At my house, we just love frozen fruit smoothies. Healthy and easy to make, what more can you ask for? You can make these healthy drinks that will cool you down with all sorts of fruit and you can also mix different fruit. Here’s how to make your very own frozen fruit smoothie. It is quite simple.
To Make These Amazing Smoothies You Will Need:
Let’s start with the hardware. You will need a blender to make good smoothies. No need to buy a special smoothie maker. Any all-purpose blender will work. A small, personal blender like the magic bullet is nice to have becasue you can customize each smoothie. A regular-sized blender is perfect for making big batches of smoothies.
Frozen fruit comes next. Frozen smoothies can be made with all sorts of different fruit and and feel free to mix and match as well. Great fruit to start with is strawberry, peach and banana.
I also like to add some sort of yogurt to my smoothies. It makes the finished smoothie creamier and gives it some good flavor. Low or non-fat yogurts are the most figure-friendly, but you can use any type of yogurt as well as any flavor. Another great option is thicker Greek yogurt.
Last but not least we will need some sort of liquid to help get the smoothie to a consistency that will work in the blender. Milk, water and juice are popular options. Your smoothie’s consistency will be determined by how much liquid you add. A good rule of thumb is to start with 1 part yogurt, 1 part juice or milk and 2 parts of frozen fruit. A good example would be 2 cups frozen strawberries blended with 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt and 1 cup skim milk.
You may want to add a little less liquid to begin with and then add just enough more to get it to your favorite smoothie consistency. Optionally you can also blend some ice in there as well.
Time to Blend:
Let’s talk about blending. Toss your fruit and yogurt in the blender and give it a few whirls, then add the liquid. If your blender has a pulsing function (most do) use it. It allows any larger piece of fruit to sink back down to the bottom and get chopped up. Doing this will make sure the fruit gets incorporated well and the end result is a smooth and delicious smoothie.
Be careful not to burn out your blender by making your smoothie too thick. If it sounds like it’s working too hard trying to mix everything, add a splash of water or the liquid you are using in the smoothie.
For smoothie recipes that call for ice in it, start with the ice and chop it up in your blender before you add the remaining ingredients. This will make sure everything combines well and that you don’t end up with big ice chunks.
I tend to make most of my frozen fruit smoothies with only frozen fruit, but you can also use a combination of fresh and frozen. You can purchase the frozen fruit at the store, or freeze your own when it is in season. It is very easy to freezer berries for example. Just put them in a freezer bag and freeze them whole.
Most of my frozen fruit smoothies contain frozen banana slices. I just peel any bananas that are starting to get a little too ripe and then cut them into slices. Put them into a freezer bag and freeze until you need them for a smoothie. Works perfectly and they give the smoothies an extra creamy texture.
Make the perfect smoothie with this strawberry smoothie recipe. It’s quick and simple to make and you can find more smoothie recipes at http://healthy.hillbillyhousewife.com/category/recipes/smoothies
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