When I was in college, I ate a creamsicle smoothie from the café by my dorm almost every day. They were delicious and horribly unhealthy, primarily made from of orange juice and ice cream. Since then, I have just assumed that all smoothies are high in calories. I never bothered to investigate. A couple of Mondays ago, I found myself with three brown bananas on the counter and nothing to do with them. Actually, I could think of several things to do with them, but they all involved baked goods. I sure love banana brownies and banana bread and banana cake, so I couldn't make them. Back to the point. I wanted to use up my browning bananas, and something made me think of smoothies. If you're a smoothie pro, you may already make something like this, so I apologize if this is really basic. It also happen to be the best smoothie I'd ever eaten, bar none. Grace has tired of my terrific smoothies, but I have eaten a smoothie for an afternoon snack two or three days a week since I discovered them.
Peach Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 3 bananas
- 1 cup yogurt plain or vanilla, I used Stonybrook Organic French Vanilla.
- 6 ounces V8 Fusion Peach Mango juice (use whatever flavor you like or even a different kind of juice. V8 Fusion contains veggies and fruits, so I keep it on hand.)
- 4 cups ice cubes
Instructions
- Throw it all in the blender.
- Whiz it around til the ice cubes are teeny bits.
- Pour into 4 glasses.
Kathleen says
Oh my goodness! Thank you so very much for posting this recipe--I too have a *slight* problem with creamsicles. Do you think these would freeze well?
Feels Like Home Blog┞¢ says
I don't know why not. You'd have to try it. I can tell you that they don't refrigerate well; the icy part floats to the top and the liquid part sinks. It's strange, but it's easy enough to remix with a spoon or a whisk.
Mary@FitandFed says
I think simple is best for a smoothie, I like them for breakfast and don't want to do anything complex in the kitchen at that time. I'm sure your smoothie was amazing between the top-quality yogurt, the peach mango juice (never had that, but it sounds so good) and the bananas.
krystle says
Sounds yummy! I love peaches and bananas...can't go wrong! Does it taste a lot like the V8 juice? I don't like that stuff too much for some reason.
Feels Like Home Blog┞¢ says
No, I don't like it either. V8 has a lot of tomatoes in it.
Tonia @The Gunny Sack says
YUM! I am going to be going shopping for smoothie ingredients and yours sounds delicious!
Pam@behealthybehappywellness says
Your smoothie sounds delicious! I recently posted my favorite green smoothie - it tastes yummy and will get some healthy greens in - perfect way to start your day. Here is the recipe if you are interested.
http://behealthybehappywellness.com/blog/2012/04/april-enjoy-your-greens