Friday, January 16, 2009

Fruit Smoothies...yum!


I just got a new blender for Christmas and I've been sampling some smoothie recipes- try them out and see what you think. Enjoy!

Fruitopia
1 banana, peeled and cut up
1/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1/4 cup sliced fresh or frozen strawberries
3/4 cup vanilla soymilk or milk
1/2 cup pomegranate-blueberry juice, pomegranate juice, grape juice, or cranberry juice, chilled
1/2 cup vanilla frozen yogurt or pineapple sherbet

In a blender combine banana, berries, soymilk, juice, and yogurt. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses. Makes 2 servings.

Banaberry
4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1 medium banana, sliced
1 6-ounce carton vanilla low-fat yogurt
1 cup ice cubes
1 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced (optional)

In a blender, combine strawberries, banana, and yogurt; cover and blend until smooth. With blender running, add ice cubes, one at a time, through hole in the lid; blend until smooth. Pour into 8 small glasses. If desired, garnish with kiwifruit; serve immediately. Makes 8 (about 1/2-cup) servings.

Just Peachy
2 cups sliced fresh peaches, nectarines, and/or apricots
1 cup fat-free milk
1 6-ounce carton peach fat-free yogurt with no-calorie sweetener
1 cup small ice cubes or crushed ice

In a blender, combine fruit, milk, and yogurt. Cover and blend until smooth. Gradually add ice through hole in lid, blending until almost smooth. If desired, garnish each serving with fresh fruit. Makes 4 (1-cup) servings.

Very Blueberry
2 cups sliced fresh or frozen blueberries
1 cup fat-free milk
1 6-ounce carton blueberry fat-free yogurt with no-calorie sweetener
1 cup small ice cubes or crushed ice

In a blender, combine fruit, milk, and yogurt. Cover and blend until smooth. Gradually add ice through hole in lid, blending until almost smooth. If desired, garnish each serving with fresh fruit. Makes 4 (1-cup) servings.

Strawberrylicious
2 cups sliced fresh or frozen strawberries
1 cup fat-free milk
1 6-ounce carton strawberry fat-free yogurt with no-calorie sweetener
1 cup small ice cubes or crushed ice
Directions

In a blender, combine fruit, milk, and yogurt. Cover and blend until smooth. Gradually add ice through hole in lid, blending until almost smooth. If desired, garnish each serving with fresh fruit. Makes 4 (1-cup) servings.

Fruit Smoothie Pops
Prepare peach, blue berry, or strawberry mixtures as directed through Step 1. Omit ice. Pour mixture into 14 compartments of freezer pop molds. (Or pour into 3-ounce paper or plastic cups. Cover with foil. Make a slit in the foil of each. Add sticks.) Freeze for 4 to 6 hours or until firm. Makes 14 pops. Prepare as directed and freeze for up to one week.

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