BACK TO ALL RECIPES

Fruit Smoothie

BY Mark Bittman

PUBLISHED January 9, 2020

This is the recipe and variations that cover all the bases, including vegan breakfast if you go with the tofu option.

 

The following may contain affiliate links for which we earn a small commission. Thank you for supporting us in this way!
Print

Fruit Smoothie

Prevent your screen from going dark

Makes 1 Serving (About 12 Ounces) 1x

Time 10 Minutes

Scale

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped fruit like peaches, mangoes, or pears, or whole berries (frozen is fine)
  • 1 small banana, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 / 2 cup yogurt or soft silken tofu
  • Ice cubes as needed
  • Fresh lemon or orange juice, or water (optional)

Instructions

  1. Put the fruit in a blender. Add the banana, yogurt, and 3 or 4 ice cubes; you might not need any if your fruit was frozen and the mixture is already slushy.
  2. Purée until smooth. Add a little juice or water if you want a thinner consistency; add another couple ice cubes and blend briefly to crush them for a thicker smoothie. Serve right away.

Recipe variations

Green Smoothie

Replace the fruit with 1 packed cup fresh greens like spinach or kale and instead of the banana, use half an avocado. A pinch of salt is good, too.

 

Fruit and Vegetable Smoothie

You can combine 1 ⁄ 2 cup chopped of each to get a little more sweetness in the mix; just remember that green plus orange or red comes out brown. Some pretty ideas: cucumber-peach or mango, beet-blueberry, banana-carrot. You get the idea.

 

Coconut Smoothie

I love this with the banana and pineapple for the fruit: Instead of the yogurt use coconut milk. (This is one time it’s okay to use the reduced-fat kind.) Add 2 tablespoons shredded coconut (either toasted or raw) at the same time.

 

Not-Too-Sweet Chocolate Smoothie

With raspberries it’s divine, but even pears or apples work well for some background sweetness. Add 2 tablespoons cocoa powder to the blender along with the banana.

 

Recipe from How to Cook Everything: Completely Revised 20th Anniversary Edition

Log in, or become a member today.

Join in: enjoy 7 days free, plus 40% off your first year with access to 1,000+ highly vetted recipes from the How To Cook Everything series and beyond, essays from Mark, and original pieces from our contributors.

Join annually and save 40%
Log in to your account

GetBetterFasterHealthierSmarterTastier

in the Kitchen

Through our (more than a thousand, and growing) highly vetted recipes from the How to Cook Everything series, original food essays and reporting, thoughtful podcast conversations and introductions to new and responsible food products, we aim to showcase what’s possible, from farm to fork, and power a growing movement that encourages people to think about food not as a commodity, but as central to our health and happiness.

Start your free trial

We hope you join us on this journey. We’d love to have you as a part of the Bittman community. As a member, you'll have access to:

  • New recipes every week
  • 1000s of recipes from How to Cook Everything and beyond
  • First access to in-person events with Mark and Kate
  • Exclusive discounts from our favorite brands
  • Q&As with Mark and the team

 

Subscribe to our free newsletter

Join over 105,000 passionate individuals who receive our weekly emails. It’s 100% free and you can unsubscribe anytime. Plus, we’ll email you a sampling of what premium members receive on a weekly basis.