Summer Smoothies
Contributed by: News Canada
(NC) - Add some zest to your summer living! Fruit juice smoothies are a refreshing drink for a sublime summer's day or as a perfect complement to your weekend barbecue.
Remember the following tips for "perfecting" your smoothie:
- Freeze fruit ahead of time for a frostier drink
- Try to use the freshest fruit in season
- Too thick? Add more juice
- Too thin? Add more fruit
- Too tart? Add a sugar substitute, molasses or maple syrup
- Too sweet? Add citrus juice
Luscious Lime Smoothie
- 3/4 cup Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice
- 2 scoops lime sherbet
- 1 ripe medium banana
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 2 kiwifruit, peeled and halved
- 1 cup crushed ice
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour smoothie into a large glass and garnish if desired. Each recipe makes one 10-ounce serving - double or triple the ingredients and make additional batches for more servings.
Berry-Blue Vanilla Smoothie
- 3/4 cup Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice
- 1 medium peach, cubed
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 2 scoops fat-free vanilla-flavored frozen yogurt
- 1 tablespoon crushed pecans
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup crushed ice
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour smoothie into a large glass and garnish if desired. Each recipe makes one 10-ounce serving - double or triple the ingredients and make additional batches for more servings.
Three Melon Smoothie
- 3/4 cup Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice
- 2 scoops fat-free vanilla-flavored frozen yogurt
- 1/2 cup cubed cantaloupe
- 1/2 cup cubed honeydew melon
- 1/2 cup cubed watermelon
- 1 cup crushed ice
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour smoothie into a large glass and garnish if desired. Each recipe makes one 10-ounce serving - double or triple the ingredients and make additional batches for more servings.
