Recipes and Cooking Smoothie Matrix 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review Learn how to make a smoothie recipe that can be adapted to cure any craving, from PB&J to pina colada. This fruit smoothie recipe starts with three basic components and gets jazzed up from there. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on October 25, 2012 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Total Time: 10 mins Servings: 2 Ingredients Basic Ingredients: 1 6 ounce carton low-fat yogurt ½ cup liquid 1 cup fresh, frozen, or canned fruit sweetener flavorful mix-in(s) Directions Basic Method: In a blender combine yogurt, liquid, fruit, sweetener, and flavorful mix-in(s). Cover and blend until nearly smooth. Mixed-Berry Blast: Yogurt: plain Greek yogurt; Liquid: pomegranate juice; Fruit: frozen unsweetened mixed berries; Sweetener: 1 tablespoon sugar; Flavorful Mix-Ins: 1 ripe banana, cut up, and 1 teaspoon lime juice.Nutrition per serving: 203 calories, 10 g protein, 39 g carbohydrate, 2 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 24 g total sugar, 5% Vitamin A, 13% Vitamin C, 44 mg sodium, 11% calcium, 6% iron Ginger-Mango Smoothie: Yogurt: plain Greek yogurt; Liquid: 1/4 cup mango nectar and 1/4 cup milk; Fruit: refrigerated mango slices or frozen mango chunks; Sweetener: 1 tablespoon honey; Flavorful Mix-Ins: half of a ripe banana, frozen and cut up, and 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger. (If necessary, thin with additional milk to desired consistency.)Nutrition per serving: 202 calories, 11 g protein, 37 g carbohydrate, 2 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 32 g total sugar, 23% Vitamin A, 63% Vitamin C, 56 mg sodium, 14% calcium, 1% iron PB&J Smoothies: Yogurt: plain Greek yogurt; Liquid: milk; Fruit: 1 ripe banana, frozen and cut up; Sweetener: 2 tablespoons grape jelly; Flavorful Mix-In: 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter.Nutrition per serving: 293 calories, 15 g protein, 38 g carbohydrate, 11 g total fat (3 g sat. fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 25 g total sugar, 5% Vitamin A, 9% Vitamin C, 146 mg sodium, 18% calcium, 3% iron Cherry-Almond Smoothies: Yogurt: plain Greek yogurt; Liquid: plain soymilk; Fruit: frozen dark sweet cherries; Sweetener: 1 tablespoon honey; Flavorful Mix-In: 1/4 teaspoon almond extract.Nutrition per serving: 171 calories, 12 g protein, 27 g carbohydrate, 2 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 23 g total sugar, 5% Vitamin A, 1% Vitamin C, 68 mg sodium, 11% calcium, 3% iron Pina Colada Smoothies: Yogurt: vanilla yogurt; Liquid: unsweetened coconut milk; Fruit: frozen unsweetened pineapple chunks; Sweetener: 2 teaspoons honey; Flavorful Mix-Ins: half of a ripe banana, cut up, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.Nutrition per serving: 260 calories, 5 g protein, 35 g carbohydrate, 11 g total fat (10 g sat. fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 29 g total sugar, 2% Vitamin A, 67% Vitamin C, 88 mg sodium, 16% calcium, 6% iron Rate it Print