Wake up to this refreshing strawberry smoothie recipe. With just 4 basic ingredients you can have a cafe-worthy creamy strawberry smoothie ready to go in less than 5 minutes.
The Most Perfect Strawberry Smoothie
We’ve been hard at work in the kitchen trying to perfect the basic strawberry smoothie recipe. This might sound strange, but we’ve become smoothie snobs and we’re not mad about it.
I mean, just look at how delicious my top five FFF smoothies are: 1. The Best Breakfast Smoothie, 2. Banana Matcha Smoothie, 3. Avocado Mint Smoothie, 4. Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie, and 5. Peanut Butter Cold Brew Protein Smoothie.
This simple recipe only requires 4 ingredients and a high-speed blender. In this post, we’ll share how to make this easy smoothie, plus tips and tricks on how to make it your own.
- Refreshing
- Ready in less than 5 minutes
- Amazing consistency and creamy texture
- Refined sugar-free
- Made with real ingredients
Strawberry Smoothie Ingredients
Here’s what you need in order to make the best strawberry smoothie recipe:
Pro tip: to keep this smoothie 100% plant-based, use a dairy-free yogurt!
After testing many variations of this recipe, here’s what we found:
- Yogurt rocks: We went back and forth about whether or not to use yogurt in this recipe and at the end of the day, a strawberry smoothie with yogurt is just better than one without! It adds a bit of a tang and extra protein.
- Orange juice is key: We also tested this recipe with different kinds of liquid such as almond milk, normal cow’s milk, and water and orange juice won over and over again.
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How to Make a Strawberry Smoothie
What I love about smoothies is that it takes no time to make them! So, if you’re in a rush, smoothies are a great option for you in the morning.
Instructions: To make this delicious healthy strawberry smoothie, all you have to do is place everything into your high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth.
Add more liquid >> You can either serve as is OR add a little bit more liquid to thin things out a bit. This is also the point where you can choose to add whatever else you want to your smoothie. Check out some of our favorite smoothie add-ins.
Smoothie Variations and Add-Ins
Variations
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Add-In Ideas
- seeds: chia or flax
- nuts: walnuts, peanuts, cashews, or almonds
- nut butter: peanut, cashew, or almond butter
Are strawberry smoothies healthy? If you make your own fruit smoothie at home with no added sugar, then yes, a strawberry smoothie is a great, healthy option.
How many calories are in a strawberry smoothie?In a homemade strawberry smoothie recipe, there are about 214 calories.
How many strawberries is 10 ounces?For every 10 ounces of frozen strawberries, there are about 2 cups.
What is a strawberry smoothie made of?Most strawberry smoothies are made of frozen strawberries, frozen bananas, yogurt, and a liquid such as almond milk or orange juice.
Best Blender for Smoothies
We always like to remind our readers that using a high-speed blender is in your best interest and we recommend either a Vitamix or Kitchen Ninja.
There is nothing worse than having chunks of spinach in your green smoothie…amiright?!
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Strawberry Smoothies
Check out some of our top-rated strawberry smoothie recipes.
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Best Breakfast Smoothie
- Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie
- Strawberry Protein Shake
- Starwberry Chia Seed Smoothie
- 1.5 cups whole frozen strawberries
- 1/2 medium banana
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 cup 100% orange juice
- Place all ingredients into a high-speed blender and mix on high until smooth.
- Option to add a little bit more orange juice depending on how thick/thin you like your smoothies.
- Serve immediately.
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