Kiwi Strawberry Smoothie

I was so surprised when I took a sip of this.  I seriously thought it came straight from Jamba Juice!

Ingredients
1 banana
6 strawberries
1 kiwi
1/2 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
3/4 cup orange juice
6 ice cubes

Notes / Directions
Place the banana, strawberries, kiwi, vanilla frozen yogurt, orange juice, and ice cubes in a blender. Blend until smooth.

Coconut-Mint Green Monster

I guess I was feeling a little adventurous this afternoon, but the results were very pleasing!  The coconut and mint in the recipe really came together nicely.  And as for the spinach, you can't taste it!  It just turns it green :)

Ingredients
1 frozen banana
2 cups of spinach
3 mint leaves
1/4 cup coconut
1/4 cup oatmeal
1 teaspoon flax
1 very vanilla Yoplait yogurt
1 cup vanilla soy milk

Notes / Directions
As explained in my Smoothie Basics, freeze yogurt in an ice tray for about an hour.  Use half of the frozen yogurt in the smoothie.  Put everything in the blender and blend till smooth.

-You can use any kind of milk, though I highly recommend vanilla soy.

Frozen Hot Chocolate

Making one of these might be a bad idea because you'll never stop making them!

Ingredients
2 packages of hot chocolate
6 ice cubes
1 cup milk

Notes / Directions
Blend everything together, serve with whipped topping on top.

Apple Pie Smoothie

I love apple pie, I love apple sauce, I love apples, and I love smoothies!  So I made an apple pie smoothie!  It is so GOOD!  Probably one I won't make often just because of the preparation of the apples but it is still a keeper!

Check out my Smoothie Basics to get ideas and tips on how to make smoothies
Adapted from Once Upon a Cutting Board 

Ingredients
1 apple or about 1/2 cup applesauce
1 very vanilla Yoplait yogurt
1 1/2 graham crackers
1/2 cup oats (or less or none)
1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
4 dashes of cinnamon
2 dashes of nutmeg
1 cup vanilla soy milk

Notes / Directions
Freeze yogurt in an ice tray for about an hour.  Peel, and chop apple.  Put in boiling water for 5 minutes and drain.  Add ingredients in blender.  Blend it all together.  If it's too thick, add more milk.

-Can use any kind of milk, I just like the added flavor of the vanilla soy.

Update!!
This smoothie just got easier!!  I used applesauce instead of boiling an apple and it was SO good and required WAY less effort!  I didn't make this one often because I didn't like to peel the apple and boil it but now that I use applesauce, my woes are over!  I used like 1/4-1/2 cup applesauce.  ENJOY!! 

Peanut Butter Cup Smoothie

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Ingredients
1 frozen banana
1/2 fresh banana
1/2 cup oats
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 cup vanilla soy milk

Notes / Directions
Blend it all together.  If it's too thick, add more milk.

-Can use any kind of milk, I just like the added flavor of the vanilla soy.

Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie

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Ingredients
1 frozen banana
1/2 fresh banana
1/2 cup oats
1 tablespoon raisins
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 dash allspice
1 cup vanilla soy milk

Notes / Directions
Blend it all together.  If it's too thick, add more milk.

-Can use any kind of milk, I just like the added flavor of the vanilla soy.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

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Ingredients
1 regular Yoplait light very vanilla yogurt
1/2 fresh banana
2-3 strawberries
1 cup vanilla soy milk

Optional (Recommended)
1/4 cup oatmeal
1 tablespoon flax 

Notes / Directions
1. Spoon yogurt into and ice tray and freeze for about an hour.

2. Put everything in a blender and blend till smooth.

-Can use any kind of milk, I just like the added flavor of the vanilla soy.

Smoothie Basics

I have been on a smoothie rampage as of late and have learned a thing or two that I'd like to share!

Smoothie milk base:  I always use vanilla soy milk as the base.  I honestly don't really care for vanilla soy alone, it's got a weird texture and taste, but it seriously makes the BEST smoothies.  Hands down.  It adds such a rich and delicious taste.  People always comment on how good my smoothies are -- it's the vanilla soy.  It's great stuff and it keeps for a long time in the fridge, like a month or two, so buy vanilla soy.  I usually start out with about a cup of vanilla soy with each smoothie.  If you like thicker smoothies, put less.

Frozen yogurt cubes:  I just love the Very Vanilla Lowfat Yoplait Yogurt.  Excellent stuff for smoothies.  I make frozen cubes of yogurt to add to my smoothies.  I fill an ice cube tray up with 2 things of yogurt and freeze them.  So one thing of yogurt will make about 8 cubes.  Perfect for smoothies.  Seriously.

Bananas.... they go in EVERYTHING!  For real!  We have been going through bananas like crazy!  So I buy tons.  I usually peel and cut up a whole bunch and then stick them in the freezer for later.  If I found that I bought too many bananas and they start to turn pretty brown, I make banana bread :)

Strawberries:  I'm cheap.  Really.  So I don't buy frozen strawberries.  I go to Costco and buy a big huge thing of fresh strawberries and then I take them home, pit them, and then stick them in my freezer so they don't go bad.

Oatmeal:  Oatmeal is a great and delicious way to add more substance and nutrients to a smoothie.  It's was weird the first time I had oatmeal in a smoothie but I love it now and I usually end up putting 1/4-1/2 cup in a smoothie.

Flax:  This adds wonderful texture and nutrients to a smoothie.  Try it.

Spinach:  It's always freaky to see a green smoothie.  Or one that just looks like it's been through someone's digestive system.  But you honestly can't taste it!  Spinach is SOO good for you and you can't taste it so just throw some in!

Yoplait Triple Berry Smoothie

 

You know the yummy Yoplait Triple Berry Smoothie packs you can buy in the freezer section that are so good??  Well, I didn't want to pay the money for it when the concept was so simple.  So, I stole their idea and created my own recipe for it!  I go and buy a big huge bag of frozen triple berries from Sam's club and a bunch of little Yoplait yogurts.  I fill my ice trays with the yogurt and once I have lots of frozen yogurt cubes, I transfer them to a Ziploc bag.  And wallah!!  I can have a smoothie whenever I want!  The best thing is that it's VERY healthy!  I buy the light yogurt because in a smoothie I can't taste the difference and use vanilla soy milk because is really good for you and the added vanilla flavor is delicious.  Over all, one smoothie has about 240 calories and is nutrient filled.

Ingredients
1 regular Yoplait light very vanilla yogurt
1 hand full frozen triple berries
1 cup vanilla soy milk

Notes / Directions
1. Spoon yogurt into and ice tray and freeze for about an hour.

2. Put all of frozen yogurt, a hand full of berries, and soy milk into blender and blend till smooth. Makes one big smoothie, I usually split it with my husband.

-Can use any kind of milk, I just like the added flavor of the vanilla soy.