This smoothie is like drinking pumpkin pie!
Place all ingredients in a blender & hit the puree button. Done!
I put measurements in my recipes to make it easier for readers, but if your comfortable guesstimating you’re more than likely to end up with a perfectly edible smoothie 🙂
You could of course use an ice-cream maker, but if you’re dying for a cold bowl of creamy fruitiness right now just get out your blender. Use just enough fresh Fruit juice, or nondairy milk to puree your choice of frozen Fruit. Use store-bought frozen Fruit or freeze your own.
When making “ice cream” I like to use the full fat versions of nondairy milk (which at most is still only 7%) as it gives the finished product a richer flavor. Another option is to add some half and half or lo-fat buttermilk.
You can get away without adding any sweetener, but you may find that your kids and guests prefer some sweetener and/or flavoring.
I’ve provided some suggested combinations below but I’m sure you’ll come up with your own favorites. When you do please feel free to share with other UnDieters by leaving a comment.
Add one or more of the Fruit in parenthesis.
You’ll need to stop the blender occasionally to scrape down the sides. The mixture should be smooth, creamy and thick (except for the chopped nuts, which you’ll stir in at the end if you’re using). If you’ve used too much liquid, add more Fruit and puree until you have the right consistency.
Note: sometimes the above technique just doesn’t work to give you an ice-cream consistency. In that case pour the mixture into a metal or plastic container. Don’t use glass as it can crack in the freezer. Freeze and stir with a fork every 30 minutes until your “ice cream” is the right consistency. The right consistency is however you like it!
For each smoothie put 2 cups of fresh or frozen Fruit or mix of Fruit into a blender, add enough liquid to barely cover the Fruit and puree. Adjust the amount of liquid to suit your taste or mood.
If you have fresh Fruit juice on hand you could and should use it in place of nondairy milk. Low-fat coconut milk would be a good choice also, although the canning process means that the milk has been cooked.
Optional additions:
One of my readers asked why I allow nondairy milks in Fruit smoothies for breakfast when you’re supposed to have nothing but Fruit. This was my answer to her.
You’re right Roberta, a perfect combination would be Fruit alone. There are several reasons that I give recipes using the nondairy milk options.
Note: if you or your children are sick a diet of nothing but Fruit smoothies can be helpful. They help to cleanse your body of waste matter and toxins which are the “grippers” that hold onto diseases. They’re also good at hiding the taste of any medicine you might be taking or a perfect opportunity to add ingredients that are healing.
Any of The UnDiet Fruit Smoothie recipes can be made into ice-cream, popsicles, gelato or slushies.
Ice-cream: Any of the Fruit shake and smoothie recipes can be served as a mock ice-cream or sorbet simply by using all frozen Fruits, or a mix of fresh and frozen Fruits and reducing the amount of liquid to just enough to puree the Fruit. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the freezer. You could also simply pour the smoothie into an ice-cream maker.
Popsicle: After pouring the Fruit shake or smoothie into a popsicle mold, cover with plastic wrap, then poke a popsicle stick through the center of the plastic wrap. The plastic wrap will help to hold the stick in place while the popsicle freezes solid.
Gelato: Pour pureed smoothie into flat metal or plastic pan. Don’t use glass as glass placed in the freezer can crack. Place the pan in the freezer. After 30 minutes remove from freezer and scrape with a fork to break up any frozen bits. Place back in the freezer and repeat the scraping process every 30 minutes until smoothie is completely frozen and fluffy. Serve immediately. If you serve it later you will need to let it sit out for about 30 minutes and scrape and stir with a fork to re-fluff the gelato.
Slushy: Use frozen versions of some of the ingredients to make your Fruit shake thick and cold.
Put 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries into a strainer set over a large glass pitcher. It must be glass because you’ll be pouring 1/2 cup boiling water over the raspberries. Press berries with a spoon until all juice has been released. Discard pulp. Yes, discard it. It’s full of seeds and not any fun to eat. Do the same with 3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries over the same pitcher. Refrigerate pitcher.
When juice is chilled pour into a blender and with blender running add 1 cup of ice cubes one cube at a time. When mixture is slushy, pour into a pitcher or punch bowl. Slowly stir in one chilled can of sugar-free lemon-lime carbonated soda or water.
Over a blender bowl press one 5 inch piece of peeled, finely chopped fresh ginger through a garlic press, working in batches until you’ve extracted the ginger juice or use 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger. Add and puree.
Keep blender running and add 1 more cup of fresh orange juice.
Often when someone decides to change their diet either to get healthy or to lose weight they forget about their beverages. So here’s a quick checklist for getting your beverages to match up with your new eating plan.
Go through your beverages and eliminate any that contain:
Read labels! I had been drinking this delicious fruit-flavored mineral water for some time when I looked at the label and was horrified to find that it contained high fructose corn sweetener! What can you drink? While plain water would be ideal sometimes you want a little variety – especially when you’re trying to drink half your body weight in ounces. So to make it easier for you to get your beverage on check out some of the suggestions below to add some excitement to your water:
