Armed with a glass of Pina Colada in my hand I am ready to tell you all about these light, airy & fruity smoothies I found in a magazine that I have tried and tested on my family.
I come from a very LARGE family so when we get together for Birthdays, Easter, Christmas, Sunday lunches or just for the fun of it (which is pretty often as we are now up to 40 members and that’s just on my mom’s side of the family), it is always noisy with all the kids running around having fun but that noise doesn’t just come from the kids, the adults can raise the noise level pretty well too with all the talking, storytelling, joking and laughing.
So this past weekend we had such a gathering for a joint birthday celebration for my Uncle, cousin-in-law & sister-in-law. With the temperature reaching a scorching 34 degrees, I really wanted to have something to drink that would go down smoothly, with a light, airy and fruity taste.
And YES, I found it in the form of 3 different flavours of SMOOTHIES. These are really delicious and were perfect for that hot and humid day…..it was so refreshing and my family thoroughly enjoyed them too.
So before I move onto my next glass of Pina Colada, let’s get down to how it’s made so you can join me…..
SCRUMPTIOUS STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE
INGREDIENTS
300ml fat free milk
18 strawberries, halved
30ml honey
5 ice cubes
METHOD
1. Put all the ingredients in your smoothie maker or blender and blitz until smooth.
2. Pour out into glasses & enjoy the fresh taste of your fruity smoothie.
MELON MOUTHFUL SMOOTHIE
INGREDIENTS
300ml fat free milk
18 strawberries, halved
30ml honey
5 ice cubes
METHOD
1. Put all the ingredients in your smoothie maker or blender and blitz until smooth.
2. Pour out into glasses & enjoy the fresh taste of your fruity smoothie.
PINA COLADA SMOOTHIE
INGREDIENTS
300g pineapple, cut into chunks
2 kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into chunks
100ml pineapple juice
200ml coconut milk
30ml Malibu-liqueur (optional) (I had Coco Rico on hand which pretty much the same as Malibu)
5 ice cubes
Pineapple and kiwi fruit cubes to decorate
METHOD
1. Put all the ingredients in your smoothie maker or blender and blitz until smooth.
2. Pour out into glasses & stack the fruit cubes on top or you can decorate on the side of your glass & enjoy the fresh taste of your fruity smoothie.
***Tip: if you wish for your smoothie to be a bit thicker, just add some more cubes of ice***