Strawberry Banana Pineapple Smoothie

Do you love smoothies? If so, this is a smoothie recipe you don’t want to miss!

I received a Vitamix for Christmas. Do you have one? If so, this smoothie will literally take you 1.5 minutes. It’s delicious, healthy and the whole family will love it! Admittedly my kids love the milkshakes… and the sherbet… and all the other goodies we’ve made so far with our new Vitamix too. {grin}

I received the Vitamix Professional Series 500. It has the pre-programmed setting for smoothie, frozen dessert and soup. Yep… soup. It even heats the soup. Can’t wait to share some of those recipes with you!

For this smoothie you’ll need:

• 1/4 cup strawberry pineapple orange juice (or just orange juice if you don’t have it at your grocery)
• ice (1 cup)
• frozen strawberries (1 cup)
• frozen pineapple (1 cup)
• 1 medium banana

Yields 2.25 cups

To make your smoothie with a Vitamix, you’ll need only do a few things:

1. Allow frozen fruit to sit out for 8-10 minutes.
2. Layer the ingredients as listed, starting with the juice on bottom.
3. Select the smoothie setting, blend and serve.

It’s truly that easy for a perfect smoothie every single time. My kids love fruit, but it was always one at a time. With the Vitamix, they’ve been combining all kinds of fruits into smoothies… even asking me to buy fruits they’ve never tried. As a mom I couldn’t be more happy. They eat their fruits and I don’t even have to ask. Next, I might hide a few veggies in there. {wink}

I always add a little garnish to my smoothies and this time I used a strawberry… which just so happens to look like a heart, perfect for a Valentine treat!

Want to learn more about Vitamix? Their website tells you why you want Vitamix over an ordinary blender… and let me tell you, comparatively they’re all ordinary next to it. I’ve had a number over the years and none were ever capable of what my Vitamix can do. They also offer a wide variety of recipes from smoothies and frozen treats to hot soups to breads. Even if you don’t own a Vitamix, you need to see these recipes.

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As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

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