Share your smoothie recipes

[Andi]

I'm new to the world of smoothies. I've never made them. Actually, I've only tasted them a couple of times. I sure would love to hear some of your recipes. Is there a basic to all smoothies or is cold, thick and drinkable the only criteria?

I'm drooling in anticipation!

 

[Andi]

Wow. I'm a bit surprised that there were no responses. All the recipes on here are so mouth watering that I expected there would be a fair share of smoothie lovers on here. Oh, well. Maybe the timing of the post was off.

Anyway. This morning I experimented for my son's 19th birthday and wanted to surprise him with a big breakfast, including a smoothie. I made a strawberry-banana one. I thought it was quite good. He loved it also. He said it was stronger than what he was expecting, but that he liked the taste. I have to admit that they were filling. Here's what I did.

Bold Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

3 Ripening Bananas (Believe it or not, the store was out of spotted bananas, so I used the ripest ones they had. I was concerned it wouldn't be sweet enough, but it turned out just fine.)
14 oz Frozen Strawberries
30 oz Vanilla Yogurt
½ cup Milk (We use 2%, but I'm sure any would work.)

I started with the bananas and the milk in the blender until that was smooth. After that I alternated yogurt and the strawberries. I needed to blend it after each addition because it was so thick. It was so worth it! In total it took about 4-5 minutes to make. With a little practice I'm sure it wouldn't take even that long.

The thickness was like a thick milk shake and fairly smooth. If you used a straw, it would have to be one of those wide ones, and it might be a work out anyway. I ended up needing to use a spoon to get the last of it out of the glass because it was so thick and sticking the the sides of the glass.

When I think back on this recipe, its pretty darn healthy. I didn't add any sugar or honey. It didn't need it. It was filling, too. This made enough for probably 3 or 4 tall glasses, although I'm not sure. We used small glasses because we had so much food and orange juice besides. This could definitely be a breakfast on its own!

Enjoy!

 

[ChickenToes]

I put about 1/4 cup milk in a blender, about 1 cup yogurt and 1/2 to 3/4 cup fruit. Add some honey or sugar to taste, and blend it up.

 

[2DogsFarm]

A friend got me adding uncooked oatmeal to my smoothies - xtra fiber can't hurt

I just use whatever fruit I have on hand - fresh or frozen - cut into chunks, plain yogurt, some honey if the fruit isn't really ripe & enough OJ or 2% milk to make it a little less thick than cement.

If I am Jonesing for a milkshake I use frozen bananas (put in the freezer when they started to get overripe), 2% milk and cocoa. Blended together it makes a righteous chocolate shake : 9
And my halo glows for not having the ice cream