Strawberry Smoothie Recipe

Here’s the most perfect strawberry smoothie you’ll find! It’s easy to blend up and has the best creamy texture and fruity flavor.

Have you met a perfect strawberry smoothie? Smoothies aren’t as easy to throw together it seems. Sure, you can throw random fruit and yogurt in the blender and whiz it up. But for the perfect creamy texture and the perfect just sweet enough fruit flavor? You’ve got to know something about smoothies. Alex and I have finally found our perfect strawberry smoothie recipe, which is below. Make it, memorize it, and make a perfect healthy smoothie on repeat!

Alex and I have been cooking for years and have a vegetarian cookbook under our belt, have mastered techniques like sourdough bread and pizza and lots of cocktails. So we decided: why not master smoothies? We started with this strawberry smoothie recipe. Here’s what it’s perfect, to us:

Here’s what you’ll need to make this strawberry smoothie! Alex and I were careful to choose healthy ingredients for this smoothie: no overly sugary juices or syrups. Here’s what we selected:

Of course, you can mix in whatever you’d like to customize your healthy strawberry smoothie! But at the same time: if you want it to be perfect, you’ve got to use flavors that work. Here are some ideas:

Things not to add? Handfuls of spinach leaves! They turn this smoothie into an unappealing shade of brown. If you want a green smoothie, go to our Perfect Green Smoothie.

Smoothies are best eaten immediately. But this strawberry smoothie actually lasts 1 to 2 days refrigerated, stored in a sealed container or a mason jar with the lid on. It may separate, which is perfectly natural. Just shake it up and you’re good to go!

Here’s the most perfect strawberry smoothie you’ll find! It’s easy to blend up and has the best creamy texture and fruity flavor. Variation: try our Strawberry Banana Smoothie (2 ingredients and vegan!).

*For vegan: make a Strawberry Banana Smoothie! Blend 2 cups frozen strawberries, 2 bananas (room temperature), ½ cup water and 8 ice cubes.

Another great healthy drink? Try our homemade kombucha: it’s fun to brew your own at home!

Simple Strawberry Smoothie Recipe

The BEST Simple Strawberry Smoothies Recipe that has nothing to prove. It requires only 3 ingredients and a minute to make!

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 8 ounces

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 8 ounces, calories 169 kcal, Carbohydrate 32 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 3 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Sodium 49 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 23 g

Ingredients:

• 3 cups frozen strawberries
• 1 1/2 cups milk, (any variety)
• 1/3 cup strawberry jam

Instruction:

1. Place the frozen strawberries, strawberry jam and milk in the blender.
2. Place the lid over the top.
3. Puree until smooth.

Perfect Strawberry Smoothie

Here’s the most perfect strawberry smoothie you’ll find! It’s easy to blend up and has the best creamy texture and fruity flavor. Variation: try our Strawberry Banana Smoothie (2 ingredients and vegan!).

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 2

Nutrition Facts: servingSize None, calories 245 calories, Sugar 34 g, Sodium 70.7 mg, Fat 2.3 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Carbohydrate 51.2 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 8.9 g, Cholesterol 7.1 mg

Ingredients:

• 2 cups frozen strawberries
• 1 banana (room temperature)
• 1/4 cup Greek yogurt*
• 1 cup milk (or almond milk or oat milk)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup, honey, or agave syrup
• 1/2 cup ice
• Optional add-ins: 1 tablespoon almond butter, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, fresh mint leaves or basil leaves

Instruction:

1. Place all ingredients in a blender, breaking the banana into pieces. Blend until creamy and frothy, stopping and scraping down the sides as necessary. If desired, garnish with a frozen strawberry and mint sprig. Serve immediately or store in a covered jar in the refrigerator for 2 days.

How To: Easiest Strawberry Smoothie

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