Last week I briefly shared my DIY freezer smoothie packs in my 5 Frugal Things post but I wanted to tell you a bit more about the smoothie packs today because I’ve seen similar things popping up in shops more and more lately and mine are a LOT cheaper!
We all have smoothies regularly, especially for breakfast when we’re in a rush, but fresh fruit definitely makes them an expensive option if we’re not organised with our little smoothie packs which we make in bulk every now and again. We make our packs using reduced fruit from the supermarket, frozen fruit and fruit from our fruit bowl that’s about to turn.
The best way to do this would be to chop any fruit you were going to use and freeze it on a baking tray in the freezer but honestly, that’s totally not necessary and just adds extra faff to the process. I just chop up all the fruit, pop it into all the bags and freeze them as they are. We just give the bag a gentle whack on the counter when we get it out to use to separate the fruit a little.
We usually freeze the fruit for our favourite smoothies in a bag and just quickly write on the bag what’s in them. Here’s a few of our favourite ones….
Frozen Berries Smoothie Recipe
A handful or two of berries (we use strawberries, blueberries and raspberries)
A pot of strawberry yoghurt or a cheeky scoop of strawberry ice cream
A glass of milk
A spoonful of porridge oats if you want to add them.
Banana Smoothie Recipe
2 chopped bananas
A spoonful of honey
A glass of milk
Mango, orange, banana and raspberry Smoothie Recipe
A handful of raspberries
A handful of chopped mango
One orange peeled and roughly chopped
One banana chopped
A glass of fruit juice for liquid
Pina Colada Smoothie Recipe
A handful of chopped pineapple
One chopped banana
A glass of coconut milk
Summer Sunshine Smoothie Recipe
A handful of chopped mango
One chopped banana
One orange peeled and roughly chopped
A cup of milk
1 spoon of honey
Watermelon Smoothie Recipe
1/4 of a watermelon chopped
A handful of strawberries
One orange peeled and roughly chopped
A glass of orange juice
The juice of half a lime
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