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Smoothies and frozen drinks - secrets to make the Perfect Frosty Summer Drink


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What is most refreshing drink of ice cream? If you are going to love for a tasty and healthy snack for your children, then a smoothie is a good choice. Or, if you want to serve cooling refreshments to your summer guests, then a frozen drink is a real party pleaser. But there is more to throw the ingredients in a blender. Follow these secrets to make the perfect fruit smoothies or frozen drinks and an expert!

1. Freeze the fruit ahead of time. Notregardless of whether your smoothie recipe you want to do this or not, this little trick to make a smoothie thicker. They wash, cut fruit in bite-size pieces (slice bananas), spread over a baking tray in a single layer and freeze. If your fruit is frozen, can be combined in a storage bag or container in the freezer. The best results, use within 2 weeks.

2. Use fresh, ripe fruit for best flavor.

3. If the recipe calls for ice, crushed ice is best. If you do notCrushed ice, you can always put ice cubes in a sealable plastic bag on a table and "crush" the cubes with a hammer, rolling pin, pan, etc.

4. The order of merging is important. First add the cold liquid, then the fruit, and attach the last frozen yogurt (or cream) or ice.

5. Given a smoothie maker. They really work! If you have a powerful blender, ice is pulverized in the workplace.

How to solve a Less Than PerfectRecipe: Making smoothies and frozen drinks, is not an exact science. You can start with a recipe and change at any time and improve. Here are some basic tips to adapt any smoothie recipe to suit your tastes and needs.

To do this more often: In over ice, frozen fruit (especially banana), frozen yogurt, ice cream or sorbet

If it is too thick: Add milk, water or fruit juice and melted. Be careful when you add a lot of juice, because it willChange the flavor of the beverage freezing.

To make the ice cream: Use frozen yogurt or vanilla yogurt instead of ice.

To reduce calories: Replace whole milk with skim milk. Use frozen yogurt or sorbet instead of ice. Add fresh fruit instead of sweetened frozen fruit. Use a sugar substitute. Choose low-fat yogurt yogurt on a regular basis.

To make it sweeter: super fine honey, maple syrup, add a little 'sugar (orA mixture of powdered sugar is best) or Splenda.

If things go well, a bit 'of lemon juice or lemonade.

To make it healthier: The power of protein or yeast is available at the health food store or vitamin store (s) in some supermarkets.

To add fiber: Add ground flaxseed, wheat bran, wheat germ, and leave the skin of the fruit.

To make a frozen drink with alcohol: Substitute rum, vodka, or a fruitLiquor, an equal share of the fruit juice or other liquid called for in the recipe. Cast a margarita or hurricane glass and garnished with fresh fruit. However, if one asks frozen drink alcohol and do not prefer a acoholic-drinking, easy to replace fruit juice, milk or water for the spirits.

To add more flavor: they use very ripe, fresh fruit. A little dust 'of cocoa, there is a taste of chocolate. Try a few drops of almond extract or some other fruit extracts soldsection of the supermarket bakery. A pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg.

Recipes to get started: (Blend each of these as directed above)

Strawberry-Banana Smoothie 8 ounces of vanilla or strawberry yogurt 1 1 / 2 cups fresh strawberries, frozen 1 whole banana 1 tablespoon honey

Orange creamsicle Smoothie 1 cup orange juice 1 / 4 cup milk 2 cups orange sherbet 3 / 4 cup vanilla yogurt

Peach Smoothie 2Cups peach juice (juice) 1 cup peach yogurt 1 / 2 banana 1 1 / 2 cups frozen peach slices 1 cup vanilla yogurt

Cantaloupe Smoothie 1 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups cantaloupe, cut in pieces, frozen heaping tablespoon of vanilla yogurt ice cubes to thicken

Cappuccino Smoothie 1 cup brewed coffee 1 cup milk 1 / 3 cup granulated sugar 1 cup vanilla ice cream 2 cups crushed ice or ice cubes, garnish with whipped cream anda pinch of cinnamon

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