Basic smoothie recipe- no banana or avocado

[Peaceseeker]

I have a basic smoothie I like (spinach, banana, blueberry, almond milk) but I am trying to find one my daughter will enjoy.  It can be all fruit or a green smoothie.. I need some kind of base recipe to use but she hates banana and avocado, so I am not sure what will give it the creamy texture.  Should we try yogurt or Greek yogurt? Other ideas for the creamy texture?  Anyone have a basic recipe with measurements we can try out?  It is so expensive to experiment in this area!

(I have a vita mix)

Thanks!

[AmandaVT]

My favorite is strawberry mango. I don't measure - but - frozen strawberries, frozen mango chunks (I add a banana, but you could skip it), spoonful of greek yogurt and your milk of choice. 

Peanut butter helps with the creamy texture too - you could do a PB&J type with peanut butter and frozen strawberries. DS loves chocolate almond milk, PB and frozen banana. You can't taste the banana in it - tastes like a reeses. 

[Gobblygook]

Try riced cauliflower for the creamy texture along with some fruit for flavor.

[Carol in Cal.]

I use frozen berries and frozen OJ concentrate and ice cubes.  If I use blueberries, which are tart, I tend to add a little honey.  I use a banana if I have one, but the use of all frozen stuff gives me a thickish slushy smoothie even without it.  If I don't have a banana and I want it creamy, I add either a little vanilla yogurt or some nonfat vanilla ice cream, whichever I have around.  I buy bags of mixed frozen berries or frozen strawberries at Costco, where they are very reasonably priced and often are organic.

[KungFuPanda]

I do:

a cup of milk

1/2 cup yogurt

1/4 cup oat flour (just put oats in the blender until it’s powder)

fruit and cinnamon or whatever 

[ScoutTN]

Yes, go with mango and some whole milk yogurt. 

[6packofun]

Try adding chia seeds.  Let them sit in whatever liquid you are using for 5 minutes or so before adding the frozen fruit and ice and blending.  Start with 1-2 teaspoons because they can get thicker than you expect!

[EMS83]

apple juice is a good sweetener, too.

[Tanaqui]

You can use silken tofu to get that creamy texture.

[Erica in OR]

I've used cottage cheese, sometimes with a bit of cream cheese.

Erica in OR

[Daria]

4 hours ago, CaliforniaDreamin said:

I have a basic smoothie I like (spinach, banana, blueberry, almond milk) but I am trying to find one my daughter will enjoy.  It can be all fruit or a green smoothie.. I need some kind of base recipe to use but she hates banana and avocado, so I am not sure what will give it the creamy texture.  Should we try yogurt or Greek yogurt? Other ideas for the creamy texture?  Anyone have a basic recipe with measurements we can try out?  It is so expensive to experiment in this area!

(I have a vita mix)

Thanks!

 

As someone who hates banana and avocado in smoothies, I think the creamy texture is what I actually dislike.  So, it might be a that that's what she'd like to avoid.

I like smoothies that are either all frozen fruit, or frozen fruit with some Greek yogurt.  I really like the combination of frozen cherries, frozen mixed berries and chocolate Greek yogurt.  I put one tub of Greek yogurt and then just fill the rest up with fruit.  I do not measure.

[Daria]

4 hours ago, Gobblygook said:

Try riced cauliflower for the creamy texture along with some fruit for flavor.

 

Cooked or raw?  
 

[Kanin]

Mango thickens up smoothies... strawberry and mango, or raspberry and mango, are good! Add water or OJ to the desired thickness.

[Gobblygook]

1 hour ago, Daria said:

 

Cooked or raw?  
 

Raw. The frozen cauliflower makes it creamy!

[Just Kate]

I hate cottage cheese, but it actually makes a wonderful base for a smoothie. It adds some protein too. Yum!

[happi duck]

We add a couple dates

[PeterPan]

I had one in Colorado this week that used frozen vanilla yogurt and peaches and some ice. I wouldn't have thought of using frozen yogurt, but it worked really well.