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Strawberry-Blueberry-Banana Smoothie

We recently purchased a popsicle mold and have been drowning in frozen smoothie pops ever since.  The following recipe has been my favorite so far, which is adapted from a bag of frozen strawberries.

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Personally, I prefer unfrozen smoothies, but my daughter prefers them in frozen form, which is just as well.  I’m glad she likes this healthy treat – she can barely even wait for them to freeze!

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Strawberry-Blueberry-Banana Smoothies
Can be frozen or simply drank fresh from the blender!
Makes approximately 3-4 cups

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups whole, fresh or frozen strawberries, mostly thawed
1 banana, sliced
1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, mostly thawed
1 1/2 cups low fat milk
1 cup low fat yogurt, any flavor (I used vanilla)
3 teaspoons sugar

Method
Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.  Immediately enjoy, or pour into popsicle molds to freeze for a cold treat.

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With three different fruits, plus milk and yogurt, this frozen smoothie pop makes a great healthy treat for the kids.

If you prefer, you can strain the smoothie through a fine sieve to remove the strawberry seeds and tiny pieces of blueberry skin.

Fruit Smoothie

I haven’t made this recipe recently, but rediscovered the recipe via my Flickr sets.  I wanted to post it here because it is truly my favorite smoothie recipe.

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Fruit Smoothie
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Ingredients
1 small frozen banana (place in freezer about 2-3 hours ahead of time)
2 large juicy nectarines or peaches, peeled, stoned and cut into pieces
4 strawberries, hulled and cut in half
125ml (4 fl oz) orange juice
125g (4.5 oz) pot vanilla yogurt

Method
Peel the banana and cut into chunks. Place all the ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

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This is a simple drink that is totally refreshing, and I’m getting a huge craving for one right now!