Twinings - Intensely Tropical Smoothie

Looking for something cool and refreshing - try my Intensely Tropical Smoothie for Twinings:

http://www.twinings.co.uk/blog/2016/january/intensely-tropical-smoothie

Strawberry and Mint Smoothie

Smoothies and juices are seriously easy, delicious and healthy. Any fruit and veg mixed together seems to taste amazing, so you can afford to be inventive.

Ingredients (serves 2)

- 1 banana, fresh or frozen (chopped into pieces and frozen for a few hours makes the drink nice and cold)

- 6 strawberries

- 1 orange

- 2 tbsp apple juice

- a few mint leaves

Mix everything up in a blender for a few minutes until completely combined. Add more apple juice if you want it to go further.

Banana, Date and Yoghurt Smoothie

This made my morning! Inspired by Waitrose Kitchen Magazine, I adapted their recipe to make this easy, scrumptious and filling breakfast smoothie. To find out my recipe for homemade flaxseed, check out my previous posts.

Ingredients (serves 2)

- 1 large banana

- 4 medjool dates

- 30g plain oats

- 100ml plain yoghurt

- 100ml apple juice (I used Cawston's Apple and Carrot Juice as that's all I had)

- 1 tbsp homemade mixed seed flaxseed 

1. Simply whizz all the ingredients together in a tall blender until they are at the right consistency. Add more apple juice to make it more runny, or more yoghurt to make it thicker. 

Super Fruity Strawberry, Pineapple and Tangerine Juice topped with Goji Berry Flaxseed

I don't often post smoothies and juices, because they're incredibly easy to make. All fruit tastes great when it's pulverised. However, this one was extra fruity, delicious and the easiest of easy.

Ingredients (serves 1)

- 30 small British strawberries

- 8 pineapple pieces

- 1 tangerine or orange, peeled

- goji berry, pumpkin seed and sunflower seed flax (find the recipe further down)

1. Simple blend the fruit together in a tall mixer, pour into a large glass and sprinkle with the flaxseed topping.

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Stewed Rhubarb, Orange and Mint Smoothie with Homemade Flaxseed

 Ingredients (makes two small glasses)

- 1 banana, chopped

- 1 orange, peeled and chopped

- 2 tbsp stewed rhubarb (in water and a little sugar)

- 1 heaped tbsp homemade goji berry flaxseed (see recipe a few posts below)

- 5 mint leaves

- 1 cup apple or orange juice (optional)

- linseeds and yoghurt to serve (optional)

1. Start by making the stewed rhubarb. Cut up the rhubarb and boil up some water in a saucepan. Add the rhubarb to the pan and simmer on a medium heat until the rhubarb is soft. Strain the rhubarb and sprinkle a little sugar on top. Leave it to cool. (If you make more than you need you can eat it with yoghurt for breakfast or as a pudding. 

2. Place the banana, orange and rhubarb in a tall mixer and whizz up for a few minutes.

3. Add the flaxseed and the mint and mix until a thick paste forms. The rhubarb might be stringy so make sure it is fully mixed. 

4. This smoothie is quite thick so you might want to add some orange or apple juice. I put the glasses of smoothie in the fridge before serving (without juice), and ate them as a cold mousse pudding using a spoon. I also topped the smoothies with linseeds and yoghurt swirls. 

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Succulent Strawberry, Grape and Banana Smoothie with Homemade Flaxseed

Ingredients (for two glasses)

 - 1 banana

- 8 strawberries

- 2 handfuls of grapes

- 1 tbsp plain homemade flaxseed (see previous post for recipe)

Simply blend all these ingredients together in a food processor to make a scrumptious, fresh and healthy smoothie.

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Hugely Healthy Fruit Smoothie with Mint

Ingredients (serves 2)

blend all these ingredients - 

1 red apple, cored and chopped

5cm chunk of cucumber, roughly 1/4 of a cucumber

1 orange, pealed and chopped

1 banana

6-8 grapes

1 tsp linseeds

8-10 mint leaves

a handful of spinach leaves

Nothing else! Fresh and healthy! 

Super Fresh Strawberry, Cucumber and Mint Smoothie

Simply blend all this up for a reviving, refreshing and healthy beverage.

Ingredients (for one glass)

3 strawberries

2 bananas

30g cucumber

1/2 celery stick

4 mint leaves

Raspberry Overnight Oats with Banana, Spinach and Apple Juice Smoothie

Ingredients for the overnight oats (fills one jam jar)

1/3 plain porridge oats

1 tbsp ground flaxseed

1 tbsp ground almonds

1 tsp almond flakes

1 tsp golden linseeds

1 tbsp plain yoghurt

2 tbsp water

8 raspberries (fresh or frozen)

1 tsp raspberry, blackberry or strawberry jam

roughly 2-3 tbsp milk

1. Add all the ingredients to a jam jar and mix thoroughly. Place in the fridge overnight for an easy and delicious breakfast.

Scroll down to the next post to see the smoothie recipe.

Banana, Spinach and Apple Juice Wake-Up

A healthy, juicy kick start to the day.

Ingredients (for one large glass or two small glasses)

Just whizz up all these ingredients in a food processor or using a hand blender.

2 ripe bananas

3 strawberries

1 handful of spinach leaves

half a mug of apple juice

1/2 tsp cinnamon

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