Berry Smoothie with Green Tea

Name: Berry Smoothie with Green Tea
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American cuisine
Ingredients: 1/4 cup boiling water; 1 piece green tea bag; 2 ts honey; 1.5 cup frozen or fresh berries (cherry, black currant, raspberry); 1/2 piece banana; 3/4 cup vanilla-flavored drinkable yogurt (or soy milk with vanilla)

June 11, 2026August 25, 2026 Kateryna Bondar

Cuisine

American cuisine

Course

Drinks

Serves 2 people

Prep time

Here green tea becomes the base of the smoothie in a matcha-like way: the concentrated infusion adds a gentle astringency and antioxidants, the berries bring acidity and color, and the banana smooths everything to a velvety texture. If you use frozen berries, the drink comes out thick, like a sorbet, without any ice at all.

This is one of the smoothie variations from Yulia Vysotskaya’s “Breakfast School” column in “KhlibSil” for June 2010, where the cocktails were positioned as “fuel for the mind” before a workday or exams.

Handy Tips

Don’t steep the tea bag longer than 3 minutes – over-steeped green tea gives an unpleasant bitterness.
Be sure to cool the tea before blending, otherwise the yogurt may curdle.
Instead of cherry-currant-raspberry, any tart berry will do: blackberry, blueberry, cranberry.
Soy milk with vanilla makes the drink fully plant-based.

Serve immediately in tall glasses. Because of the anthocyanins, the berries settle quickly, so the drink should be shaken before serving.

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Ingredients

Instructions

Steep the tea bag in the boiling water. After 3 minutes, remove the bag, add the honey, and stir well. Let it cool.
Put the berries, banana, yogurt (or milk), and green tea in a blender. Blend on high speed or with the ice-crush function.
If you used fresh berries, chill it; if frozen, serve right away.

Nutrition: Calories: 130 kcal · protein 4 g · fat 1 g · carbs 28 g (per serving, estimated)