Here in Texas, the warm weather has arrived. And, with
the heat, I always dust off the blender for the season. Our favorite thing to
make is Fruit Smoothies. Sometime we make them thick, more like soft serve ice
cream and eat them with a spoon. Other times, we make them with lots of milk
and drink them with a straw. Either way, smoothies are perfect for getting
another serving of fruit into my kids every day. Many fruits work in a
smoothie: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, cantaloupe, bananas,
grapes, kiwi, etc. And, when you combine
several fruits, you can create signature concoctions. The one pictured above is
made with a mixture of strawberries, peaches, grapes, and cantaloupe.
Fruit Smoothies
3 cups frozen fruit (or a 1lb. pkg. frozen fruit)
½ cup plain yogurt (or whatever you have on hand)
1/3-1/2 cup powdered sugar (optional)
Milk
Add fruit, yogurt, and sugar to blender. Pour in a splash of
milk. Turn to the drink setting and blend, stopping the blender to stir if
necessary until you have reached the desired consistency. With just a splash of
milk you will have a soft serve ice cream consistency. Adding more milk will
result in a drinkable smoothie consistency. Yield: 5 servings.
Frugal Tip:
Although you can use purchased frozen fruit for these smoothies, you can also buy
in-season fruit for rock bottom prices and freeze it yourself for the future.
To do so, wash and slice (if necessary) and lay out in a single layer on a
sheet pan. Freeze for several hours, and then store it in zippy bags for later.
This post has been linked to Frugal Tuesday Tip.
We've been drinking a lot of smoothies, too. It's a great way to use up homemade yogurt and kefir, and, like you say, also a great way to get more fruit in the kids. One of the things we do is when bananas go bad, we peel and break them in thirds, then freeze. Some stores sell older bananas, although our stores have quit doing that as much. I used to be able to get huge lots of them for 10 or 15 cents and freeze them, in thirds, for smoothies and banana bread.
ReplyDeleteYou always amaze me :) If you live close by Handy Andy (on Schertz Pkway) usually has fruits and veggies cheaper than most :)
ReplyDeleteWe love smoothies! I frequently have them for my lunch. Thanks for linking up to the Frugal Tuesday Tip!
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