Peach Berry and Cream Smoothie

by Nancy

You’ll love this peach berry and cream smoothie for breakfast, dessert or just because.

When fresh fruits and berries are on sale it’s so tempting to stock up.

But there’s only so much that can be eaten at a time so it’s not always practical to buy them in large quantities.

So, here’s an idea, if they go on sale for an irresistible price, buy extra and freeze them to make smoothies…like this creamy peach berry smoothie.

This smoothie is made with peaches, strawberries, banana and cream.

The cream adds a wonderful thick richness to the smoothie similar to a milkshake.

It’s delicious to make for breakfast, dessert or just because.

Tips for Freezing Berries and Fruits

Preparation for freezing berries:

Remove the leaves and, or stems
Put the berries in a strainer or colander and rinse them in cool water
Transfer the berries on to a paper-towel lined plate and let them completely air dry

Preparation for freezing fruit:

Prepare the fruit in the same way that you would just before using it (peel a banana and cut it in half; peel and core an apple; for peaches and nectarines, cut the fruit away from the pit; for a mango, peel it and cut the fruit away from the seed).
Cut the fruit in bite size pieces so they’ll fit well not only in the plastic bag but also in your freezer (except for a banana, depending on how ripe it is, just cutting it in half may be best).

To prevent the berries and fruit from freezing in a “solid block” form:

Spread the berries and fruit out on a pan or plate that will fit in your freezer (i.e. a large plate, small pizza pan or smaller sized metal pan like a brownie pan).
Place the berries and fruit in the freezer just long enough until they’re slightly frozen (about an hour).
Then transfer them to a plastic zip-top freezer bag.
Squeeze out as much air as possible from the bag before tightly sealing it.
Store in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Then all you have to do to make a smoothie is add the frozen berries or fruit to a blender along with liquid, yogurt, honey or whatever you like and presto…a smoothie.

About the Order of Ingredients

Although this smoothie tastes wonderful when the ingredients are added to the blender in a random order*…

…A rule of thumb is to add the liquids and soft ingredients in the blender first, and then the harder ingredients last.

So, for example to the blender jar,

First, add liquids such as juice, water or milk
Second, add soft ingredients like yogurt, fresh (unfrozen) cut fruit and berries, or honey
Then add items such as frozen cut fruit and berries, vegetables or nuts
Lastly add the ice

When blending a smoothie, to avoid an air pocket from forming by the blade in the blender jar, there needs to be a good balance between the liquid and frozen ingredients (including ice).

* In the pictures below, the ingredients are added to the blender in a random order.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Heavy whipping cream, honey, banana, strawberries, peaches, and ice cubes

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

Cut the peaches from the seed (leaving the skin on)…

These happened to be white peaches but yellow peaches would work well too.

…and add them to the blender skin and all.

Then,

add the banana,

strawberries,

cream (instead of cream you could use plain yogurt if you prefer),

honey, and

ice to the blender.

Then blend on the smoothie or…

…milkshake setting until…

…smooth.

After the smoothie is done blending…

…do a taste test and add more honey if needed.

Serve right away…

…while it’s ice cold.

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