Strawberry-Vanilla Smoothie

Name: Strawberry-Vanilla Smoothie
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries; 3⁄4 cup plain yogurt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3⁄4 cup milk, orange juice, or water; pinch kosher salt; 1 pitted date or 1/2 banana (if you want to make it a little bit sweeter); 2 ice cubes (if using non-frozen fruit)

This fruity shake is healthy enough to make a great grab-and-go breakfast — and yummy enough to be a delicious anytime treat.

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings Servings

kitchen gear

Blender (adult needed)
Measuring cup

Ingredients

1 1⁄2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries
3⁄4 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3⁄4 cup milk, orange juice, or water
pinch kosher salt
1 pitted date or 1/2 banana (if you want to make it a little bit sweeter)
2 ice cubes (if using non-frozen fruit)

Instructions

Put all the ingredients in the blender.
Put the top on tightly. Turn on the blender to medium speed and blend until the mixture is smooth, 30-60 seconds.
Divide the smoothie equally between 2 glasses and serve right away, or cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.

Notes

DID YOU KNOW?

Adding a pinch of salt to the smoothie doesn’t make it salty, it makes it less tart. The salt distracts your taste buds so that they’re too busy to perceive all the tartness.

FANCY THAT!

Make it Nutty: Add 2 tablespoons nut butter.
Make it Banana-y: Substitute 1 overripe banana for half the strawberries.
Make it Peachy: Use peaches instead of all or some of the strawberries.
Make it Minty: Substitute teaspoon peppermint extract or 6 mint leaves for the vanilla extract.