a smoothie, to be honest.
They are of course super healthy and full antioxidants, including phenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins and all that jazz.
A great addition to breakfast. Frozen bluerries seem to unleash a deep colour in your smoothie.

Blueberry Hempster Smoothie Recipe
A delicious blueberry and banana hempseed smoothie made with hemp seeds and cashew nuts. Full of wonderful benefits for health and tastes yummy.
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe banana
- ⅔ cup frozen blueberries
- 2 tablespoons shelled hemp seeds
- 10 cashew nuts
- 1 cup (250ml) water
Instructions
- Peel and slice banana.
- Blend all ingredients together until creamy smooth. I tend to do this in a bullet blender.
- You can also use a hand blender for this or a regular jug blender. If your blender is not powerful then soak your cashews overnight. They blitz down rapidly if you have a bullet blender or a good jug blender.
- Enjoy immediately to your hearts delight.
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This turned out perfect! I have all these ingredients all the time! It’s the most purple drink I’ve ever had.
Fabulous!
I find the colour brings a massive smile to my face every time – gorgeous!