Home smoothies

[tinkerbell23]

Why do smoothies made at home not taste as nice as if i buy them at the smoothie bar??

Do they add something? I try to make them
At home and they dont taste anywhere near as good :0/

And im craving one!!!!!!!

[erin-x]

The best smoothie i've ever made was really easy. Banana, peanut butter and milk.. It was delish but probably not the most healthy! Haha!

[tinkerbell23]

Ooh i dont like banana hahaha or peanut!! Haha

They jut never taste as good at home or out a bottle :0/

[erin-x]

They're probably just loaded with sugar and syrups... I don't go for smoothies that often...

[dickythecook]

Tink, I think you have to go out and by loads of stuff that is bad for you and add it to your pure homemade ones to make it taste like the ones you buy

[mccfluffy]

I like raspberries, blueberries with fizzy water, ice and a squeeze of lime. I expect commercial smooties are sieved or sonething

[pdust]

the ones at the smoothie bar in town all seem to have beetroot in them have you tried that tinks?

not sure this is actually classed as a smoothie but a chopped ripe mango whizzed up with a few tbsps of natural yoghurt and poured over ice cubes is gorgeous.....guess you could chuck whatever else you fancied in with it ....

[rowanwitch]

Usually sweetened with syrup I think... also commercial blenders may be better at getting every last lump out

i make my own mango, peach, apricot sometimes using frozen mango and peaches but fresh apricots that works well especially if you blend it with some mango sorbet

[tinkerbell23]

Noo i hate the syrupy ones BLEURGH its all fresh stuff which is why im totally stuck as to why i cant get the taste right...

All freshly made!?

Have they pdust!? Ill have to look for recipies!

I like raspberries and pineapple usually mmm wee bit of lemon mabye....thats the one i usually get..

God i want one so much x

[rockyracoon]

My son loves smoothies, he's always got the blender out. He loves banana, pineapple and coconut milk, or anything with berries in it.

[dickythecook]

Tink, try here
Best smoothie recipes: Recipes: Good Food Channeluktv.co.uk › Good Food Channel › Recipes › Top 10 recipesCached

[pastafreak]

I always make mine with yogurt,a small banana,and frozen fruit ...mango and pineapple,or raspberries and strawberries. They come out really thick-and there is not a noticeable banana taste if you don't like banana.

[RATTER15]

I make amazing smoothies, frozen fruit, banana, a thick yoghurt, a little double or single cream and a little ice cream add milk to thin it down as required.

[tinkerbell23]

Sounds amazing guys mmmm x

[TheOtherHalf]

I make quite a few smoothies and use whatever I have in at the time. Any fruit whizzed up then add either orange juice, milk or just yoghurt. The home made ones are much healthier than the bought ones even the `Innocents`