Try this Homemade Fruit Smoothies Recipe, along with lots of extra add-in suggestions to give you lots of variety! Fruit Smoothies are both healthy and delicious. They make a great quick breakfast or a tasty snack! These Homemade Fruit Smoothie recipes can be found in our Dining On A Dime Cookbook on page 40!
Homemade Fruit Smoothies Recipe
2 cups milk or 1 cup milk and 1 cup yogurt
1 cup ice cubes
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Combine all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. This recipe makes 2 smoothies.
You can make any combination of the following items for your homemade fruit smoothies. When you use juices, substitute juice in the recipe in place of milk.
- 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)
Here are some other tasty add-ins For Your Homemade Fruit Smoothies:
- 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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I would first add any cereal and frappe it to dust before making the smoothie unless you like lumps. I’m anti lumpist.
And I try to add bitter greens collards, kale, mustard tops, etc because they are so good for you. You can cover their taste up with fruit.
I’d try it without the sugar and try to only sweeten with fruit.
I wonder what is the validity of Fruit Smoothies. And what is the best storage thereof.
You know I have wondered that myself Vera. I question what is the difference of peeling a banana and just eating it along with a handful of strawberries especially since I don’t use a dishwasher so I hate washing a blender each time. One nice thing about fruit there is no dirty pan or bowl to clean up when you eat them. They are also very portable. I also wonder how many people are gaining more weight or not losing the weight they need to because they are downing smoothies with yogurt, milk, lots of fruit – all of which have many calories even low fat.
No to me a smoothie is a dessert or a treat like a fruit compote.Something fun to drink on a hot day.
As far as the storage goes it depends on what you are using. If it is fresh fruit and veggies then store those as you normally would. You can also mix things like berries and part of the ingredients together in plastic containers or bags and pull one out when you need one, mixing with what ever else you need too.