After all the festive feasts a refreshing smoothie is just the thing you need. Get your fruit fix and treat your taste buds to these yummy (and nutritious) drinks!
Grab-and-go berry smoothie
Makes 1 // Cooking time 10 minutes
Ingredients
1 banana
½ punnet mixed berries
50ml low-fat milk
Small tub plain yoghurt
1 Tbsp of oats
Method
- Blend the banana, berries, milk and yoghurt together.
- Stir in the oats.
- Pour into a flask and chill overnight.
Sweet potato smoothies with maca and orange
Serves 4 // Cooking time 15 minutes
Ingredients
2 sweet potatoes
3 oranges
3 mandarins
10 small carrots
½ lemon
4 Tbsp maca powder
3 Tbsp honey
2 cups water
Method
- Peel and chop the sweet potatoes, oranges, mandarins, carrots and lemon.
- Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Add water if the blender is struggling to blend all the ingredients.
- Strain through a fine sieve or thin cloth and collect all the liquid.
- Drink immediately with ice.
Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Samantha Pinto/HMimages.co.za
Mango & almond smoothie
Serves 2 // Total time 5 minutes
Ingredients
1 large mango, chopped coarsely
1/4 cup (30 g) ground almonds
1 cup (250 ml) skim milk
1/2 cup (140 g) low-fat plain yoghurt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lime juice
1 tsp honey
Ice cubes, to serve
Method
- Reserve 1 tablespoon of mango flesh.
- Blend or process remaining mango, almonds, milk, yoghurt, extract, juice and half the honey until smooth.
- Place ice in tall glasses and pour over the smoothie.
- Top with reserved mango, drizzle with remaining honey and sprinkle with shredded lime rind.
Tip: Use frozen mango or drained canned mango if fresh is unavailable. Blend or process the ice cubes with the ingredients, if you prefer a thicker consistency.
Banana and raspberry maple smoothie
Serves 2 // Total time 10 minutes
Ingredients
1 large (230g) ripe banana, chopped coarsely
1 cup (135g) frozen raspberries
3/4 cup (210g) low-fat plain yoghurt
3/4 cup (180ml) skim milk
2 tsp pure maple syrup (plus 2 tsp extra to serve)
Method
- Blend or process ingredients until smooth.
- Pour into two glasses.
- Drizzle with extra syrup and top with extra raspberries.
Tip: Substitute raspberries with blueberries or strawberries and add honey and ground cinnamon. Add crushed ice to the blender for a thicker smoothie.
Also read: Healthy, Hearty & Delicious Breakfast Recipes
