Archive for May, 2007

This is an incredible smoothie with a crazy and diverse mix of fruits that you will find hard to beat when looking for a unique flavor comibination. If you try this one, please email and let me know what you think.

Hawaiian Holiday Smoothie Ingredients:

• 1 cup passion fruit nectar
• 1 cup guava nectar
• 1 cup orange sherbet
• 4 Tbs. coconut milk
• 1/2 frozen banana in chunks
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
• 1/2 cup frozen mango slices
• 1 cup strawberry yogurt

Pour all liquid ingredients into the blender. Add all frozen ingredients. blend at MIX setting for 30 seconds then blend at SMOOTH setting until smooth. While the machine is running, move the stir stick around counter-clockwise to aid mixing. Serve immediately. Each recipe serves 3-5.

You may not think if canataloupe as a smoothie ingredient, but give it a try for something different. How many banana and strawberry smoothies can you try for Pete’s sake?

Fat Free Cantaloupe Smoothie Ingredients:

• 1/2 ripe cantaloupe, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
• 1 cup (250 ml) skim milk
• 1 cup (250 ml) unflavored or vanilla fat-free yogurt
• 1 cup (250 ml) crushed ice
• 2 Tbs (30 ml) sugar, or to taste

Combine all ingredients in an electric blender and process until mooth. Serves 2.

Looking for a smoothie that is sweet, well try this smoothie sweetened with molasses. Don’t worry the prunes you add will ease your guilt among other things.

banana Molasses Smoothie Ingredients:

• 5 pitted prunes
• 1 medium banana, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 cups low-fat vanilla soymilk.
• 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 3 ice cubes

Place prunes in small bowl and cover with hot tap water. Let rest for 5 minutes or until plump. Drain. Combine plumped prunes and
remaining ingredients in blender and whip until smooth.

With summer around the corner, watermelons, honeydews and cantaloupes become the norm in the supermarkets. Well, this recipe has 2 out of 3 and that ain’t bad.

Melon Smoothie Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups seeded and chopped watermelon
• 1 1/2 cups seeded and chopped honeydew melon
• Juice of 2 limes
• 1 cup vanilla lowfat yogurt
• 1 cup ice cubes

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses. Yield: 4 servings

Can you really have too many strawberry smoothie recipes? Probably not, so please understand if we keep adding more of these favorite fruit smoothie recipes. One of my favorites.

strawberry Smoothie Ingredients:

• 5 large strawberries
• 6 oz. light (reduced sugar) fat-free strawberry frozen yogurt (This is
• one container of Yoplait)
• 4 oz. Crystal Light or other sugar-free lemonade
• 1 packet Equal sweetener or 2 teaspoons of sugar (1 gram)

Put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smoothie consistency is reached! Serves 1.

If you like peaches and cinnamon give this smoothie a try. The apple cider adds the punch, making this smoothie recipe a knockout!

Ingredients:

• 10 oz of apple cider
• 3-5 slices of peach
• 4 large strawberries
• 1 banana
• 1/8 tsp of cinnamon

Put all ingredients into blender. Blend well until smoothie consistency is reached!

Try this recipe with coconut milk and taste the unique difference it offers. So many flavors and none of the dominant. A very nice mix of fruits to give you a smoothie taste you have never had before.

Smoothie Ingredients:

• 1 cup frozen pineapple pieces
• 1/2 banana
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 Tbsp. coconut milk
• 1/2 tsp. lime juice
• 1/2 cup nonfat frozen vanilla yogurt
• 1/2 cup ice

Combine ingredients in blender; mix until smooth and frothy. Serves 1.

A great combination of strawberries, blueberries and the added health benefits of Tofu make this a delicious and healthy smoothie recipe.

Tropical Berry Tofu Smoothie Ingredients:

• 1 cup light (reduced sugar if desired) fat-free vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 banana
• 3″ cube of soft tofu
• 3/4 cup blueberries
• 1 cup strawberries

Put yogurt, milk, banana, tofu, and Equal into blender and blend until smooth. Add berries and blend again until consistency is reached.

A smoothie with a tangy punch of nectarines and guava juice, great for summer days and nights.

Summer Blend Smoothie Ingredients:

• 1 nectarine
• 6 oz. light (reduced sugar) fat-free peach frozen yogurt (This is one
• container of Yoplait)
• 1/2 c. Dole Pine-Orange-Guava juice
• 1/2 c. Crystal Light or other sugar-free lemonade
• 1 packet Equal sweetener or 2 teaspoons of sugar — (1 gram)

Put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smoothie consistency is reached! Serves 1.

strawberry peach Smoothie Ingredients:

• 1 cup strawberries or more
• 2/3 cup peach yogurt
• 3 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 cup ice

Blend all ingredients together until smooth!