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Hello, over the last day or so I've developed a real hankering for smoothies. However I've never had much luck in the past making them (I usually blend a banana with some yoghurt and milk but it never really seems to turn out very yummy). So I'm keen for any tried and true smoothy recipes (with correct quantities please)!
1 mango
1 average sized banana
handful blueberries
1/2 cup orange juice
optional linseeds/flaxseeds or LSA mix - dessert spoon or less.
Blend. this is nice.
WRT banana smoothies, a lot depends on how ripe the banana is.
I usually use
1 very ripe banana (not quite at balck "banana cake" banana stage though)
approx 1 cup milk (I don't measure it, just a bit less than the size of your glass)
yoghurt or ice cream or sorbet
big teaspoon honey.
Yep definitely need honey for banana smoothies IMO.
I'll go hunt down my recipes for you shortly :)
Mango Smoothie Recipe
1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted & chopped (approx 1-1/4 cups)
3/4 cup skim milk
1/4 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 ice cubes
Pinch of salt
Fresh mint sprigs
Combine all ingredients except mint in blender. Blend well until smooth and creamy.
Orange Pineapple Smoothie Recipe
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/2 banana, peeled and chopped
1/4 teaspoons ginger root, peeled & grated (I use only a tiny dash of crushed ginger)
2 ice cubes
Blend all ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.
Kiwi strawberry Smoothie Recipe
3 peeled kiwi
1 cup frozen banana slices
3/4 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup frozen strawberries (I use fresh and a few ice cubes)
Put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smoothie consistency is reached!
Strawberry Smoothie
1 tub strawberry yogurt
1 cup fresh strawberries, cut up
1 cup chopped ice cubes
Put the strawberries in the blender and mix on second speed into a liquid. Add the yogurt and blend until mixed thoroughly. Add the ice a little at a time until it’s completely mixed. Enjoy and how could you not. (you can substitute flavours of yoghurt & fruits for this one)
Use rayray's banana smoothie recipe, omit the yogurt and throw in a couple of tablespoons of Milo. I love that.
You can also add wheatgerm to your banana smoothies it's good for your bowel.
Thanks everyone, this is plenty to get me started! I sent DH out for bananas and mango and frozen berries so I'll be cracking along nicely in smoothie land this week! :D