Smoothie Recipe

Making smoothies is hardly rocket science and there are plenty of recipes out there, but here are some tips for creating your own smoothie. We also have 5 smoothie recipes to get you started!

Ingredients

• 2 to 2 1/2 cups cubed soft fruit, fresh or frozen, or a combination

• 1 cup of liquid, usually juice or milk

• 1/2 cup of yogurt (optional)

• 1/2 cup to 1 cup ice (unless you are using all frozen fruit)

• a teaspoon or two of sugar, honey, agave or another sweetener (optional)

How to Make It

1. Put the ingredients in a blender and whir it up!

2. This will make two large smoothies.  

Unlike baking recipes, for instance, smoothie recipes do not have to use exact measurements. You can adjust according to taste. The only difference in choosing between fresh or frozen fruit is how thick you want it to be. Frozen will make for a more milkshake-thick smoothie, whereas fresh will get thickened up slightly by the ice, but have a more liquidy texture. Or you can combine frozen and fresh fruit.

You can use any kind of soft fruit you want, such as berries, bananas, peeled peaches or nectarines, melons, even grapes, and puree, and know you can always add a bit more fruit or ice to thicken it or a bit more milk to thin it out.