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Very cool and easy to make! I served it for my friends and family, and they all loved it… Thanks!
Today’s vibrant smoothie recipe post is sponsored by our good friends at Bai5! Bring on the healthy smoooooothies.
So maybe I went ahead and jumped a little too fast on summer.
April? I could have sworn it was, like, July or something.
After a stretch of 70 degree sunny days here in Minnesota, reality came crashing in on us and right now I am literally writing this post about Frosted Blueberry Lemonade (summer! WANT SO BAD) with doors and windows tightly closed to keep out the 35 degree sleet. Please no snow, please no snow, please no snow.
I am burrowing deep into my thickest Forever 21 grandma-style sweater and I have the heat set to 73 degrees because that’s as high as the More Responsible Spouse will let me go. The forecast is not looking much better for the rest of the week, and I feel the ultimate sad face emoji coming on – the one with the crinkled eyebrows and mouth wide open, crying out in distress.
It has come to this.
(also: a favorite thing of mine right now is identifying my real life emotions in real life conversations by describing myself as an emoji. Bjork loves me so much.)
All that to say, I need the warmth and I need it n-o-w. And in case of emergency where Minnesota April plays summer-teasing tricks of me and there is actually no warmth to be found, I will accept things with just those warm weather vibes.
And that’s why I’m sharing this Frosted Blueberry Lemonade today. Warm weather vibes, my friends. WWV.
If I really embrace all that the WWV of the Frosted Blueberry Lemonade have to offer, I can basically create a beach party in my kitchen right now: sweaters and frosted blueberry lemonades and Spotify Top Pop Hits and Sage snoring in the other room. You know you wanna be here.
As you might remember from this Coconut Green Smoothie post a few weeks back, we are big fans of Bai5 around here – we buy ours at Target and it has become a regular item on our grocery list.
We like Bai5 for a few reasons, one of which is that they use the outer part of the coffee fruit (!) to make these yummy drinks so you get a tiny boost of caffeine – similar to the amount in a cup of green tea – and you also get the natural antioxidants from the coffee fruit infused into the drinks. Also likable: the drinks are sweetened naturally with organic stevia.
For us, Bai5 is a great alternative to juice or pop for just a regular drinking drink, plus it works well for mixed or special occasion drinks, and best of all –> it has become an essential in our daily smoothies.
You’ve tried it already, right? I know many of you have – it’s been so fun to hear from you as you try all their new flavors. YUHHHMMMMS.
You guys, just make a Frosted Blueberry Lemonade already.
I know I’m not the only one who needs summer to come, like, five months ago.
Frosted Blueberry Lemonade
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
Frosted Blueberry Lemonade – made with just two main ingredients. Super healthy, refreshing, and ready in seconds! So good.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Bai5 Limu Lemon
- 2 cups frozen blueberries
- juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 2 teaspoons light agave nectar
- a handful of fresh mint (optional)
- 1/4 cup yogurt (optional)
Instructions
- Soften the blueberries in the microwave for 30 seconds or just leave them sitting out at room temperature for 20 minutes or so. They should still be partially frozen but soft enough to easily blend.
- Blend the blueberries, Bai5 Limu Lemon, lemon juice and zest, agave nectar, mint leaves, and yogurt together until smooth.
- Serve immediately topped with a few fresh mint sprigs. If you can’t serve immediately, just be sure to stir or shake the frosted blueberry lemonade before serving because it will separate as it rests.
Notes
The lemon juice and zest bumps up the flavor. The agave offsets the tang of the fresh lemon juice. And the yogurt just gives the whole thing a little more bulk and creaminess – making it feel less like a slushie and more like a creamy smoothie. And the mint – just, YUM.
All of those things would be optional, though, so mix and/or match and/or find some yummy add-ins that you might like!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: blueberry lemonade, lemonade recipe, frosted lemonade
I don’t have a nutrition label for this one because it includes a product that is not yet in our database (the Bai5 Limu Lemon) but this blueberry lemonade has really minimal calories since the base of the drink (Bai5) has only 5 calories per serving.
Thanks again to Bai5 for sponsoring our post today! Feel dem good smoothie vibes. ā”
Seems so refreshing… and also tasty
It’s so good! Can’t find the Limu Lemon anymore, but the Brasilia Blueberry is a fantastic sub.
Yummy! This frosted blueberry lemonade Recipe looks is really awesome! This recipe gives me an excuse to trying it! Thanks for share…
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I need ALL of the Frosted Blueberry Lemonade this summer. *wipes drool*
Haha! š Thanks, Megan!
Very cool and easy to make! I served it for my friends and family, and they all loved it… Thanks!
Great! We love hearing that! Thanks, Shamit. š
This looks really good. I love that you added blueberries. I am all about the super foods. Spinachaholic here. I can easily eat one bag of spinach per day. Right out of the bag. Like potato chips. Seriously.
Aw, Lindsay, wish I could bring you to Arizona. The heat is on here. It’s 93 degrees and I’m sweating in shorts!
Ahh, Arizona! I was just there for a month, and I fell in love… Enjoy that beautiful state, Sandra!
Sounds … and looks… delicious! Unfortunately, I am intolerant to Stevia– wish I wasn’t. It seems like a great alternative to chemical sweetners. I will have to make my own version of this. I live in the tropics– and am pregnant– so I crave frozen drinks all the time!
Let us know what alternatives you come up with! š Thanks, Michelle!
This sounds amazing! I love a good smoothie on a warm day.
Yes, Indeed! Thanks, Raquel. š
Hi Guys, today there was an article on Yahoo Food “Make $150k with a food blog”. They talked about hiring an ‘agent’ to market the blog and build their brand. Have you guys used an agent or have you considered a ‘digital agent’? Is something like that even necessary with all the social media outlets available? Thank you.
Rich
Hey Rich! We saw that article too. Great stuff. So for the last two years, we actually have worked with an agency that represents Pinch of Yum, among other blogs, for sponsored content (Sway) in exchange for a commission percentage of each project. Basically there is a team of people at Sway who sorts through my leads, negotiates the partnership, writes up the contract, communicates between me and the brand, helps me edit the deliverables when necessary to make sure my work is compliant with FTC guidelines, and then follows up with the brand and/or me after the campaign. I find it is EXTREMELY helpful to work with someone (or in my case, a team) for brand-related projects. Some people are really good at the brands/contracts/negotiation side of things on their own – but I am not. If we didn’t have Sway, I would definitely hire a digital agent to manage these details for me. š
Thanks so much!
Great question, Rich! I’ll pass this along to Lindsay and Bjork and have them get back to you. š
This looks so fabulously refreshing! Perfect for the warmer weather and I just love your bright beautiful photos!
Thank you Mary Frances! I appreciate that!
Totally related to your ‘where did spring go’ description. Same here in chilly Michigan. I even pulled out my portable heater because my ‘more responsible spouse’ has an even lower thermostat threshold than yours!
I’m confident though that spring is around the corner..and blueberry lemonade sounds delightful!
Come on out to CA to visit again!! It’s upwards of 80Ā° where we live, and I could totally use cooler weather right now. Well, slightly cooler. Like, 70Ā°. (I know, I’m picky. But at least I love tropical smoothies and dark chocolate, so we can still be friends right? š ) Anyway, it’s definitely smoothie weather here where you can drink it outside by a pool and not get frostbite, so…. I’m sending as much of our warm weather your way as I can!
Please please please! I would love to come baaaack!
Hey, I am a silent follower of your blog, you do an amazing job here. Just curious, when you say “thank you bai5 for sponsoring this post”; what does that really mean? I have seen such posts elsewhere but never understood.
Thanks!
Hi Kay! Thanks for asking! It makes me feel like readers are paying attention and thinking about these things, which is great! Sponsored posts means that a blogger agrees to partner with a brand to write a post that features a product. So essentially I was paid to write this post because Bai5 feels that Pinch of Yum and our audience is a good match for their product, and vice versa. There’s nothing hugely different about it – still me, still a legit recipe that I made and enjoyed, we’ve just been paid to add some intentional marketing for a product that we use and think the POY readers will also enjoy. š
I’ve followed and loved your blog for years – made many great recipes but first time commenter! I’ve been loving the filters you’ve been using for your photos lately. Can I ask what filters you recommend for food and what ones you use to most? Thank you!
Thanks Jessica! That’s so sweet. I use lots of different presets and edits in Lightroom so there isn’t one specifically that I always use, but almost anything I use that’s a pre-made preset is coming from VSCO. I really like the Ektar presets. I also love the filters that they have on the iPhone app – I use those for all my travel pictures. Thanks for the comment!
I totally feel you on this cold weather. I’m dreading going outside today because the high is just 54, and that nice warm 70 degree sunshine spoiled me so badly.
But enough sad weather talk, these photos are incredible. So bright and beautiful!! Not to sound like an alcoholic, but I bet it would super tasty as a summertime margarita too š
haha – thought the same thing about the margarita version, Jenne! Thanks for the comment!
Small world – I went to my fave local grocery store (Heinen’s in CLE) and Bai5 now has its own new shelf. Plus, 3 for $5 sale! These will make a great addition to our daily breakfast smoothies. (We’re loving the new Ninja. Also made cilantro lime sauce from your recent shrimp taco recipe – yum!)
No way! that’s EXCITING š
Sounds yummy! Can’t wait to make some
This recipe certainly does sound great! Thank you!
So excited to try this! This blueberry lemonade would be perfect as the weather gets warmer! Thanks!
I feel ya, Lindsay. I was so ready for warm weather recipes here in Chicago. In fact, I have a paletas recipe up right now on my blog. Today, I’m eating my crow. Haha. It’ll get here soon, don’t worry. Then we’ll be wishing it was Fall. C’est la vie. š
I love Bai 5! They were at the International Food Bloggers Conference I went to a couple of years ago and I got an entire sample pack from them of all their flavors. It was…amazing! Also, I’m in Tampa, FL so we have summer pretty much 11 months of the year. I would like some cooler weather – 75* seems about right. Would bring us down by about 20 degrees, haha.
That’s supposed to be a dash, but MINUS 75 degrees, haha.
Yeah, I guess after living in the Philippines I should have a greater appreciation for these cool temps. š Glad you’re also a Bai fan!
And in El Paso we’ve been in the low 80s, with strong winds, though. The smoothie sounds delicious, but I’m wondering if there is a substitute you can suggest for the Bai5 Limu Lemon? That is something that is not available around here, or if it is, I am not aware of it. But I love the idea of blueberry lemonade. Hope it warms up in MN soon!
Hey Susan! I would encourage you to check out the Bai5 site to see where you might be able to buy it – like I said, we get ours at Target! It’s essentially like a lemonade, so if you had a lemonade-type drink, you could use that instead, but we really love Bai for this smoothie and others as well! It’s worth finding! š Here’s the link: https://www.drinkbai.com/locator
Thanks, Lindsay, I checked it out. Apparently Walgreens carries it here (I was kind of surprised to see that Target wasn’t on the list, but that’s what happens when you live in a weird area. We’re right on the border with Mexico and our population is about 80% hispanic, so we don’t have a lot of products you can find most places.)
Checked the stores on my side of town and they none of them carry the lemonade. I’ll figure something out.
Love how this is a frosted lemonade! The flavor combos sound delicious. Perfect for springtime!
I haven’t had any luck finding the Bai5 ever since I saw it on your other smoothie recipe. This just looked so amazing that I found and ordered the Limu Lemon on Amazon. Can’t wait to try this drink this weekend!!
Yay! Enjoy! We love Bai5 (and the lemon version is perfect for summery drinks).
Sleet? Yikes! Fingers and toes crossed for NO S-S-S I can’t say it. You live with a responsible spouse too? I thought I had all the luck! š And this smoothie looks delish!
Thanks Tonya! Fingers crossed that the sleet will be gone when we head home from SLC tomorrow…