Peach-Vanilla Smoothie

Name: Peach-Vanilla Smoothie
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 cups yogurt; 1/2 cup orange juice, or more as needed; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 frozen banana, optional; 2 cups unsweetened frozen sliced or chopped peaches

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Makes 2 large or 4 small servings 1x

Time 5 minutes

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Ingredients

2 cups yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice, or more as needed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 frozen banana, optional
2 cups unsweetened frozen sliced or chopped peaches

Instructions

Put the yogurt, juice, vanilla, and the banana if you’re using it in the blender ﬁrst, followed by the peaches.
Start by pulsing the machine, then turn it on and whiz until smooth. If the mixture is not moving much, add a splash more orange juice. Serve right away, ideally in chilled glasses or over ice (though if you’ve used the frozen banana, it’ll be plenty cold).

—Recipe from How to Cook Everything: The Basics

Recipe variations

Mango-Ginger Smoothie: 2 cups mango, 1 frozen banana, 1 cup white grape juice, and toss 2 thin slices of peeled fresh ginger into the blender.

Orange Cream Smoothie: 2 cups orange juice, 1 cup Greek yogurt, 1 cup ice, and 1 frozen banana.

Cherry-Melon Smoothie: 1 cup pitted cherries, 1 cup honeydew or cantaloupe chunks (frozen or fresh), 1 frozen banana, and 1 cup orange juice.

Piña Colada Smoothie: 2 cups pineapple chunks (frozen or fresh), 1 frozen banana, and 1/2 cup coconut milk and 1/2 cup water or pineapple juice.

Strawberry-Vanilla Smoothie: 4 cups strawberries (frozen or fresh), 1 cup yogurt, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and white grape juice or water as needed.

Blueberry-Lemon Smoothie: 2 cups blueberries (frozen or fresh), 1 frozen banana, and 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice mixed into 1/2 cup orange juice with a little honey or sugar.