The Three-Ingredient Strawberry Smoothie is the ultimate in simplicity and taste. With only three ingredients, this amazing smoothie takes minutes to make. It’s thick and creamy, perfect for cooling you off on a hot summer day or any time of year when you want a refreshing drink.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Quick and Easy: The best smoothies are those that are quick and easy. With simple ingredients, this strawberry smoothie definitely fits that definition. You can have a healthy and refreshing drink ready to enjoy in just a few minutes.
- Healthy: Strawberries are a good source of vitamin C and other vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They are also low in calories and fat. When you combine strawberries with milk, you create a smoothie packed with nutrients.
- Perfect for a Snack or Meal: This simple strawberry smoothie can be enjoyed as a snack or a meal. It is a great option for a quick breakfast, an afternoon snack, or a post-workout drink.
- Customizable: While this strawberry smoothie is delicious on its own, you can easily customize it to your taste. For a creamier texture, make a strawberry banana smoothie recipe. Add a scoop of protein powder to boost energy or a handful of spinach for a hidden dose of greens.
Ingredients - Here's What You'll Need
With only three ingredients, the strawberry smoothie is the ultimate in simplicity.
- The Strawberries: For this delicious treat, I used frozen strawberries. I made sure that the frozen strawberries were not in syrup—more about frozen strawberries below.
- Added Strawberry Taste: I used strawberry fruit spread to give the smoothie a more strawberry taste and some sweetness.
- The Liquid: For the liquid, I used whole milk.
Why Frozen Strawberries?
You might think that fresh strawberries would be preferable to frozen strawberries. You could use fresh strawberries, but you would have to add ice to the smoothie to thicken it.
Many smoothie recipes call for the addition of ice. When the ice is crushed in the blender, it thickens the smoothie. However, the ice also tends to dilute the flavor.
Frozen strawberries eliminate the need to add ice without diluting the flavor. In addition, they are available year-round, so it's easy to keep some in your freezer for whenever the urge strikes!
Making the Strawberry Smoothie - Step-by-Step
This smoothie recipe has to be one of the easiest recipes around.
- I added the frozen strawberries, milk, and fruit spread to my blender and pressed purée.
- After about 60 seconds, the smoothie was perfectly blended. That's it!
After about 60 seconds, the smoothie was perfectly blended.
That's it!
The 3-Ingredient Strawberry Smoothie was amazing. It was thick and creamy with a concentrated strawberry taste.
Imagine producing something this good and this quickly with only three ingredients. It was the perfect treat for any time. Yum!
Frequently Asked Questions
I used whole milk because that's what I had on hand. You could also use low-fat milk. For a non-lactose substitution, consider using soy milk or almond milk.
You could use strawberry preserves in place of the fruit spread. The fruit spread, though, doesn't contain high fructose sugar like is often found in preserves.
You can certainly modify this recipe to use different fruits. Examples include using frozen peaches or frozen raspberries. In addition, it's simple to use a different fruit spread to match the frozen fruit!
For another easy and delicious healthy treat, you should try my Double Chocolate Energy Bites. If you want another cool and refreshing drink, try my Copycat Chick-fil-A Frosted Lemonade.
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3-Ingredient Strawberry Smoothie - Quick and Easy
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups frozen strawberries (See Tip 1)
- 1 cup milk (See Tip 2)
- 3 Tablespoons strawberry fruit spread (See Tip 3)
Instructions
- Add ingredients to blender. Purée until smooth and creamy, about 60 seconds.
- Yield: 2 servings. (See Tip 4)
Tips/Notes
- The use of frozen strawberries eliminates the need to add ice to the smoothie. Make sure that your frozen strawberries are not in syrup.
- I used whole milk, but could have used low-fat milk, skim milk, soy milk or almond milk.
- I could have used strawberry preserves rather than the strawberry fruit spread.
- Rather than a strawberry smoothie, you can make a peach smoothie by using frozen peaches and peach fruit spread or preserves. You can also make different types of smoothies by varying the type of fruit and fruit spread or preserves.
Amelia says
YUM YUM YUM YUM!!! thank you for this smoothie it was soooooooooo YUM!!! my whole family loved it and so easy to thanks so so so much!! 🙂 😛