For some reason, smoothies have remained a fairly Ameri-centric cultural aspect and never really made it to us across the pond in the UK. Well, I'm here to change that and present you with 3 incredibly simple smoothie recipes that'll have you wishing it was summer every day.
Smoothies originated in American health-food stores in the 1930s, when they purportedly began selling a pureed fruit drink that was based on recipes from Brazil, though this could never be verified. They were popularized in the 1940s along with the invention of the modern household blender. There even exists a Juice and Smoothie association. The first Smoothie trademark was established in mid-1970s in New Jersey by the California Smoothie Company. Believe it or not, a copyright in 1972 for a Banana and Strawberry smoothie actually included the ingredient horseradish! Luckily there is no horseradish in any of the recipes I shall show you today.
Of course, when making smoothies a blender is essential, so give up now if you don't have one and stick to plain juice!
Non-Alcohol Tiramisu Smoothie:
- 2 crushed ice cubes
- 200 ml of milk
- 2 tbsp of sugar
- 3 tbsp of coffee
- 5 wafers
Preparation:
Blend the ice then add one after another the milk, the sugar, and the instant coffee. Crush the wafers into the bottom of a glass and serve the smoothie on top of that. Mmmmmmm, delicious!
Classic Strawberry and Banana Smoothie:
A classic favourite of many, this should be your first stop in the world of smoothies.
Ingredients:
- 1 banana
- 10 cups strawberries
- 2 cups of milk
- 1 tbsp of sugar
Preparation:
No real prep work, chop up the bananas and strawberries and whizz everything together in the blender. Uhh, that's it. Serve, enjoy.
Blackberry and Orange Smoothie:
Where I live, you can gather blackberries, pounds and pounds of them, from the local parks and pretty much everywhere. We usually only make Blackberry crumble out of them (more on that another day I guess), but now I have this awesome option in my blackberry repertoire too. You can use frozen blackberries too, which is great because half my freezer consists of blackberries right now;)
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups blackberries
- 1 cup vanilla yoghurt
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 glass milk
Sorry, no preparation instructions, but the amounts listed above will give you two delicious servings and only 150 calories per serving! Great!
