Smoothies are a delicious healthy drink made from fresh berries or fruits. It also includes milk, drinking yogurt or natural juice. Blueberry smoothies can be made from fresh or frozen berries. This drink is just a storehouse of vitamins, and the delicate taste of blueberries pleases at any time of the year.
The name of the drink comes from the English language from the word smooth, which is used to call something gentle, uniform and pleasant.
Drink consistency
The blueberry smoothie should be quite thick, but so that it can be drunk through a straw. Its structure is homogeneous, fragments of berries should not be caught. Try to thoroughly beat the ingredients, whipping the drink during the preparation process. Shredded berries are even better absorbed than fresh berries that we just bite.
The blueberry smoothie has an amazing lilac color, which makes it look very appetizing.
Necessary equipment
You can make a blueberry smoothie using a blender or mixer. A powerful knife will grind the ingredients finely enough and mix.
If you do not have a blender, but there is a great desire to pamper your family with a tasty and healthy drink, use an ordinary meat grinder with a fine grill. Skip the berries several times, pour milk and whisk a little with a whisk. Of course, it will not turn out so tender and uniform as cooked with a blender.
Smoothies are also prepared using a juicer. But in this case only juice of the berries, without pulp, will get into the drink.
Smoothie Berries
The drink can be prepared from both fresh and frozen berries. Of course, this healthy berry is not available all year round, and in some regions it simply does not grow.
Of course, there are more vitamins in fresh berries. Try to use them to make a blueberry smoothie. A recipe with a photo allows you to understand the intricacies of the process and makes it possible to make sure that there is nothing complicated in this matter.
If you have the opportunity, be sure to make blanks for the winter. Then in the cold season, your table will also have a blueberry smoothie. Rinse the berries, let them dry, pack them in bags and put them in the freezer. And in the winter before cooking, let the briquette melt right in the blender bowl so that the valuable juice also gets into the drink.
Milk base
Most often, smoothies are made from milk. You can use kefir, fermented baked milk, liquid yogurt. If for some reason you do not eat dairy products, replace them with fresh juice or coconut milk. By the way, the blueberry smoothie, the recipe of which does not contain milk and sour-milk drinks, is a classic of vegetarian cuisine.
Product proportions
Those who have already mastered the technology rarely use measuring cups and kitchen scales. Blueberry smoothie, the recipe of which is quite democratic, does not require strict compliance with the recipe. Try to make it once, and later you can improvise and experiment, delighting your home with new tastes.
Try the following recipe:
- milk - 2 \ 3 glasses;
- blueberries - a handful (about a quarter cup);
- vanilla sugar - a pinch;
- mint leaves for decoration.
Put all the ingredients in a blender and beat at the highest speeds. It takes very little time, just a couple of wrinkled. Pour the drink into a glass, insert a straw and enjoy.
Try replacing milk with yogurt or juice. If desired, you can add a few cubes of fruit ice to the drink.
Berry Fruit Supplements
If you want variety and new tastes, try adding other berries to the drink. Their total number should not exceed the amount of blueberries. In summer, raspberries, cherries, currants, and strawberries are good in this smoothie. You can throw a slice of ripe peach or pear into the blender. And in winter, experiments with exotic are good. The banana-blueberry smoothie is delicious and its consistency is like a delicate cream. You can also use a slice of mango or kiwi. Sweet fruits and berries are especially valuable if the drink seems sour to you. It is better to add a sweet apricot to the drink than a spoonful of sugar.
The benefits of blueberry smoothies
Surely, before making a blueberry smoothie, you already knew about the benefits of this amazing berry. Ophthalmologists claim that due to the high content of beta-carotene it contributes to good vision and cares for eye health. Contained in blueberries and other vitamins, as well as trace elements and organic compounds.
Of course, milk also has considerable benefits. It saturates the body with valuable protein, and the vegetable fats contained in it help beta-carotene break down and be absorbed with maximum benefit.
Of course, you should remember that everything is good in moderation. You should not abuse even such a healthy drink as blueberry smoothie. Excessive consumption of berries is fraught with allergic reactions. The combination of kefir or yogurt with fresh berries is useful for the digestive tract, but if you drink too much smoothie, the load can be exorbitant.
Blueberry smoothie on the menu
Such drinks are very fond of people leading a healthy lifestyle. Smoothies are good at any time of the day. It can be the key to a healthy breakfast. Serve oatmeal, whole grain bread, toast, or cheesecakes.
Smoothies are perfect for a children's party instead of carbonated drinks and purchased juices. And from it you can easily make homemade ice cream. Just pour the smoothies into glasses, insert the sticks, freeze - and get a great alternative to the purchased product.
Serving to the table
Blueberry smoothie looks great in a transparent glass dish: wide glasses, tall glasses, and bowls. For decoration, you can use cinnamon, tarragon, mint, flower petals, fresh berries, fruit slices.