SMOOTHIE RECIPES . . . BEGINNING WITH S / T / U / V / W

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

Smoothie Power Shake Recipe

1 cup non-fat soya milk
1/2 cups orange juice
1 banana
1/2 cups cantaloupe
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 cups strawberries, fresh or frozen (without sugar)

• Put all ingredients in blender.

• Blend until all ingredients have blended and there are no chunks of ice left.

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Southwest Smoothie Recipe

1/2 cups banana, sliced
1/2 cups mango, papaya, or guava *
2 cups milk
1 tablespoon honey

*fruit should be of one kind listed and be chopped

• Place all ingredients in food processor

• Cover and process on high speed until smooth.

• Strain if using mango.

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Spiced Date Smoothie Recipe

1 cup non-fat milk
1 cup vanilla low fat frozen yoghurt
3 dates, pitted and chopped
1/8 teaspoons ground cloves
1/8 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

• Blend all ingredients until smooth.

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Spinach Smoothie Recipe

1 blender container loosely filled with spinach
1/2 banana
3/4 to 1 cup soymilk
1/4 of a 12 ounces can frozen dole pineapple juice concentrate
Ice (optional)

• Blend until smooth.

  Note: apple juice concentrate can be used in place of pineapple juice.

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Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe

1 banana
4 strawberries
1/2 cups skim milk
1/2 cups apple juice

• Put all ingredients into blender.

• Blend until smoothie consistency is reached.

Additional smoothie information:

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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Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie Recipe

1/2 cups frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 frozen banana (peel before freezing)
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cups frozen vanilla or strawberry yoghurt

• Whirl all ingredients together in a blender until smooth.

• Serve immediately.

Additional smoothie information:

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.

Prevent Varicose veins: Blueberries boost enegizing blood flow, are rich sources of Vitamin C that enhances anti-infalmmatory bioflavonoids which improve vein elasticity to increase blood flow in the extremities, a recent study finds.

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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Strawberry Frappe Smoothie Recipe

2/3 cups oat milk (or use soya milk)
1 cup pineapple juice
2/3 cups apple juice concentrate
1/2 teaspoons vanilla
6 large frozen strawberries
10 ice cubes

• Blend well, adding 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil and 2 teaspoons wheat germ, if desired.

Additional smoothie information:

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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Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie Recipe

3 peeled kiwi
1 cup frozen banana slices
3/4 cups pineapple juice
1/2 cups frozen strawberries

• Put all ingredients into blender.

• Blend until smoothie consistency is reached.

Additional smoothie information:

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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Strawberry Lemon yoghurt Smoothie Recipe

1 cup low-fat yoghurt
1/2 cups orange juice
1 1/2 cups strawberries
1/2 cups ice crystals
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoons lemon rind / zest

• Place ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.

Additional smoothie information:

Look vibrant with lemons. The Vitamin C in these tangy fruits is vital to the production of collagen, the connective tissue that keeps skin smooth and firm.

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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Strawberry Raspberry Smoothie Recipe

1 1/2 cups orange juice
1 banana
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen raspberries

• Pour liquid ingredients into the blender first. yoghurt is a liquid ingredient. All fruit goes into blender at one time.

• Put cover on and blend 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.

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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Strawberry Sunrise Smoothie Recipe

8 ounces carton vanilla yoghurt
1/2 cups frozen strawberries
1/4 cups apple juice
1 frozen banana, chopped

• Place all ingredients in a blender, cover and blend until desired consistency.

Additional smoothie information:

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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Sugar Free Strawberry Smoothie Recipe

1 8 ounces carton plain non-fat yoghurt
1/4 cups skim milk
3 packets equal or 1 teaspoon equal measure
3 cups frozen strawberries
1 cup ice cubes

• In a blender container combine yoghurt, milk, and equal. With the blender running, add berries a few at a time through opening in lid.

• Blend until smooth, then add ice cubes one at a time through opening in lid, blending until slushy. Pour into glasses.

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Summer Smoothie Recipe

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup orange juice, divided
6 strawberries, washed and hulled
1 ripe banana
1 cup vanilla frozen yoghurt
6 large ice cubes
Additional strawberries and orange slices, for garnish
gelatin

• Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cups orange juice in saucepan, let stand 1 minute. Over low heat, stir until gelatin completely dissolves, about 2 minutes.

• Blend remaining orange juice, strawberries, banana and vanilla yoghurt in blender at high speed until smooth.

• Add gelatin mixture, process until blended.

• Add ice cubes, process at high speed until smooth and frosty.

• Garnish with additional strawberries and orange slices.

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Sweet Potato Smoothie Recipe

2 medium-size sweet potatoes (about 2 cup)
1 tablespoons brown rice syrup
1 tablespoon sucanat
1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons butterscotch flavoring
2 to 2 1/2 cups water
2 ice cubes (optional )
2 teaspoons sesame tahini

• Bake sweet potatoes until tender. Let cool (in refrigerator when not too warm). Peel skins and then add with sweeteners and flavorings.

• Begin blending. After several seconds of blending, stop the unit and mix the ingredients, if necessary, using a long utensil.

• Reblend to a creamy consistency.

• Serve warm or chilled.

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Tangerine Dreams Smoothie Recipe

1 cup tangerine juice
2 ripe bananas
1 ripe papaya, seeded, skin removed and diced

• Blend all ingredients and serve.

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Tofu Fruit Smoothie Recipe

1/2 cups apple juice
1/2 cups frozen vanilla non-fat yoghurt, or any flavor of sorbet
4 ounces (1/2 cup) soft tofu, drained
1 cup fresh or frozen sliced strawberries or peaches
1 banana, peeled and broken into chunks
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 cups ice cubes
Fresh whole berries for garnish (optional)

• Place all ingredients into container of electric blender.

• Blend on high until smooth, about 30 seconds.

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Tropical Fling Smoothie Recipe

1/2 cups each ripe pineapple and mango, cut up
1/2 cups milk
1/2 cups plain yoghurt
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice

• Process ingredients in blender or food processor until smooth and sweeten to taste.

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Tropical Fruit Smoothie Recipe

1 cup frozen honeydew melon
1 cup frozen mango
1 frozen banana
1 cup plain yoghurt
8 ounces peach nectar

• Process ingredients in blender or food processor until smooth

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Tropical Strawberry Smoothie Recipe

1 cup guava nectar
1 cup pineapple chunks
3/4 cups frozen peaches
3/4 cups frozen strawberries

• Pour guava nectar into the blender first. All fruit goes into blender at one time.

• Put cover on and blend until smooth.

Additional smoothie information:

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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Ultimate Smoothie Recipe

1 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice
Flesh of 2 mangos
8 ounces (small package) of fresh or frozen blueberries
1 frozen banana
2 tablespoons flax seeds
1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup

• Put all the ingredients in the blender in the order listed and mix on high until fully blended.

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Vitamin Cups Smoothie Recipe

2 bananas
1 orange
2 kiwis
10 - 12 frozen strawberries
1/2 cups of frozen blueberries
1 - 2 cups of orange juice

• Put all the ingredients in the blender in the order listed and mix on high until fully blended.

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Watermelon Smoothie Recipe

2 cups seeded watermelon chunks
1 cup cracked ice
1/2 cups plain yoghurt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/8 teaspoons almond extract

• Combine all ingredients in blender container, blend until smooth.

Additional smoothie information:

Watermelon helps boost our immune system and it's lycopene is a cancer-fighting oxidant.

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