This favorite creamy strawberry fruit smoothie combines yogurt and four different fruits that result in a very flavorful, sweet, and deliciously smooth snack for any time of the day! Simply combine all of the ingredients into your blender and in just minutes you can enjoy this refreshing snack.
We love fruit smoothies at our house, especially for after school snacks or summer lunch time. If you are looking for some sugar-free smoothie options, you might enjoy this post with our 5 easy, healthy fruit smoothies!
Ingredient list for our Favorite Creamy Strawberry Fruit Smoothie
- Frozen sliced strawberries
- Cream of coconut (Coco Lopez)
- Frozen pineapple chunks
- Banana
- Clementine or 1/2 of a Naval orange
- Almond milk (unsweetened) or Kefir (for protein and probiotics)
- Ice (optional)
- Vanilla bean yogurt
Tips for making this recipe
The addition of ice is optional with this smoothie. If you want to stretch it a little further or even change the consistency, adding ice is great for that! You can also add more or less of the almond milk to make your smoothie thick or thin. Kefir will add a creamy texture to your smoothie in addition to vitamins, protein and probiotics.
The combination of different fruits add such a brightness and vibrant flavor for this drink. We absolutely LOVE combining vanilla yogurt and cream of coconut to the fruit. It results in the most creamy flavor and texture. I highly recommend using the Coco Lopez brand of cream of coconut. Simply open the can, scoop it all out into a bowl and whisk until it is combined. After adding some to your smoothie, you can store the rest in the refrigerator in an airtight container and use again another day.
The banana in the smoothie is optional. Bananas can definitely dominate in flavor so I choose to only add half of a banana in this recipe. Bananas are a wonderful sweetener, they also thicken and naturally add creaminess to smoothies!
Tips for Blending Favorite Creamy Strawberry Fruit Smoothie
If you enjoy a bolder flavor, skip the ice and use frozen fruit! You can use frozen banana, pineapple and strawberries in this recipe so ice is not required for it. If you are looking for a low sugar version, use frozen strawberries and omit the cream of coconut. Sweeten with pure maple syrup.
Add all ingredients to your blender, making sure the liquid goes in first (for easier blending). I like to start out with the “mix” button and then once everything comes together I switch to the “puree” or even “liquify” to really make sure it blends super smooth!
Serve smoothie immediately and enjoy! I love to serve this smoothie with our favorite homemade soft buttered pretzels, it’s really just the perfect combo of salty and sweet and my kids love it! We also love this recipe with a side of make-ahead protein waffles (you can make extra and freeze them!)
Creamy Strawberry Fruit Smoothie
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 15.5 oz Frozen sliced strawberries with sugar
- 1 Clementine orange or 1/2 of a naval orange
- 1/2 Banana
- 1/8-1/4 Cup Cream of Coconut We use Coco Lopez brand. Mix before adding
- 1/2-1 Cup Almond Milk or Kefir (we like Lifeway to add protein and probiotics) Regular milk is fine if needed.
- 1/2 Cup Vanilla bean yogurt You can substitute greek yogurt if desired.
- 1/2 Cup Frozen Pineapple chunks
- 1/2-1 Cup Ice Optional depending on your desired texture.
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients and serve immediately. *Add liquids to the bottom of the blender first for easier blending. I like to begin with the "mix" and then "puree" or "Liquify" to make it really thin and smooth!*If you are looking for a low sugar version, use frozen strawberries and omit the cream of coconut. Sweeten with pure maple syrup.
Reasons we love this smoothie:
This recipe is great to pair with our favorite Dutch Baby or spinach pancakes, honey oat muffins, protein waffles, easy vegetable roll ups, Sour Cream Banana Bread Muffins, or even with these delicious homemade pretzels for the perfect snack. Our kids love them when they have friends over, or for a yummy after school meal. My mom first made us this smoothie last summer and we ended up making it for months after! It is such a great, refreshing and flavorful treat.
This creamy strawberry fruit smoothie is easily adaptable and you can totally change out ingredients or replace with what you have on hand. If you are trying to incorporate more greens, you can most certainly add in a handful of spinach!
