Been on a smoothie kick
Curse you, Pinterest! LOL
I admit I could happily have a McDonald's wild berry smoothie every day and not get tired of them. However, that's not kind to the wallet, so it was time to invest in making my own. I appropriated mom's 40 year old Waring blender (glass...heavy), stocked up on fruits and a big container of yogurt and I am in business. My favorite has been a multi-berry oat smoothie from Martha Stewart of all people. I halve it, give or take, use pomegranate or fruit juice and add blueberries, strawberries; sometimes mixing it up with cherries and/or a blackberry or two. So, basically it became my base smoothie recipe with fruit variations.
There is Chocolate Covered Strawberry, that with a bit more chocolate would be perfect. I think I used regular milk, honey in place of agave, and left out the flax and avocado. I tried it with cherries, but it was just okay.
This morning I tried a Carrot Cake Smoothie. It tastes just like carrot cake batter! I have to admit I was a little skeptical with the Greek yogurt, but it turned out delicious. I left out the chia after reading 's experience with it, and the ginger only because I had none. I was afraid it might be slightly on the wrong side of sweet so added about a 1/2 tsp of honey. Other than being slightly thinner than I like for a smoothie, I’m pleased with this one and will definitely put it in my smoothie rotation.
I've also given a Pina Colada Smoothie a try...it tasted fine and like a virgin pina colada, but something about it didn't click for me.
Now to remember to get some vanilla frozen yogurt for a Nutella Milkshake....
I admit I could happily have a McDonald's wild berry smoothie every day and not get tired of them. However, that's not kind to the wallet, so it was time to invest in making my own. I appropriated mom's 40 year old Waring blender (glass...heavy), stocked up on fruits and a big container of yogurt and I am in business. My favorite has been a multi-berry oat smoothie from Martha Stewart of all people. I halve it, give or take, use pomegranate or fruit juice and add blueberries, strawberries; sometimes mixing it up with cherries and/or a blackberry or two. So, basically it became my base smoothie recipe with fruit variations.
There is Chocolate Covered Strawberry, that with a bit more chocolate would be perfect. I think I used regular milk, honey in place of agave, and left out the flax and avocado. I tried it with cherries, but it was just okay.
This morning I tried a Carrot Cake Smoothie. It tastes just like carrot cake batter! I have to admit I was a little skeptical with the Greek yogurt, but it turned out delicious. I left out the chia after reading 's experience with it, and the ginger only because I had none. I was afraid it might be slightly on the wrong side of sweet so added about a 1/2 tsp of honey. Other than being slightly thinner than I like for a smoothie, I’m pleased with this one and will definitely put it in my smoothie rotation.
I've also given a Pina Colada Smoothie a try...it tasted fine and like a virgin pina colada, but something about it didn't click for me.
Now to remember to get some vanilla frozen yogurt for a Nutella Milkshake....