Strawberry Peach Smoothie

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Smoothies are quick and easy to make.
• They are a great way to add more fruits and vegetables to your diet.
• Use diet-friendly ingredients to make it dairy-free or vegan.
• This smoothie recipe is naturally gluten-free and has no added sugar.

Ingredients

To make this easy smoothie recipe, you will need;

Strawberries - you can use fresh or frozen.

Peaches - use canned peach slices in natural juice, fresh peaches, or frozen peaches. 

Banana - use a soft ripe banana to give the smoothie a natural sweetness.

Yogurt - We used our homemade yogurt, but you can use plain Greek yogurt or other flavored yogurts like vanilla, strawberry, peach, or banana. 

To make it dairy-free or vegan, use plant-based yogurt. If you don't like yogurt, you can use dairy milk, almond milk, or other plant-based milk.

OPTIONAL - Honey or maple syrup - is used for sweetening the drink.

• Note: you may not have to add sweetener if using sweet-tasting strawberries or sweet-flavored yogurt. 

Step By Step Instructions

It is so simple to make this but, you will need a high-speed blender to make this recipe. Without it, you can't blend the fruit into a fine puree.

All you need to do is put the fruit and yogurt into the blender jug, seal and process until the fruit is smooth.

Expert Tips

• If you like a very thick smoothie, use frozen strawberries or peaches.
• If you want to make this a meal replacement, mix in a scoop (or the recommended amount) of unflavored protein powder.
• If the smoothie is too thick for your tastes, blend in a small amount of water, milk, or orange juice to get your desired consistency. 

Serving Size

This recipe make 2 (250ml/8.4 ounce) cups of smoothie juice.

Calories Per Serve

Each one cup serving is about 172 calories.

Serving Suggestions

• This strawberry peach smoothie is great for quick and easy breakfasts. 
• They are great as a quick healthy after-school or work snack.
• In the summertime, freeze smoothies in small leakproof drink containers, use them as ice bricks to keep lunches cold, then enjoy a cool healthy drink with lunch.

Meal Prepping

Create serving-size packs of prepared fruit and place them into freezer-safe bags or containers and freeze.

When ready to make the smoothie remove a bag from the freezer, place the frozen ingredients into a blender with ½ cup of yogurt, and blend until smooth. Because of the frozen fruit, the smoothie will be extra thick.

If you don't like your smoothies thick, let them stand for 5 - 10 minutes to defrost. Or, blend in some water or more yogurt to get the consistency you like.

Storage

• Smoothies are best consumed soon after making, but they can be stored in the fridge for one to two days. 

• Some fruits like apples and bananas tend to oxidize when left for some time and can turn the drink a brownish color.

• The taste may also change slightly depending on how long it's been in the fridge.

• Smoothies or smoothie fruit packs can be frozen for up to three months.

To freeze prepared smoothies - make the smoothies and pour them into individual freezer-safe containers or bottles with lids. Leave about 5 cm (1 inch) clear from the top, which will allow for expansion. 

If you like this fruit based drink you might also like this recipe for strawberry almond milk, this watermelon banana smoothie, this mango shake, this strawberry oreo milkshake, or try these other easy drink recipes.

• Dalgona iced coffee
• Thai pink milk
• Infused waters
• How to make instant coffee taste better
• Blueberry banana smoothie

If you are looking for some other breakfast recipe ideas and love bananas, see our collection of Healthy Banana Breakfast Recipes.