Homemade Fruit Smoothies
2 cups milk or 1 cup milk and 1 cup yogurt
1 cup ice cubes
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
In a blender combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. Makes 2 smoothies.
You can make any combination of the following for your smoothies. When using juices substitute juice for milk in recipe.
- Top off any smoothie with ginger ale or sparkling water.
- strawberries, blueberries, peaches and a sprig of mint
- strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries
- strawberries, raspberries and banana
- orange juice, pineapple juice, banana
- crushed pineapple, 1/4 tsp coconut flavoring
- apple juice, coconut and 1/4 tsp. grated ginger
- banana and 2 Tbsp. peanut butter
- banana, strawberries, 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
- strawberries, banana, peaches and apple
- mixed berries and peaches or pears
- bananas and kiwi fruit
- watermelon
- cantaloupe
- peaches and 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 cup mint extract, 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
- 4 tsp. malted milk powder
- 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
- 1/3 cup unsweetened grape juice
- 1/4 cup chocolate syrup and 1/4 cup coffee (don’t use with fruit)
Other add ins:
- 1/4 cup oatmeal
- 1 Tbsp. wheat germ
- 1/4 cup bran cereal
- flaxseed oil
- bee pollen
- breakfast powder
- protein powder
- powdered milk
- cocoa mix
- instant coffee
- instant pudding mix
- powdered soft drink mix
- 2 Tbsp. fruit juice concentrate
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- any flavorings such as cherry, strawberry, peppermint etc.
- whipped cream
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There are a lot of fun flavor ideas in here. Thanks!
I do want to say that I don’t think a fruit smoothie needs any sugar added; the fruit provides enough sweetness on its own. If you use plain natural yogurt as well, you’ve got a creamy, sweet-tart treat with no added sugar– much healthier.
Also, if you use frozen fruit you needn’t bother with ice.
How much fruit is aded to the recipe?
You can really add as little or as much as you want depending on the taste you are going for or what you happen to have on hand. You can add like one banana 4 strawberries, or a 1/2 of cup of blueberries, 1-2 peaches. It really doesn’t matter to much.
i make these for hubby .. its a nice treat that wont bother his stomach too much ..
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i put in a cup of greens (spinach or kale or collards or mustard/turnip greens).. some fruit (fresh or frozen berries) .. 1 celery stalk .. some water .. blend it up well .. and serve ..
he doesnt like his too sweet so i usually add more greens to it .. but roughly mainly 1 cup or so .. (a handful .. but since i have small hands i figure a good cup full) ..
thanks for posting htis ..
nice to see different variations we can try
sorry … need ot clarify this .. 2 handfulls of the greens .. (which is more than 1 cup..more like 1 1/2 cups) .. 1/2 cup fruit … 1 celery and then some water .. i normally just put in and hardly ever measure .. and just get it to where he prefers it .. he normally tells me too sweet .. not sweet enuff .. oh my what is this!?! .. hehee .. all while holding his throught gagging .. ehhehe .. never and i mean never add vegi’s wiht onion and garlic to a smoothie ! (fruit or no fruit) .. it will literally take ur breath away ..
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yep .. we like to experiment .. poor hubby .. hhehehe . .we laugh now but at the time i thought his eyeballs were going to pop out of his head .. hehehe
thanks again for posting the different variations ..
I would not suggest ever putting pineapple, or any citrus fruit in milk for a smoothie. It makes a VERY bitter flavor within 5 minutes and truly makes a smoothie unpalatable.
I think you are talking about fresh pineapple and we usually use canned and that is what we mean. Fresh pineapples here are very expensive and they usually are nasty. Often before we can get them to ripen they start spoiling so we have to use mostly canned.
same here jill . .our fresh pineapple goes bad fast . it has to be eaten within 24 hrs of us buying it ..