Eek, this is even later that it was supposed to be… I posted it around noon – or so I thought. Then I left to scrub the new duplex, came back, and found I CLICKED SAVE INSTEAD OF PUBLISH. My mind… she is a-going…
Sorry this is a bit late – and it’s the first in a stretch of recipe silence, but we have family in town (in our apartment!) helping us pack. So I’m just going to throw this up, give you my quickest recipe, and hope you find it useful. I sure do!
Smoothie Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 c plain yogurt
1 medium banana
1/2 c strawberries
1/2 c raspberries/blackberries/blueberries/anyotherkindofberries
I also wanted to try milled flaxseed to try and add some extra protein, but alas, the moths had found it and claimed it as their own. I didn’t want it back.
I’m loving my smoothie recipe, but I’m ready to branch out.
What’s your favorite smoothie?
I had tried smoothies that included ice cubes, but my previous blender struggled and whined and created a very useless clump of smoothie that ended up in the trash. However, I recently this at a moving sale for $18, and since it actually had a setting for “ice crush”, I couldn’t pass it up.
I did try to get it for $10, but it didn’t fly. So $18 it was. They were Indians selling all their worldly possessions so they could go back home after finally completing their American education (*sigh*, what does that feel like?), so I didn’t push it too hard.
And we’re no longer talking about smoothies here.
So, all that to say, “I can crush ice now!” So please send your smoothie recipes my way. Thanksomuch.
And leave your own recipe links, quick or lengthy, smoothie or non-smoothie below.
Our favorite smoothies include pineapples, papayas and/or mangoes, along with bananas. I know that’s not very helpful. 🙁 I sure do miss berries, though. I did have a yummy “banana juice” once, but I’m guessing in included milk and lots of sugar.
my smoothies are different every time I make them. you know that though. and you don’t like slushy smoothies, you like creamy smoothies. So… yah. I think our smoothie difference have exhausted our smoothie conversations. what do you think? 🙂
if you use frozen fruit (a bag of frozen strawberries) then you don’t need ice and it doesn’t tear up your blender. and there is nothing more annoying than the sound of grinding ice in a blender.
Just like Melissa, I use frozen fruit and I can second that it works well. I get me frozen fruit at Aldi’s. Go Aldi’s!
I started making my own smoothies at home a good few years ago and in the end rather than buying books I decided to create a smoothie site hence the name flowercarole.com.
Here is a tasty summer smoothie treat to get your taste buds going:
A Summer Breeze Smoothie Recipe (Serves 1)
1 medium sized banana
2 scoops of low fat vanilla ice cream
1 pear cut into chunks
3-4 fresh strawberries
Method
First of all break the banana into about 4 pieces, place in blender. Next add the pear chunks. Hull the strawberries and add them next. Finally throw the low fat vanilla ice cream in and blend on full power for around 30 seconds. Then set on smooth for 30 seconds. Pour out in a tall glass and enjoy it! If you need to make more, just double or triple the smoothie ingredients.
Hope you enjoy it, I make this particular one quite regular.
Well, my breakfast smoothie that I am drinking right now has: four ice cubes, one medium banana, one small apple, five strawberries, half a cup of spinach, and about half a cup of white grape juice. My smoothies always have ice and a banana, and then I just throw in what ever other fruit I have around and about a quarter to a third cup of what ever juice is in the fridge (half a cup like today makes it runnier than I like).
My kids love to try new flavors in smoothies. They all start with bananas and strwaberries and 1/2 c yougurt of choice. I think the favorite of the summer was when I added a kiwi, 1/2 c mango and a fresh over-ripe peach. For liquid I use O.J. or a natural lemonade.
We have used both fresh and frozen friuit and love it both ways. If I make it for a dessert I add ice cream instead of yougurt.
My 9 year old wants these for breakfast every day.
I like to use 1 cup of skim milk, a handful of frozen berries, and 1/2 a banana, maybe a Tbs of wheat germ. Blend, and enjoy!
My smoothie recipes are similar to the ones all ready listed, but I also add honey for a little (guilt-free!) sweetness.
I miss you. It’s Wednesday! How’s the internet hooking-up coming along?
I love smoothies! We have them every day, sometimes twice a day. I think the key to a good smoothie is a banana or a very ripe orange (OJ works great too actually). Also frozen fruit is very important to get that really cold, smoothie flavor. Otherwise it is too watery or more of a juice. I like mine with plain yoghurt, my husband not so much. Our favorite recipe is two bananas, one frozen mango (cut before it is frozen!), a cup of frozen pineapple, and water. I then pour out my husband’s portion and add a little yoghurt for myself. We’ll also add spinach and any overripe fruit we might have on hand.
My smoothie’s generally consist of:
1.5c of frozen fruit (I like mixed berries!)
milk/soy milk/plain yogurt (whichever I’m in the mood for or have on hand)
1tbsp slivered almonds (weird, I know, but it gives it a little something extra)
.5 scoop of protein powder
My favorite smoothie consist of banana, blueberries, orange juice and milk.