Mango Smoothies

Mango Smoothies

Feel free to play with this recipe by adding any fresh or frozen fruit, fresh spinach, or frozen juice concentrate.  I never measure anything, and it never turns out the same, but it is always seriously delicious.  Just use lots of mango.

ingredients:

frozen mangoes

bananas, peeled and frozen (freeze them when you have extra laying around)

plain yogurt

frozen Blueberries (*optional)

liquid stevia

In a tall pitcher, place your frozen fruit.  Defrost at room temperature for about 30 minutes.  Just let it sit there so it isn't ice hard when you blend it.




Add a few scoops of plain yogurt,  (The yogurt can be omitted for a less creamy and lighter smoothie.)

a few drops of stevia,

and fresh fruit or anything else of smoothie material that you have lying around your kitchen that sounds tasty or needs to be used up.

Blend with an immersion blender, (or a really powerful blender) while adding liquid (milk, juice, or water) as necessary.

  I have a really powerful immersion blender which can mix it quite nicely without any added liquid.  That way it makes a really nice thick, sherbety dessert to be enjoyed by spoon.  Adding liquid makes it thinner, which is nice if you want to be able to drink it with a straw, or want a lighter smoothie for breakfast, or as a snack.  Either way, it is incredibly delicious.  And, did I hear you say "healthy"?  Check the ingredients one more time.  You won't believe it yourself when you taste it.