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Strawberry smoothies are a huge hit here at our house; when I whip one up the kids – and hubby! – all come running. A lot of this recipe is “to taste”, and it’s very forgiving, so you can use this recipe as-written or as a base to tweak and perfect your own version of a fresh fruit strawberry smoothie.

Fresh Fruit Strawberry Smoothie

A delightfully refreshing fresh fruit strawberry smoothie that tastes great as a summer snack or dessert (or, if you omit the sugar, as breakfast! :).

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Servings: 4 people

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 2 lbs fresh strawberries washed and tops removed
• 1 whole banana peeled and broken into a couple chunks
• 1/2 cup whole milk well chilled
• 1 cup ice optional, see recipe notes
• 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt optional
• 1 tsp granulated sugar to taste, optional, see notes

Method

 

1. Toss all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

Notes

Vary the amount of milk to make the smoothie thicker or thinner. Omit the sugar for a healthy breakfast smoothie. Use water instead of milk and omit yogurt if needed for milk allergies.

My favorite tip for this smoothie though is to freeze the fruit (after washing/coring/peeling); this way the ice cubes can be omitted. If you do this, you'll want to let the fruit thaw for 15 minutes or so before blending (or use a really powerful blender).

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