Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Molly's Recipes: Refreshing Fruit Smoothies

The weather is just beginning to turn now, and it's starting to get to the point where I can actually enjoy some cold foods again! Lately, I have especially been craving fruit smoothies, and so I've been making a lot in my blender lately. Here are just two recipes that I've made that are extremely fast and easy to make. Enjoy!

Berry Blast Smoothie:
Ingredients:
6 frozen strawberries
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1 medium frozen banana
1-2 cups water

1. Start by combining all the ingredients in a blender. Turn on low speed and gradually turn the speed higher and higher, until everything is well combined in the blender.

2. If the smoothie is giving you a hard time when trying to blend it up, add more water to thin it out.

3. Pour into a large serving glass and enjoy!

TIP: If you're like me and you love the flavor of banana in your smoothies but texturally you don't like them, try freezing your banana overnight before making your smoothie. This way, you can incorporate the flavors of banana into your smoothie but the funky texture of the banana will not be present in your beverage.

Serves: 1
Prep Time: 3 minutes

Tropical Medley Smoothie:
Ingredients:
6 frozen strawberries
8 frozen mango chunks
1 medium frozen banana
1-2 cups water

1. Start by combining all the ingredients in a blender. Turn on low speed and gradually turn the speed higher and higher, until everything is well combined in the blender.

2. If the smoothie is giving you a hard time when trying to blend it up, add more water to thin it out.

3. Pour into a large serving glass and enjoy!

Serves: 1
Prep Time: 3 minutes

And there you have it, these are just 2 of my recipes for delicious and refreshing healthy fruit smoothies. Even though these two recipes are only different from each other by one ingredient, they taste really different, and I urge all of you to go try a fruit smoothie for yourself! You don't have to stick to just these two recipes, either. You can always incorporate milk to make it creamier, frozen greens to make it even healthier; really whatever you feel like adding! Leave your own smoothie recipes in the comments, I'd love to try them for myself.

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