Equinox

Ingredients:

  • 1 banana
  • 1 apple
  • 1-2 handfuls of pineapple chunks
  • orange juice
4/5 stars

The pineapple and orange juice definitely add a tangy flavor to this smoothie, although it is appropriately counter-balanced by the addition of a banana and an apple. There is a lot of texture from the apple and pineapple (and if you use pulpy orange juice). It's got a nice heavy tropical feel to it. 

hodgepodge

Ingredients:

  • 1 banana
  • 1 kiwi
  • 1 apple
  • cranberry yogurt
  • some pineapple
  • 1 tbsp oatmeal
  • ice
5/5 stars

This is one of the few smoothies where there isn't one ingredient that stands out significantly more than the others. The flavor is simply "fruit," and with each sip it's hard to pinpoint the actual ingredients. 

fruit tea

Ingredients:

  • 3 kiwis
  • some pineapple
  • fruit milk powder
  • sugarless green tea
  • ice
5/5 stars

This is a great refreshing drink. It's very thick, but it has a lot of flavor. This is definitely going on my summer drink list.

cranyo

Ingredients:

  • 1 banana
  • 1 apple
  • cranberry yogurt
  • 1 tbsp oatmeal
  • ice
5/5 stars

The cranberry yogurt was a perfect complement to apple/banana combo. The oatmeal was extra flavor and texture. All around a great drink!

going green

Ingredients:

  • 2 kiwis
  • 1 apple
  • some pineapple
  • sugarless green tea
  • ice
3/5 stars

This isn't going in a greatest hits smoothie recipe book, but it sure gets the job done. I was worried about the bitterness of the green tea, but the fruit was sweet enough to make for a good drink. I'm not sure if I'm going to make this smoothie again, or if I'm going to experiment with green tea again. It was alright, anyway.

chocolate milk

Ingredients:

  • 1 banana
  • lots of pineapple
  • 1 tbsp oatmeal
  • chocolate milk
  • ice
4/5 stars

Chocolate and banana are two flavors that are born for each other. The pineapple, despite the amount I put in, was really subtle and didn't add much to the taste. Next time I'm going to add less chocolate milk to allow the pineapple to do its work, and give the smoothie an overall thicker, creamy texture.

plain

Ingredients:

  • peeled grapes
  • lots of pineapple
  • 1 kiwi
  • plain yogurt
  • ice
4/5 stars

I'm on the fence about plain yogurt, as it was an accident that I bought it. There is something to be said about how good this was compared to how simple it is. The yogurt dulled the sourness of the kiwi and pineapple without taking away from its flavor. More plain yogurt smoothies to come.