Go crazy for this delicious smoothie with added chia seeds. This drink is low fat and contains no added sugar and is made with a handful of natural ingredients in less than 5 minutes. It makes for a great quick breakfast or a an easy afternoon pick me up.
Now that the weather is beginning to warm up just a tad bit, it's the perfect time to prepare yourself for the summertime.
What I love the most about the spring and summertime is that transition from healthy heart warming soup to light tasty salads.
I'm looking forward to submitting more smoothies and light lunch time recipes because I know the nation will be on the hunt for these types of recipes in abundant.
This Strawberry and Banana Smoothie couldn't be more timely, my initial plans were to upload another Caribbean recipe, which will be coming up within the next few days, but with the weather suddenly improving, I couldn't resist this yummtastic red smoothie.
A Quick and Easy Blended Fruit Smoothie
Smoothies are a great way to get some healthy fruits into your diet. You can easily enjoy this as a breakfast smoothie but I also like to have one when I'm having a mid afternoon slump. It's a great pick me up and it tastes great too!
Ingredients You Will Need
- Strawberries: You can use fresh or frozen strawberries in this drink. I like to use frozen so I can enjoy this all year round.
- Banana: The banana makes this smoothie extra creamy. I like to use a frozen banana so you don't have to add ice which can dilute the drink.
- Almond milk: It's really easy to make your own Almond Milk or you can use store bought. You can use coconut milk if you prefer.
- Dates: Dates add natural sweetness to this smoothie so you don't need to add an artificial sweetener.
- Vanilla extract: Use pure rather than imitation extract for the best flavor.
- Chia seed: Chia seeds are a great way to add extra nutrients to this drink and there's no need to soak them first.
How To Make This Smoothie
It couldn't be easier to make this delicious smoothie!
- Add of the ingredients to a high speed blender (picture 1).
- Blitz until a smooth consistency is achieved (Picture 2).
Frequently Asked Questions
What Other Ingredients Can I Add To This Smoothie?
The thing I love about smoothies is that they are so easy to adapt to your own tastes. Add in oats for extra fiber or protein powder for a great post workout drink. Try adding any of these ingredients as extras:
- Dairy free yoghurt
- Oats
- Ice
- Spinach
- Protein powder
- Peanut butter
- Melon
- Orange juice
- Apple
How Long Does a Smoothie Keep?
It is best to have this smoothie as soon as you make it. As soon as the fruits oxidize they start to lose their nutrients so it's best to enjoy it straight away.
If you can't, cover the smoothie so no air gets in and keep it in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
What Are The Best Bananas To Use in This Smoothie?
Smoothies are a great way of using up bananas. Whenever I have overripe bananas I put them in the freezer to stop the ripening process and then I can easily add them to smoothies.
Overripe bananas have more natural sweetness as well as containing more antioxidants, but you can use ones that are just ripe if that's all you have.
Notes and Tips
- If you have a high speed blender, blend the smoothie for about a minute until it is smooth. If you have a slower blender you may need to increase this time for up to a minute.
- Don't add ice to the smoothie. The frozen fruit will make it chilled and ice will dilute it.
- If you use fresh strawberries make sure they are ripe for the best flavor.
- If the dates are small, you may want to soak them for 10 minutes before adding them to the blender. This will help them to plump and soften so that they are easier to blend.
Other Smoothie Recipes You May Like
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Strawberry and Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup of frozen strawberries
- 1 large banana frozen
- 1 cup of almond milk can use coconut milk
- 4 medjool dates
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract/powder
- 1 tablespoon of chia seed
Instructions
- Add of the ingredients to a high speed blender. Blitz until a smooth consistency is achieved.
- Blitz until a smooth consistency is achieved.
Notes
- If you have a high speed blender, blend the smoothie for about a minute until it is smooth. If you have a slower blender you may need to increase this time for up to a minute.
- Don't add ice to the smoothie. The frozen fruit will make it chilled and ice will dilute it.
- If you use fresh strawberries make sure they are ripe for the best flavor.
- If the dates are small, you may want to soak them for 10 minutes before adding them to the blender. This will help them to plump and soften so that they are easier to blend.
Ceil
Hi Charla,
I was pleasantly surprised to see fresh strawberries at my supermarket and had to
test your smoothie recipe this afternoon. It was quite delish and refreshing. Thanks heaps!
Charla
So lovely to hear Ceil and you are welcome!