Recipe: Beverage Recipes (14)

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05-17-2000 - 14 Beverage Recipes

Kelly~WA (04:08:31) : Fruit Smoothie

1 ripe banana
1/2 bag frozen fruit (cherries or
berries)
Apple juice
Soy milk

Add frozen fruit to a blender. Add apple juice -
enough to cover most of the frozen fruit. Add 1/4 -
1/2 cup soymilk and banana. Blend.

Kelly~WA (04:07:03) : Multiple-fruit smoothie

- 1 frozen banana
1 cup frozen pineapple
1 cup orange juice
1 frozen banana
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup pineapple juice
1 frozen banana
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup apple juice

Put the ingredients in a blender and mix.

Kelly~WA (04:06:28) :

Breakfast Smoothie
Makes: 2 or 3 servings.

1/2 cup orange juice
1 banana
6-7 frozen strawberries
4-5 slices frozen peaches
5-6 frozen blueberries
6-7 ice cubes
1 tsp. honey (optional)

Place all ingredients except ice cubes in blender.
Puree until smooth.
Add ice, and puree again.
Pour into a glass and sprinkle nutmeg on top and garnish the
some fresh mint.

Kelly~WA (04:05:31) : Fruit Smoothies
Yield: 1 serving

2 Slices pineapples in Their own juice
1 c Finely sliced strawberries
Crushed ice as you wish (I Like 3 or 4 cups)
1 orange sliced
1 Banana

Put all ingredients in the blender and blend on high for 3 to 4
minutes or until smooth.

Kelly~WA (04:04:59) : Banana Smoothie

1 ripe banana
1/2 c. nonfat yogurt
1 tbsp. sugar (or to taste)
1 tbsp. banana liqueur (optional)
1 c. crushed ice
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
lime wedge or banana slice, for garnish

Made with yogurt, this drink is both refreshing and
nourishing. To tell when a banana is ripe, look for tiny
brown spots, called sugar spots, on the peel.

Combine the first 6 ingredients in a blender and blend
until smooth. Pour the smoothie into a large glass and
garnish with a lime wedge or banana slice. Serves 1.

Kelly~WA (04:04:29) : Apple-Apricot Smoothie

Yield: 2 servings

1 Apple, Golden Delicious peeled, cored amp; chopped
1 c Apple juice
4 Apricots, fresh; pitted skin optional
1 Banana; peeled
3/4 c Yogurt, plain
10 Ice cubes, up to 12 cubes
1 tb Honey

Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.

Kelly~WA (04:03:48) : Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

Yield: 4 servings

2 c Unsweetened strawberries, fresh or frozen; hulled
2 Bananas; sliced
8 oz Low-fat vanilla yogurt
1/2 c Skim milk
1/4 c Rice bran
3 tb Lemon juice
1 tb To 2 tb honey

Cover and freeze strawberries and sliced bananas until firm, about
4 hours or overnight. Combine all ingredients in a blender; process
until smooth.

Serve immediately in chilled glasses.

Kelly~WA (04:03:29) : Raspberry - Banana Smoothie
Yield: 5 cups

2 Bananas, peeled and sliced
1 1/2 c Pineapple juice
1 pkg Vanilla low-fat yogurt (8oz)
1 c Fresh or frozen raspberries

Place the bananas in a single layer on a baking sheet; freeze
until hard.

Combine the bananas, pineapple juice, yogurt and raspberries in
the container of an electric blender; process until smooth.
Serve immediately

Kelly~WA (04:03:09) : Orange Smoothie

Yield: 6 servings

6 oz Orange juice concentrate -- frozen
1 c Milk
1 c Water
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla
10 Ice cubes

Place all ingredients in a blender. Cover and blend until smooth.
Serve immediately.

Kelly~WA (04:02:46) : Pineapple-Yogurt Whirl

Yield: 1 serving

6 oz Can pineapple juice, thawed
1/2 c Water
1/2 c Skim milk
8 oz Carton vanilla yogurt
2 tb Sugar
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
2 c Ice cubes
1 x Pineapple wedges

In a blender container, combine the pineapple juice concentrate,
water milk, yogurt, sugar, and vanilla. Blend mixture until smooth.

With the blender running, add ice cubes slowly through the opening
in the lid and blend mixture until slushy. Pour into tall glasses
and decorate each serving with fresh pineapple wedge.

julie,s.c. (02:18:34) : RASPBERRY TEA
2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
4 or 5 tea bags
5 cups boiling water
ice cubes
place raspberries and tea bags in a glass bowl. Pour boiling water over raspberries and tea bags. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. remove bags. strain berries from mixture. discard berries. cool several hours. if desired, chill. serve over ice cubes. makes about 6 (6 oz.) servings.

victoria__Pa (01:36:34) : EASY STRAWBERRY SODA

1 tbsp. strawberry jam
1/2 c. vanilla ice cream
ginger ale

Spoon jam into bottom of tall glass.Drop in scoop of ice cream. Fill with ginger ale and stir gently.

julie,s.c. (12:12:54) : FROSTY PUNCH

1 large can pineapple juice
1 large bottle ginger ale
1 qt. sherbet (any flavor)

Chill juice and ginger ale. Pour in punch bowl and add sherbet just before serving.

recipelink.com (01:23:05) :
ELEGANT SUMMER COOLERS
from the
American Institute for Cancer Research

If icy homemade lemonade is your idea of a great summer cooler, you know how refreshing juice drinks can be. Why not expand your repertoire with some new ideas for elegant summer fruit drinks that can really quench your thirst on a wilting-hot day. The nutrients found in these beverages are an added plus for good health.

Spices give a unique flavor to a grape julep made by combining sugar, water, cinnamon and cloves in a small saucepan, heating to a slow simmer, and cooking at lowest possible heat to make a syrup. Strain and chill the syrup, then stir with grape juice and serve over ice with a slice of lemon.

Go tropical with a cooler made by pureeing in a blender chopped fresh mint and chilled pineapple juice. Add ice cubes and blend to form a smooth slush. Combine the slush with more pineapple juice and some frozen lemonade concentrate, then serve in tall glasses with mint springs and pineapple chunks on small skewers.

From Mexico comes a watermelon cooler made by spreading one-inch cubes of seeded watermelon on a cooking sheet and freezing. Meanwhile, pour boiling water over mint leaves in a bowl, cover and let steep for 10 minutes. Drain and discard the mint leaves and chill the reserved liquid in the refrigerator. Place the frozen watermelon cubes in a blender with the cool mint liquid and some plain, lowfat yogurt. Blend on highest speed until smooth and serve garnished with skewered watermelon balls or wedges.

You can even find some new ideas for lemonade. Make ginger lemonade by mixing peeled, crushed fresh ginger with sugar and water in a saucepan. Simmer over low heat until the liquid is syrupy, then cool and discard the ginger. Stir in cold seltzer or sparkling mineral water and fresh lemon juice, refrigerate until well chilled and serve over ice. You can make variations by omitting the ginger and adding strained, pureed raspberries or pineapple juice to the recipe. For something really different, try buttermilk lemonade. Combine sugar and lemon juice, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Then stir in low fat or nonfat buttermilk and refrigerate until well chilled.

CITRUS "SANGRIA"

1 lime
1 lemon
1 orange
4 cups white grape juice
1 bottle (28 oz.) carbonated water
Crushed ice cubes

Cut lime, lemon and orange in half. Squeeze juice from one half of each; cut remaining halves into thin slices.

In large pitcher, combine grape juice, soda water, lime, lemon and orange slice and juice. Fill wine glasses one-quarter full with crushed ice. Pour in sangria and a slice of citrus.

Each 1-cup serving contains 79 calories and 0 grams of fat. (Makes 8 cups)