I don’t remember when my fruit smoothie fetish began, but I distinctly recall planning outings just so I could drive by the ice cream shop that served smoothies back in the late 90s. Because there weren’t any good smoothie shops near my home (40 minutes away was a bit far) and because I couldn’t justify $5.00 and a long drive for a small drink, I figured that I’d better experiment until I could make a satisfying smoothie at home.
I’ve now been making smoothies for many years. My husband and oldest daughter are quite accomplished smoothie makers as well. We each have our trademark taste. My husband likes milkier smoothies (and heavy on the bananas); KitKat likes her smoothies heavy on the berries and yogurt; and I am the Orange Juice smoothie girl. I can put just about anything in a smoothie as long as it has an OJ base.
Here is the recipe that I make most consistently:
- 1 cup 100% Florida Orange Juice
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- ½ cup frozen strawberries
- ½ cup frozen blueberries
- 1 banana
- ⅓ cup Strawberry Quick or vanilla Instant Breakfast
- 4 ice cubes
- Dump all ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth.
- Looking for an extra treat? Top with a dollop of whipped cream.
- Enjoy!
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- On twitter with hashtag #FloridaOJ
This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias All cold and pneumonia symptoms (and opinions expressed) are my own, as always.
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This looks really good!
My husband got mad at me yesterday because I hadn’t “told” him that we had Quik in the cupboard. lol He’s what you would call a Strawberry Quik freak, too. ;)
The Quick or Instant breakfast really adds a good flavor. Hope you like it. :)
I am a freak for Strawberry Quik! I will have to give this a try.
What a great idea to add the Strawberry Quick or instant breakfast! I’m going to have to try this!
I will take one with the berries and yogurt anytime. :) Maybe you could share a recipe for that one too some time soon? :) Also, I’d love you to share this with Weekly Photo Stew!
Yum yum, that looks delish!