Description
A refreshing and nutritious Mixed Berry Smoothie made with frozen berries, banana, and milk, perfect for a quick breakfast or snack. Sweetened optionally with honey or sweetener and garnished with cookie crumbles for added texture and taste.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups milk (regular, fat free, or nondairy like almond milk)
- 1 medium banana
- 2 cups frozen berries (any combination of your favorite berries)
Optional Ingredients
- 1 to 2 tablespoons honey or agave syrup or 1 to 2 packets sweetener, to taste
- Cookie crumbles for garnish
Instructions
- Blend the ingredients. Place 1 cup of milk, banana, frozen berries, and 1 tablespoon honey into a blender. Blend until smooth. Depending on the blender’s power and your texture preference, you may need to add more milk or stir the mixture partway through blending.
- Adjust sweetness. Taste the smoothie and add additional sweetener or honey as desired to reach your preferred level of sweetness, especially if you want it to resemble ice cream in flavor.
- Serve with garnish. Pour the smoothie into glasses and sprinkle cookie crumbles on top as a garnish. Serve immediately. This recipe makes one large or two small servings.
Notes
- You can use any type of milk—dairy or nondairy like almond milk—for different dietary preferences.
- Choose your favorite frozen berries, or freeze fresh berries for at least 2 hours before making the smoothie.
- Add a scoop of your preferred protein powder during blending for an extra protein boost.
- Adjust the thickness by varying the amount of milk according to your blender’s strength and your texture preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
