Finally, a current post! It was a bit difficult thinking back to the process and learnings of each prior post, so I’m glad to be up-to-date at last.
So my sister has recently come in to having a blender (very exciting stuff) and, naturally, the first thing I ran to do was make a smoothie. After a less-than-stellar first attempt, the second was rather delicious! Thanks to some tips from the boyfriend’s best friend, I added honey- which did wonders for the texture.
- Check to see if your blender can handle ice (particularly large chunks) prior to blending. Reading the directions may also be helpful (I say this from (lack of) experience)
- Liquid on bottom! And make sure there’s enough of it!
That said, this smoothie had the following marvellous ingredients!
Blueberry-Raspberry-Strawberry Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
- 1/3 cup fat free milk
- 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1/4 cup raspberry sorbet
- 1/4 cup strawberries and cream ice cream
- 3/4 tablespoon honey
Process:
- Assemble ingredients into blender- make sure to put liquids in first so that it is at the bottom near the blade
- Blend on ’salsa’ or similar setting (low) until nearly blended
- Pulse a few more times after completing the ‘low’ setting (wait a second or two for it to let air out) to homogenize the mixture
- Pour into a glass (you may have to tap the blender as you pour to coax out the thick mixture)
- Top with freshly-cut fruit if desired
Mmmh, it was delicious, and enjoyably thick (not a fan of thin smoothies). I hope to experiment with more fruit juices and different frozen friut (strawberries and peaches in particular) in the near-future!
