
SMOOTHIE
RECIPES . . . BEGINNING WITH P / Q / R

On
this page you will find a selection of easy to make
smoothie recipes.
For further recipes vist the main page on How
to Make Smoothies
Additional information on making healthy drinks or
smoothies can also be found under Fruit
Juices Smoothies and Shakes

Papaya
Smoothie Recipe
2
papayas, ripe
1/2
cups orange juice
1/2
cups vanilla frozen yoghurt
- Peel,
seed and coarsely chop papayas.
- Combine
all ingredients in a blender or food processor and
blend until smooth.
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Passionate
Peach Smoothie Recipe
1
can peaches in syrup
1
frozen banana
1
cup Ben and jerry's purple passion sorbet
1
can peach nectar
2
cups grape juice
- Combine
all ingredients in a blender
Additional
smoothie information:
The
scent that makes you skinny (effortlessly). Simply
smelling a peach can help you shed 24 pounds this
month without dieting, report scientists at the Chicago's
Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation.
"Sweet scents trick the brain into feeling full,
so food intake drops", says study author Alan
Hirsch, MD. "The effect is so powerfull, subjects
lost up to 6 pounds per week."
"Peach
is rich in beta-carotene , which the body converts
into Vitamin A", says Mary Ellen Camire, PhD,
professor of Food Science at the Univerity os Maine
at Orono."This nutrient fortifies membranes so
they're more resistant to infection.
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Peach
Smoothie Recipe
1
cup frozen peach slices
1/2
banana, sliced
3
tablespoons non-fat vanilla yoghurt
1/4
cups orange juice or apple juice
1/2
cups non-fat rice milk, optional Sugar to taste.
- Throw
all ingredients in the blender and chop and then puree
until it is delightfully smooth.
Additional
smoothie information:
The
scent that makes you skinny (effortlessly). Simply
smelling a peach can help you shed 24 pounds this
month without dieting, report scientists at the Chicago's
Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation.
"Sweet scents trick the brain into feeling full,
so food intake drops", says study author Alan
Hirsch, MD. "The effect is so powerfull, subjects
lost up to 6 pounds per week."
"Peach
is rich in beta-carotene , which the body converts
into Vitamin A", says Mary Ellen Camire, PhD,
professor of Food Science at the Univerity os Maine
at Orono."This nutrient fortifies membranes so
they're more resistant to infection.
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Peaches
And Dreams Smoothie Recipe
10
ounces of apple cider
3
- 5 slices of peach
4
large strawberries
1
banana
1/8
teaspoons of cinnamon
- Put
all ingredients into blender.
- Blend
until smoothie consistency is reached.
Additional
smoothie information:
The
scent that makes you skinny (effortlessly). Simply
smelling a peach can help you shed 24 pounds this
month without dieting, report scientists at the Chicago's
Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation.
"Sweet scents trick the brain into feeling full,
so food intake drops", says study author Alan
Hirsch, MD. "The effect is so powerfull, subjects
lost up to 6 pounds per week."
"Peach
is rich in beta-carotene , which the body converts
into Vitamin A", says Mary Ellen Camire, PhD,
professor of Food Science at the Univerity os Maine
at Orono."This nutrient fortifies membranes so
they're more resistant to infection.
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Peanut
Butter Smoothie Recipe
1/4
cups peanut butter, chunky or smooth
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk
- Place
all ingredients into blender.
- Blend
on high until just combined.
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Peanut
Butter Banana Smoothie Recipe
2
large ripe bananas, peeled, sliced, frozen
2 cups milk
1/4 cups creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon imitation banana extract
- Place
all ingredients in blender.
- Pour
into tall glasses and serve immediately.
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Peanut
Butter And Jelly Smoothie Recipe
2
cups milk
2
tablespoons blackberry jelly
2
tablespoons peanut butter
1
banana, frozen and chunked
2
tablespoons honey
2
teaspoons wheat germ
- In
a blender combine milk, jelly, peanut butter, banana,
honey and wheat germ.
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Peanut
Butter Sundae Smoothie Recipe
1/4
cups smooth peanut butter
2
tablespoons honey
1/3
cups milk
3
cups vanilla ice milk
1/4
teaspoons wheat germ
- Stir
peanut butter, honey and milk together.
- Cook
over low heat, stirring constantly.
- Remove
from heat when peanut butter has melted, stir in ice
milk and wheat germ, serve chilled.
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Pear
Avocado Smoothie Recipe
1
large pear, chopped
1/2
cups green grapes
1/4
avocado
2
teaspoons honey
1
teaspoon lemon juice
- Place
all ingredients in blender.
- Blend
and top with chopped pecans.
Additional
smoothie information:
Studies
at the Smell n Taste Treatment Research Foundation
in Chicago reveal that inhaling sweet scents like
the arome of prickly Pear activates the brain's satiety
center, reducing caloric intake enough to lose 5 pounds
monthly.
Savoring
the refreshing flavor of prickly Pear is a delicious
way to put a smile on your face. Researchers at the
University of Vienna Austria discovered that the Pectin
in this plant slows carbohydrate absorption so glucose
enters the bloodstream more slowly. The result: Blood
sugar levels remain steady, preventing the mood swings
that come with spikes n dips. - First Magazine
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Pear
Raspberry Smoothie Recipe
2/3
cups soya milk
1/4
cups dole country raspberry concentrate
3
ripe pears, cored
12
ice cubes
- Place
soya milk (or your choice of any other milk or non-dairy
substitute) and all remaining ingredients in blender
in order given.
- Blend
until smooth and creamy.
Additional
smoothie information:
Studies
at the Smell n Taste Treatment Research Foundation
in Chicago reveal that inhaling sweet scents like
the arome of prickly Pear activates the brain's satiety
center, reducing caloric intake enough to lose 5 pounds
monthly.
Savoring
the refreshing flavor of prickly Pear is a delicious
way to put a smile on your face. Researchers at the
University of Vienna Austria discovered that the Pectin
in this plant slows carbohydrate absorption so glucose
enters the bloodstream more slowly. The result: Blood
sugar levels remain steady, preventing the mood swings
that come with spikes n dips. - First Magazine
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Peppermint
Smoothie Recipe
4
scoops peppermint ice cream
1
1/2 cups milk
2
drops peppermint extract
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
- Combine
in blender container and blend until smooth. Serve
immediately.
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Persimmon
Smoothie Recipe
5
persimmons, without skin and seeds
2
cups orange juice
1
cup frozen berries
- Blend
all ingredients and serve.
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Pina
Banana Smoothie Recipe
1
cup pineapple juice
1/3
cups coconut milk
1
1/2 cups frozen banana slices
1/2
cups pineapple chunks
- Pour
liquid ingredients into the blender first. All fruit
goes into blender at one time.
- Put
cover on and blend until smooth.
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Pina
Colada Smoothie Recipe
1
frozen banana
1
cup milk/soymilk
1
- 2 teaspoons shredded coconut
1/4
cups chopped or crushed pineapple (fresh is best,
but canned is pretty good too)
- Combine
all ingredients and blend.
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Pineapple
Buttermilk Smoothie Recipe
20
ounces unsweetened pineapple chunks
1
cup buttermilk
2
teaspoons vanilla extract
2
teaspoons liquid sweetener
Mint
leaves - optional
- Drain
pineapple, reserving 1/2 cups juice. Freeze pineapple
chunks.
- Place
juice, buttermilk, vanilla, sweetener and frozen pineapple
into a blender container.
- Blend
until smooth. Pour into glasses and garnish with mint
if desired.
Additional
smoothie information:
Erase
winter colds with Pineapple. This sweet tropical fruit
contains Bromelain, an enzyme that eases congestion
and suppresses coughs associated with Bronchitis and
other respiratory ailments.
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Pineapple
Carrot Smoothie Recipe
1/2
cups pineapple chunks
1 cup soya milk, any flavor
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
1/3 cups pineapple juice
1 x 1" piece ginger, peeled and minced
Honey
to taste
- Place
all ingredients in blender container and blend until
everything is smooth.
- Add
ice if you like it frosty. The ginger adds the "zip".
Additional
smoothie information:
Erase
winter colds with Pineapple. This sweet tropical fruit
contains Bromelain, an enzyme that eases congestion
and suppresses coughs associated with Bronchitis and
other respiratory ailments.
Carrots
fuel the body with carotenoids, natural anti-oxidants
that calm cellular inflammation and dampen Lentin
resistance, helping women shed p to 3 pounds each
year, according to researchers at the University of
Tennesse Health and Science Center in Memphis. For
best absorption, carotenoid foods should be conumed
with little healthy fat, such as virgin olive oil
or walnut oil.
Carrots
contain carnitine, a compound that increases stamina
by transporting fat to the mitochondria and burning
it for energy.
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Pineapple
Papaya Smoothie Recipe
1
cup orange juice
1
1/2 cups frozen papaya chunks
1
cup pineapple chunks
1
to 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
- Pour
orange juice into the blender first.
- Add
coconut, if using, and then fruit.
- Put
cover on and blend until smooth.
Additional
smoothie information:
Erase
winter colds with Pineapple. This sweet tropical fruit
contains Bromelain, an enzyme that eases congestion
and suppresses coughs associated with Bronchitis and
other respiratory ailments.
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Pineapple
yoghurt Whirl Recipe
6
ounces can pineapple juice concentrate, thawed
1/2
cups water
1/2
cups skim milk
8
ounces carton vanilla yoghurt
2
tablespoons sugar
1
1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2
cups ice cubes
Pineapple
wedges, for garnish
- In
a blender container, combine the pineapple juice concentrate,
water, milk, yoghurt, sugar, and vanilla.
- Blend
mixture until smooth. With the blender running, add
ice cubes slowly through the opening in the lid and
blend mixture until slushy.
- Pour
into tall glasses and decorate each serving with fresh
pineapple wedge.
Additional
smoothie information:
Erase
winter colds with Pineapple. This sweet tropical fruit
contains Bromelain, an enzyme that eases congestion
and suppresses coughs associated with Bronchitis and
other respiratory ailments.
Enjoying
a daily yoghurt snack has been shown to supress up
to 95% of cold sore outbreaks in clinical studies.
Researchers credit Lactobacillus Acidophilus. It also
helps prevent future cold sore outbreaks.
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Pink
Smoothie Deluxe Recipe
2
cups sliced banana
1
1/2 cups frozen strawberries
1
cup ruby red grapefruit juice
1
cup orange juice
1
cup ice crystals
- Place
ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
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Pistachio
Banana Gulp Recipe
1
container plain non-fat yoghurt
2
- 3 ounces pistachio instant pudding mix
1
ripe banana
1/4
cups skim milk
Handful
or more of crushed ice
- Put
all ingredients into blender.
- Blend
until smoothie consistency is reached.
Additional
smoothie information:
Omega-6
fats in Pistchios boost E1 levels, key to maintaining
energy and mood, explains Dr Teitelbaum.
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Pumpacketin
Pie Smoothie Recipe
1
(15 ounce) can solid pack pumpacketin puree
1
(12 fluid ounce) can frozen apple juice concentrate
1/8
teaspoons ground nutmeg
1
teaspoon ground cinnamon
2
1/2 cups water
- Remove
pumpacketin from can and freeze for 1 hour.
- In
a blender combine partially frozen pumpacketin, frozen
apple juice concentrate, nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Blend
until smooth. Continue to blend while adding water
to fill the blender.
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Purple
Passion Smoothie Recipe
1
banana
1
cup non-fat yoghurt
1/3
cups blueberries (can be frozen)
1/3
cups strawberries (can be frozen)
2/3
cups ice
- Place
all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth.
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Quad
Berry Quencher Recipe
2
bananas
1 cup low-fat strawberry yoghurt or frozen yoghurt
1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled, frozen
1
cup raspberries, frozen
- Place
all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Additional
smoothie information:
Cranberries
contain ascorbic acid, a nutrient that thins liver
bile so fat can be broken down more quickly, and that
allows fat to be flushed out of the system so it is
not stored in cells.
Keep
your heart healthy with Strawberries. This juicy jewels
contain folate, a nutrient that helps lower homocysteine
levels to reduce the risk of heart disease.
yoghurt
with Strawberries can turn even the most hectic days
into something to smile about. "This vitamin
B5-rich food boost production of glucocorticoids,
hormones that tame tension by inhibiting the effects
of the stress hormone cortisol," says Stephen
Turner,MD, of the Long Island College Hospital in
Brooklyn.
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Rainbow
Smoothie Recipe
10
ounces apple-cranberry juice
4
ounces strawberries
2
ounces pineapple chunks
2
scoops rainbow sherbet
1/2
banana
1/2
cups ice
- Place
ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
Additional
smoothie information:
Cranberries
contain ascorbic acid, a nutrient that thins liver
bile so fat can be broken down more quickly, and that
allows fat to be flushed out of the system so it is
not stored in cells.
Keep
your heart healthy with Strawberries. This juicy jewels
contain folate, a nutrient that helps lower homocysteine
levels to reduce the risk of heart disease.
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Raspberry
Banana Smoothie Recipe
2
bananas, peeled and sliced
1
1/2 cups pineapple juice
1
packet vanilla low-fat yoghurt (8ounces)
1
cup fresh or frozen raspberries
- Place
the bananas in a single layer on a baking sheet, freeze
until hard.
- Combine
the bananas, pineapple juice, yoghurt and raspberries
in the container of an electric blender, process until
smooth.
Additional
smoothie information:
Raspberries
: The super champion of fiber, just 1 cup of these
berries meets over 40% or your daily value. 1 cup
= 8 grams
Protect your eyes with Raspberries. These ruby fruits
ar chokeful of carotenoids, antioxidant compounds
that help prevent age-related macular degeneration.
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Raspberry
Blast Smoothie Recipe
2
cups fresh or frozen red raspberries
1
cup non-fat or 1% milk
3
tablespoons red raspberry preserves
4
ice cubes
2
scoops plain or vanilla soy protein powder
- Combine
ingredients in blender.
- Cover
and blend at high speed for about 1 minute.
Additional
smoothie information:
Raspberries
: The super champion of fiber, just 1 cup of these
berries meets over 40% or your daily value. 1 cup
= 8 grams
Protect your eyes with Raspberries. These ruby fruits
ar chokeful of carotenoids, antioxidant compounds
that help prevent age-related macular degeneration.
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Raspberry
Orange Smoothie Recipe
2
cups milk
2
cups plain yoghurt
2
cups fresh raspberries (other berries may be substituted)
1
cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1
cup ice cubes
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
- Combine
all ingredients in an electric blender and process
until smooth.
Additional
smoothie information:
Raspberries
: The super champion of fiber, just 1 cup of these
berries meets over 40% or your daily value. 1 cup
= 8 grams
Protect your eyes with Raspberries. These ruby fruits
ar chokeful of carotenoids, antioxidant compounds
that help prevent age-related macular degeneration.
Orange
can dissolve kidney stones and may even help prevent
colon cancer.
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Raspberry
Peach Smoothie Recipe
1
cup low-fat peach yoghurt
3/4
cups peach nectar
1/2
cups fresh raspberries, frozen
1
1/2 cups diced fresh peaches, frozen
- Combine
yoghurt and nectar in a blender.
- Add
peaches and raspberries.
Additional
smoothie information:
Raspberries
: The super champion of fiber, just 1 cup of these
berries meets over 40% or your daily value. 1 cup
= 8 grams
Protect your eyes with Raspberries. These ruby fruits
ar chokeful of carotenoids, antioxidant compounds
that help prevent age-related macular degeneration.
The
scent that makes you skinny (effortlessly). Simply
smelling a peach can help you shed 24 pounds this
month without dieting, report scientists at the Chicago's
Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation.
"Sweet scents trick the brain into feeling full,
so food intake drops", says study author Alan
Hirsch, MD. "The effect is so powerfull, subjects
lost up to 6 pounds per week."
"Peach
is rich in beta-carotene , which the body converts
into Vitamin A", says Mary Ellen Camire, PhD,
professor of Food Science at the Univerity os Maine
at Orono."This nutrient fortifies membranes so
they're more resistant to infection.
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Raspberry
Watermelon Smoothie Recipe
2
cups seeded watermelon chunks
1/2
pint raspberries
1
cup ice cubes
1
tablespoon Sugar
- Put
all ingredients in blender.
- Blend
until all ingredients have blended and there are no
chunks of ice left.
Additional
smoothie information:
Watermelon
helps boost our immune system and it's lycopene is
a cancer-fighting oxidant.
Raspberries
: The super champion of fiber, just 1 cup of these
berries meets over 40% or your daily value. 1 cup
= 8 grams
Protect your eyes with Raspberries. These ruby fruits
ar chokeful of carotenoids, antioxidant compounds
that help prevent age-related macular degeneration.
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