Fruit Smoothie Recipes with Yogurt
Fruit smoothies are consumed by millions of people around the world. They can be made at home with natural, fresh ingredients or you can buy them pre-made in any super market. There are literally hundreds of different fruit combinations which can be tried and enjoyed all year around. Some people have found that these great, healthy, drinks can get a new twist by simply adding yogurt! Finding fruit smoothie recipes with yogurt is getting more and more common all the time as people realize the great taste and additional health benefits which yogurt can add.
The Benefits of Yogurt in Your Smoothie
Yogurt, like smoothies, comes in a huge range of types and flavors. Taking advantage of this similarity can help design fun new smoothie recipes. If you find your smoothie is too thin or watery, a great way to thicken it up is to add a “custard style” yogurt. This can also help add or change the flavor. Or, if the flavor is already good, using a “plain” flavored yogurt will help retain the existing taste. Other types of yogurt styles such as “light and fluffy” can add a fun new texture to any fruit smoothie recipe.
Another advantage of using yogurt in a smoothie is that you can buy yogurt with the fruit already in it. This takes away the requirement of keeping fresh fruit around all the time. Dumping in a delicious strawberry yogurt or two to any recipe will have the benefit of both the yogurt and the fruit! This is especially useful when trying to make a smoothie at work or while traveling. The fewer ingredients you have to worry about, the better!
Yogurt contains many powerful, healthy ingredients, such as probiotics, which can help regulate and improve your digestion system. For people who don’t always enjoy eating yogurt, adding it to a smoothie is the perfect way to get those health benefits! Fruit smoothie recipes with yogurt are often high in many critical vitamins, calcium, probiotics, antioxidants, protein and many other healthy nutrients. It would be hard to come up with a better tasting health drink.
Adding yogurt to a smoothie is a natural way to add variety to your smoothie recipe collection. The simple addition of either flavored or plain yogurt can add new life to old recipes or even change the texture of a smoothie to create a whole new experience. The convenience of adding yogurt couldn’t be easier as well, since you can either use the individual serving cups of yogurt or buy a large container of your favorite flavor to last for several weeks.
Fruit smoothie recipes with yogurt are available online, in recipe books and sometimes even right on a yogurt or smoothie mix container. The popularity is growing and the trend seems to show that it will only continue to get more popular as people try it. Try this great tasting recipe for yourself or make them to share at a party! Fruit smoothies with yogurt are great any time!
Fruit and Yogurt Smoothie Recipes
Below are some of our favorite fruit and yogurt combinations for smoothies. Try out each of them and find the one you like best!
Raspberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie
This recipe uses your choice of soy milk or almond milk rather than regular milk to give the smoothie a slightly different, and more unique, texture and flavor. Give it a try – most people really like it!
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups (12 oz) almond milk or soy milk
- 6 oz of your favorite vanilla yogurt
- 1 banana
- 1 1/3 cup raspberries
Directions:
This is a really simple one. Just blend all the ingredients together for half a minute and give it a taste. If you’d like it to come out a little colder, add some ice to the mix. Or, if you prefer your smoothies creamier, use more yogurt. Play around with the recipe and make your own variations!
Strawberry-Peach Vanilla Yogurt Smoothie
This recipe uses a combination of strawberries, beach and banana to create a delicious fusion with vanilla yogurt. If you’re not big on vanilla, use a fruit flavored yogurt instead.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole strawberries
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 2 peaches (leave the pits out!)
- 1 banana
- 1.5 cups of your favorite vanilla or flavored yogurt
Directions:
Again, just mix everything together at once. If your blender is not very large, you will want to first blend the strawberries and yogurt together, then add the banana (cut it up if you have to) and finally the peaches and orange juice. Regardless of the order, you’ll end up with a beautifully crafted fruit and yogurt smoothie.
Healthy Yogurt Smoothie
Smoothies with yogurt are generally considered to be pretty healthy, but this one goes a step further. You’ll notice that it contains less sugar than most others, as well as a couple ingredients you don’t usually see in smoothie recipes. Nevertheless, it’s quite tasty!
Ingredients:
- 4 oz low-fat yogurt
- 1 banana
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp flax seed meal
- 1 tbsp flax seed oil
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- ½ cup skim milk
- Cinnamon
Directions:
Cut the banana into several pieces and mix it in the blender with the yogurt. Next, add the orange juice, milk, vanilla and other ingredients. Blend for 30 seconds or until you reach the smoothness you prefer. Add a couple dashes of cinnamon to taste. You’re in control here – the cinnamon will bring an extra seasoning to the smoothie, so add as much as you like.