Smoothie shops are all abound. Yet there is only one shop that I care to have smoothie from and for this one I am willing to go the extra mile - the shop being at the other end of the mall :-) - just for my pine-orange-banana fix.
As always when a craving hits I have to get to work I guess. This was before food blogs. I had yet to discover them. But I could still search for a recipe couldn't I? I found a whole bunch and after many a try, public opinion settled on my current and final adaptation. Be forewarned that you will need a blender with ice crushing option for this.
In The Mix
ice cubes - 12
milk - 1 cup
ripe banana - 1
sugar - 4 tsp
frozen fruit concentrate - about 4 oz. or 120 ml.
How To Do
Put all the ingredients and blend using the 'ice crusher' button. Blend till all the ice is crushed but not so it turns into water. A smoothie needs the crunchiness of the 'yet to melt snow cone' ice texture to give it credit. Should not take more than a minute. Do the crushing in bursts to make sure the smoothie is retaining the desired texture. When it comes to a smoothie, it is all about texture, texture, texture. At least for me:-) Pour into glasses and settle down for a lazy afternoon. The above will make four cups.
Any fruit concentrate will do but pineapple-orange is the best with banana. Orange-mango is the next best and this is what I used here. I usually buy a 12 oz can and use 1/3rd of it each time. Also don't add more sugar than what is given no matter how much you are tempted as that will take away the subtle sweetness of the smoothie and render it rather common. I am sure using other fresh fruits instead of the fruit concentrate will also work but I just have not tried it, having found 'the one' already!
8 comments:
ur smoothie looks & sounds yummmy.
dont have the ice crushing option in my mixie:-(
thanks nancy. rooting for an ice crusher blender to come your way soon as these smoothies are indeed yummy:-)
Sounds so cool and refreshing on a hot day...will try it as soon as I get home.
geeta i hope you made it and found it yummy.
cheenichatti hasnt put up a new post for a while now;-o
Going to try this when my grandchildren come over tomorrow.
Sounds like something we all need in this heat.
I did it! I did it! I said that I would do it and I did it!
Got all the ingredients today and made it...then got a call grandkids weren't coming over. Took the first sip and thought, "ah..h..h! this is great and all for me." HD (Hubby Dearest) came home in time to get half a glass. This cooled me down quicker than the 60 seconds it took to blend it, on this hot day. Love it... and when those little munchkins come it will be a great way to get fruit and milk into them. Thanks for a super quick, nutritious cooler.
nancy,
been a little busier than usual but i'd been a good blog and book reader:-)
geeta
it is awesome to know that you tried this. this year the weather's been acting weird and i've made many a smoothie through summer. kids love being a part of the process. my son counts the ice pieces, daughter pours in the milk and adds the banana etc. yes, a good one to get the good stuff into the youngsters:-)
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