How To Make a Fruit Smoothie

  • January 22, 2009
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While we can’t recommend asparagus or cheddar-flavored drinks, we encourage you to experiment, using this road map to the ultimate healthy blended beverage.

You Will Need

  • 1 c. fresh or frozen fruit
  • ½ c. fruit juice
  • A blender
  • 2 tbsp. milk, light cream, or yogurt
  • And a tall glass
  • Honey
  • Ice
  • Protein powder, wheat germ, bee pollen, or flaxseed
How To Make a Fruit Smoothie: Choose fruit and juice

Step 1: Choose fruit and juice

Choose your fruit and fruit juice.

A variety of flavors mixed together can make for the most satisfying smoothie—a few dashes of cranberry juice or a squeeze of lime may be just what that O.J. and banana combo needs.

How To Make a Fruit Smoothie: Peel, pit, or de-seed fruit

Step 2: Peel, pit, or de-seed fruit

Peel, pit, or de-seed your fruit if necessary.

How To Make a Fruit Smoothie: Put in fruit, add juice

Step 3: Put in fruit, add juice

Put the fruit in the blender, and add the juice.

For a sweet smoothie, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of honey. For a cold one, add 6 to 8 ice cubes. And for an extra health kick, throw in protein powder, wheat germ, bee pollen, or flaxseed.

How To Make a Fruit Smoothie: Add milk, cream, or yogurt

Step 4: Add milk, cream, or yogurt

Add the milk, light cream, or yogurt to give the smoothie a rich and silky texture.

How To Make a Fruit Smoothie: Blend

Step 5: Blend

Put the lid on the blender, and blend at a medium speed until smooth.

Running your blender too high will turn your creation into glorified fruit juice. Running it too slow will leave behind large chunks of unblended fruit.

How To Make a Fruit Smoothie: Taste

Step 6: Taste

Stop the blender and do a taste test, then make any necessary adjustments, adding yogurt or ice to thicken, honey to sweeten.

How To Make a Fruit Smoothie: Pour and serve

Step 7: Pour and serve

Pour your smoothie into the glass, and serve.

The South American variant of the smoothie is called a “licuado,” as in “liquefied” or “blended.”

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