Red, White, and Blue Smoothie
Celebrate the red, white, and blue with this refreshing recipe for patriotic popsicles, smoothies or smoothie bowls!
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
For the Red:
- 1 Splash Orange juice, or other fruit juice, as needed
For the White:
- 1 Large Banana, peeled and frozen Peel Bananas before you freeze them in Ziplock bags
- 0.5 Cup Almond or Coconut Milk Or regular milk, if you prefer
- 0.5 Cup Crushed Ice
For the Blue
- 1 Cup Frozen blueberries
- 0.5 Cup Plain Greek (plant-based) Yogurt
- 1 Splash Almond or Coconut Milk Or regular milk, if you prefer
Instructions
- In a blender, puree the strawberries. Add the orange juice slowly, one TBSP at a time, just to get things moving. Poor into a glass and place in the fridge to keep chilled.
- Give the blender a quick rinse, then add the frozen banana, ¼ cup milk, and the ice. Blend until smooth, drizzling in more milk as needed to get a smooth consistency. Pour into a separate glass and set in the fridge.
- Give the blender another quick rinse, then add the blueberries, yogurt (if using), and a couple TBSP milk. Beginning blending, adding more milk as needed to keep things moving.
Notes
How to add the layers?
- Once you’ve got all your colors you can layer them in glasses and serve or pour them into popsicle molds to freeze
- Start with the red
- Pour the first color into cups or popsicle trays to fill a little less than ⅓rd of the way
- Next, slowly and carefully pour (or spoon) the white smoothie over top
- The slower you pour, the more separated your layers will be
- Top with your last smoothie color, and serve (or freeze
