I love smoothies! But mushy banana gets an instant ick factor from me, so my smoothies are always banana-free. I make them using plain yoghurt, a bit of honey, a dash of orange juice, lemon sorbet (or any other flavour that catches my fancy if lemon isn't available), frozen peaches and frozen strawberries or raspberries. Proportions are whatever looks good. :)

I do have a favorite smoothie recipe, though my proportions might be a little off, since I just throw stuff in the blender till it looks right.

Peanut Butter and "Jelly" Smoothie

2-3 heaping tbs soft tofu (could use yogurt)
1/2 cup soy milk (could use regular milk)
3 or so heaping tbsp of peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
handful of red grapes (this is the "jelly" part! Clever, no?) :-)
a squeeze of honey for sweetness (to taste)

All measurements are approximate--the consistency should be rich and creamy, but not too thick, with plenty of flecks of red grape skin throughout.

I love this smoothie because it has lots of protein, not too sugary, and is very rich and tasty! I'm really a kid at heart, and I love PB&"J" in any form!

I basically make smoothies with whatever fruit I have, but I did find a great tip a while back. To avoid possibly watering down your smoothie, freeze the fruit you're going to use in it overnight. The fresh banana, yougurt, and fruit juice should be enough to keep your blender blendings the frozen fruit. If the fruit freezes up the smoothie before its blended, next time try partially thawing some frozen fruit.

Usually, my smoothies are quick on-the-run breakfasts. I barely have time to hit the "puree" button on the blender in the morning, so your smoothie sounds like a wonderful weekend treat! Considering my time constraints, I use frozen fruit -- it doubles as the ice -- and orange juice. I'm sure it's not as creamy as yours, but it's a great start to the day. Like you, I'm a strawberry-blueberry fan:

4-5 frozen strawberries
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1/3 cup frozen mango pieces
1 - 1 1/2 cups orange juice (depending on desired thickness)

Mix in a blender and pour. For even quicker preparation, Sunday nights are spent putting single servings of all the fruit into individual containers. In the morning, I just pull out a container and dump the contents into the blender with the OJ.

I think there are two keys to a good smoothie. One is to freeze all the fruit, especially the bananas. Then there is no need for ice! The other is to have a great blender with a sturdy blade. We have this one: KitchenAid KSB5 5-Speed Blender

Our favorite is very simple:

frozen bananas (cut up ripe bananas, place on cookie sheet and put in freezer, when frozen bag them for future smoothie use)

frozen strawberries, peaches, blueberries or other fruit you like

apple juice

How much you use of each depends on the consistency you enjoy. You can add other ingresients to your taste or nutritional needs. Peanut butter, almond butter, or protein powder are all used at my home.

Peanut Butter, Chocolate & Bannana Smoothie

I almost made this one for breakfast, but ran out of time. It's dessert really.

A few cubes of ice
One Frozen Bannana
1/2 cup soy yogurt
(a little protein powder, if you're so inclined)
1 Tbsp of peanut butter
And Chocolate Soy Milk!!

And then after it's all blended, I throw in some granola for the crunch. But this part is completely optional.

Great smoothie and good for you..

1 Cup Orange Juice
1/4 block of Tofu
1 Banana
Handful of frozen tart cherries (pitted)
1 Tablespoon Honey
any other fruit you have laying around (strawberries, peaches, blueberries, fresh or frozen)
ice

I worked at a restaurant in high school and learned to make the best smoothies there - similar to ones already mentioned. Banana, apple juice, raspberry sorbet, a bit of ice and whatever berries you prefer. We would keep baggies in the freezer with the banana-sorbet-berry combinations measured out and ready to go.

These days I keep bananas in the freezer along with frozen blueberries and strawberries, and I use organic vanilla yogurt and whatever fruit juice I have on hand. No ice needed and they are the perfect consistency. Maybe the key is just a splash of juice? And although I still haven't tried it, a friend confided that he throws a few dates into his and they are fantastic.

Instead of ice, I use frozen fruit to keep my smoothies from getting watered-down.

My standard recipe:
1/2 cup yogurt (flavored or plain)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup frozen fruit (just about anything works)
1/2 banana

Heidi - I'm a stevia user, but I don't put stevia in my smoothies, so I don't have a definitive answer. However, a little bit of stevia goes a long way. You might want to try adding just a dash at a time to the blender and tasting the mix until you find the proportion that you prefer.

These types of drinks are the most popular drinks here in Panama. Of course we are blessed with many fresh fruits and I make the drinks with whatever I picked up that day. It will usually be with mango, cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberry, papaya, pineapple or a combination of all of the above which usually is called tuti-fruity.

Nothing special is required, a little ice a little milk and fruit and sweeten to taste. Think I will go have some now.

I love most fruit in smoothies, but a favorite has to include banana, blueberries, strawberry and maybe something substantial like an apple or pear. Add ice, vanilla soy yogurt, splash of juice, and you have a really healthy breakfast! I find that adding a bit of protein powder (like the previous person) keeps me feeling full until lunch. Try it! For the person who was allergic to bananas, I'd use more yogurt than ice and liquid to keep it creamy.

I've always found that using frozen bananas is a great foundation for a smoothie. In fact, if I want ice cream, but don't have any in my freezer, I'll blend up a frozen banana ~1/2 cup of milk, and it has somewhat the consistency of ice cream. But for regular smoothies, I've found that the frozen banana makes it considerably thicker. I've also read that frozen bananas have more vitamins (and probably a bit more natural sugar) than fresh bananas.

Wow! What a great bunch of smoothie ideas and suggestions. Thanks everybody! Great tips on the frozen fruit. I love the inspired smoothie ideas like peanut butter and jelly, nopal, and even coffee. Keep them coming...

:-)

In 1970(36 yrs. ago!)on the street sidewalk in Milan, Italy in front of the Sforzas Castle, there was a drink stand very similar to our old ice cream counters. This stand had bends of cut-up fruit of every variety. I stood there and pointed to every variety of fruit that I wanted in my drink. No matter what I chose the man added some banana and crushed ice. A blender whirled it all together and gave it to me to drink. It was called a "Fruita Latte" - a Fruit Milk [Shake]
No one in USA had heard of a Smoothie at that time

Something I lived on while healing from having my wisdom teeth out:

half a block of silken tofu
couple of cups of cubed extra-ripe papaya
honey
ground flax seeds
splash of milk

Was very thick, almost like a pudding. I ate it by the spoonful since I couldn't use a straw. Had plenty of protein and fiber in it and was wonderfully decadent feeling.

This website is just amazing!I found alot of recipes and now have one of my own.I call it a"strawberry sunset". Its fannnnnnntastic!

- 2 cups of ice
- half a cup of coco lopez
-strawberry syrup,as much as you like [any flavors alright but I like strawberry]
-7 strawberries

Serves 5 people.
Take a sip,its strawberry heaven.

My favorite Smoothie recipe calls for:

10oz frozen Blueberries
3-4 frozen Strawberries
3Tblspoons of Soy Protein powder
about 3/4-1 cup lowfat milk

This makes aprox 1 quart of smoothie.

This breakfast for me. I make it all the time. I'm totally going to try a bunch of the other recipes here, though. They all look so good!

I practically live on smoothies! I'm constantly expirimenting with all sorts of fruits. This is a smoothie recpie that I found in a cook book that I think is execptionally wonderful for people who want to get in their daily serving of green veggies:

1(?)cup white grape juice
1 cup green grapes
1/2 a cucumber, seeded
ice

Blend in a blender until smooth.
Enjoy!

Hm.. I have great bannana smoothie too.

1 Banana( sliced )
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup of any flavour/type of yogurt that you currently have in the fridge.
4-5 large ice cup ( about 1 cup )
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 tablespoon of sugar

Throw it in the blender and enjoy! :)

1 ripe mango, cut into pieces and frozen
1 ripe banana, cut into pieces and frozen
5 to 8 strawberries, fresh
1/4 to 1/2 cup of orange juice
1 to 4 tbsp honey
ice cubes

Directions: combine mangoes, bananas, strawberries, orange juice, and honey in blender and blend until smooth. Add 1 ice cube and blend, keep on adding ice cubes until an icey consistiency is formed. Serve. Makes About 3 cups. If you want, you can leave out the Mango for a simpler smoothie

I've been making this for years and I can't find the recipe. If you can follow my freehand instructions it's worth the effort - especially if you're not a fan of bananas! Put 6 chunks of frozen mango (or frozen peach slices) in a blender. Add half a cup of frozen blueberries, 1/3 cup oats, 1/4 cup orange juice and then enough plain soy milk (or low fat regular milk) to cover the fruit. The result is pretty thick so add more soy milk to thin if you want. Top with a sprinkle of toasted wheat germ.

I found your smoothie recipes exceptionally delicious although a lot of them have milk or milk products added to them. Don't get me wrong each to his/her own but some of us are just incapable of digesting milk and its by-products. Maybe you can try:
1 cup frozen mixed berries straight from the freezer with each 250ml of 100 percent cold fresh orange juice.
Really great on a sticky stinking hot summers day.