Sometimes I think I make life to hard. My kids like smoothies. I like making them out of yogurt. We like them thick but not diluted. It is a hard consistency to get because if you add to many ice cubes the smoothie is not flavorful enough. I always use frozen fruit but that does always help either. A couple of weeks ago I got organic plain yogurt on sale. It was a great price but I was left with the dilemma what to do with a gallon of plain yogurt before it spoiled. That is where my ah ha moment came. Why not freeze the yogurt in an ice cube trays thus eliminating the need to add ice cubes to the smoothie but still being able to obtain a nice smooth thick cold smoothie. I froze the yogurt in the ice cube trays. Once frozen I transferred to a zip lock bag. We use the Hamilton Beach single serving blender that we leave on the counter top for easy access.
Levi's Favorite Smoothie
1 cup cold milk (always add liquids first as it will blend better)
6 ice cubes of yogurt or 1/2 cup of yogurt. We prefer plain for this one
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon chocolate sauce(trader joes has a yummy organic one)
1/2 frozen banana (I throw over ripen bananas in the freezer and use as needed. No need to wrap them up or peel. Microwave for 30 seconds and the peel will come right off).
1 tablespoon of peanut butter.
Add all the ingredients and blend. Levi likes a dollop of whip cream on the top.
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