Simple Smoothie
Posted by parker over 2 years ago
I've said before that I like recipes which require no measuring. As a heat wave smothers the Northeast U.S., I've pulled it out again to provide a lunch where three of the five ingredients are chilled–and one comes from the freezer.
- One or two bananas
- One 8-ounce can of pineapple chunks (or half a 16-ounce can)
- One regular yogurt cup (mine are 6 ounces, but this can vary), vanilla or almost any fruit flavor will do
- One 10-ounce bag of frozen strawberries (or half a 16- or 20-ounce bag)
- One cup (or so) of orange juice (I just pour some in.)
Put all of the above in a blender, preferably one which can handle ice cubes (which is essentially what the strawberries are) and blend until smooth. Makes about two pints; leftovers keep fairly well in the fridge.
Variation: You can use nearly any kind of frozen fruit; I've tried raspberries with some success, but blueberries, while tasting good, left a lot of skins in the mix. A "mixed berry" blend is great. The flavor and quantity of yogurt is very variable; it can reinforce or compliment the other fruit with strawberries, raspberries, blueberry, pineapple, or add a vanilla note. It also helps make the whole thing slightly creamy, along with the bananas. If you have two bananas, use two, but if you just use one, that's fine as well. So, in general, you can fiddle with the quantities for any of these.
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