11 Smoothie Recipes Inspired by Your Favorite Desserts (2024)

FAQs

How to make your smoothie sweet? ›

Add natural sweeteners: If you want to avoid added sugar, there are plenty of natural sweeteners you can add to your smoothie instead, such as honey, maple syrup, or agave nectar. Start with a little bit and add more to taste until you find the perfect balance of sweetness for you.

Smoothies made from mixes and pre-made packaged smoothies are more likely to contain high quantities of added sugars and therefore are more likely to fit into the dessert category.

If you drank a fruit smoothie that tasted slightly sour but did not smell or appear to have gone bad, it is likely that the sour taste came from the natural acidity of the berries or yogurt used in the smoothie. This is especially true if the ingredients were fresh and properly stored.

Honey turns bitter into sweet. So, let's get real; not all smoothies are delicious. They might be perfect for you, but certain ingredients like kale, bitter melon, and ginger can make your morning smoothie hard to enjoy. To remedy this, don't hesitate to add a teaspoon or two of honey to your smoothie.

Bananas and nut butters add creaminess and a rich texture to blended smoothies. They're part of a balanced breakfast, but become part of an indulgent dessert-like shake once mixed in.

Typically you would add ice to a smoothie, but if your fruit is pre-frozen, it is unnecessary to use ice. Adding fruit juice is a good option, but remember to be aware of the sugar content of any fruit juice you are adding to your smoothie.

Cravings for sweets after meals can be met with fruits. Whole fruits are easy to carry and ideal as dessert for lunches on the run. Chilled cut fruit make good dessert additions to daily lunches and dinners. Fruits can be creatively transformed into fancy beautiful special desserts.

What goes first in a smoothie? ›

When making a smoothie, it's important to always add the liquid ingredients into the blending container first. This ensures the other ingredients don't get stuck under the blades. It also creates a vortex that pulls everything into the blades for a smooth blend.

Frozen ingredients are the key to creating a thick smoothie. Using fibrous, thick-fleshed fruit and vegetables can also help the texture. Adding chia seeds, avocado, yogurt, and protein powder are other thickening options.

Start your smoothie with two mugfuls of a liquid base. This can be milk, or a dairy-free alternative such as soya or almond milk, natural or flavoured yogurt, fruit juice, or for a tropical flavoured smoothie, low-fat coconut milk or coconut water.

7. Too gritty. Sometimes, seeds and protein powders and fibrous stalks can give your smoothie an unpleasant texture. To make it silky-smooth (it is a smoothie, after all), pour your drink through a fine-mesh sieve or a cheese cloth.

All fruit, fruit juices and smoothies contain a naturally occurring sugar called fructose. Fructose from whole fruit doesn't add to your intake of free (or added) sugar, but in fruit juice or a smoothie it does.

If its processed sugar you don't want, you can add honey, real maple syrup, agave nectar, or my personal favorite, coconut sugar( low glycemic index plus minerals like magnesium and it's organic).

Both the type and amount of fruit, frozen ices, yogurt, and fruit juice can be adjusted to suit your taste. Although sweetness usually comes from the fruit and yogurt, add a little granulated white sugar, maple syrup, honey, agave, brown rice syrup if you like a sweeter drink.

How to Make a Smoothie Less Bitter: Pineapple and oranges both add lots of fruity sweetness. Banana, in addition to being sweet, seems to neutralize bitter flavors.