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Thus, in honor of smoothie night (which, might have to become a regular thing....), I have a few smoothie recipes to share with you!
Pineapple Smoothie
~4oz of pineapple, with juice
3-6 ice cubes
1/ C milk
a heaping spoon full of cool whip
Combine in a blender, and enjoy!
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Dairy Fruit Smoothies
1/2 C milk
4oz plain yogurt
1 C fruit
Blend and enjoy!
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Lemonade Smoothie
1 C lemonade
1 C ice
1 C berries (strawberries, raspberries)
Mix together the ice and lemonade in a blender. Then add in the berries!
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Serve in a tall glass.
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Fruit Juice Smoothie
1 C fruit juice of your choice
1 medium banana, sliced and frozen
5ish ice cubes
handful of frozen berries (whatever goes well with the juice)
Add to a blender and mix away!
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Cherry Smoothie
1 C cherries (frozen is fine)
1/2 C ice
1/2 C yogurt
1/4 C honey (or >1/8 C sugar)
Combine all and blend until smooth.
Orange Julius
6oz OJ concentrate
1 C water
1 C milk
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
10 ice cubes
Mix well until smooth.
Basically, when making smoothies, it all comes down to the ratio of fruits, thickeners, and liquids + a little flavor kick!
A good rule of thumb is...
1 part fruit
2 parts thickener (e.g., yogurt, frozen juice, frozen fruits -- like bananas, ice)
2 part liquid (e.g., milk, juice, water)
+
flavor (try cinnamon, vanilla or a sweetener, like honey)
These are a great way to Fight the Heat... we enjoyed cooling off from 90+ degrees!
