How to Make a Magical Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Tap to Read ➤ Here are some recipes for making a strawberry banana smoothie. Sonia Nair

When it comes to delicious and healthy smoothies, strawberries and bananas comprise a classic combination. Though the basic ingredients are strawberries and bananas, you may use ice cream, orange juice, vanilla essence, yogurt, milk, herbs, etc., so as to enhance the flavor of the smoothie.

You may use fresh or frozen fruits for this purpose, and sweetener is optional. It is very easy to prepare a strawberry banana smoothie, and it tastes great too.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipes

Recipe 1 - With Yogurt

Ingredients: Ripe bananas - 2 Fresh strawberries - 2 cups Milk - 1 cup Plain yogurt - 1 cup Sugar - As per requirement

How to prepare: Clean the strawberries, remove the leaves, and dice into pieces. Peel and cut the bananas into small pieces and put both the fruits in a blender. Add other ingredients like milk, yogurt, and sugar. Blend the ingredients to form a smoothie.

You have to run the blender till the contents form a nice smoothie with no lumps. You may replace plain yogurt with flavored ones of your choice. While blending, ice cubes can also be added.

Recipe 2 - Without Yogurt

Ingredients: Fresh strawberries - 1 cup Milk - 1 cup Ripe banana - 1 Sugar - ¼ cup

How to prepare: You can either discard yogurt from the previous recipe, or else try this recipe. You need to blend the ingredients till they form a smooth puree. You may add ice cubes while blending, or use frozen fruits instead. Frozen bananas are best for preparing thick smoothies. This recipe yields one serving of strawberry banana smoothie.

Recipe 3 - With Orange Juice

Ingredients: Orange juice - 3 oz Ripe banana - 1 Fresh strawberries - 1 cup Milk - ½ cup Water - ½ cup Sugar - 1 tsp. Vanilla extract - 1 tsp.

How to prepare: Blend the ingredients to the consistency of a smoothie. Serve immediately. If you want a slightly colder and thicker smoothie, use frozen fruits. You may skip sugar or use honey instead. This recipe yields one large glass of smoothie.

Recipe 4 - Fat-free Version

In order to make your strawberry banana smoothie fat-free and healthy, avoid using ingredients like yogurt, milk, ice cream, sugar, etc. In this recipe, apart from strawberries, you need only water and honey. So, take around 30 medium-sized strawberries. Wash and remove their leaves.

Put the strawberries in a blender along with 240 ml (8 oz) of water and around five tablespoons of honey. Blend and serve in tall glasses with ice cubes.

It is better to prepare this smoothie at home, as the ingredients are easily available and inexpensive. Apart from that, you can add other ingredients as per your choice. Coconut water, pineapple juice, soy milk, lemonade, lime juice, and coconut milk, are excellent replacements for milk, orange juice, and yogurt.

You may also add some ice cream while blending, or as a topping. So, try these recipes and experiment with the ingredients, till you get the perfect strawberry banana smoothie of your choice.