Strawberry smoothie is a refreshing drink recipe made with fresh strawberries, toned milk, homemade curd, milk powder, chia seeds, and honey. It is a very nutritious drink and can be served with breakfast or as an evening tea time drink.
This strawberry smoothie is liked by both kids and adults and it is a favorite delicious drink of the spring and summer season. In India, we only found strawberries in the spring season due to the weather conditions. So in Summers, we can use frozen strawberries for this strawberry smoothie recipe. You can also try other refreshing drink Almond Kesar milk and Raw turmeric milk.
Strawberries are mainly used in the making of various sweet dishes like shakes, cake, cupcakes, pie, cheesecake, jam, ice creams, compote, jellies.
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How to make strawberry smoothie at home
Making strawberry smoothie at home is very easy and does not require any kind of expertise. Just transfer all the ingredients strawberry, curd, honey, chia seeds soaked in milk and milk powder in a blender and blend them at high speed for few minutes. The creamy, delicious strawberry smoothie is ready, serve immediately.
Health benefits of the main ingredients in the making of Strawberry smoothie
Strawberries
- It is packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and has no fat and zero cholesterol.
- Strawberries are low in calories and high in Vitamin C content helps in boosting immunity.
- They contain ellagic acid that is very helpful in fighting cancer-producing cells.
- Strawberries are high in fiber assists you in weight loss, keep heart-healthy, and controls blood pressure levels as it is low in sodium.
Toned milk
- It is a diluted form of high-fat milk(Whole milk) but the same in nutrient value.
- Toned milk gives us healthy protein and calcium in abundance.
- As it helps in maintaining strong bones and teeth, reduces the chances of fractures and osteoporosis.
- Toned milk is preferable for a weight loss diet and good for heart health.
Curd
- Curd is a great probiotic food and good for improving digestion-related problems.
- It also provides healthy protein and calcium which helps in improving immunity, providing radiant skin, and keeping strong bones and teeth.
Step by step preparation of a strawberry smoothie with pictures
1. First, wash and clean strawberries and cut them into small pieces. Freeze them for about 2-3 hours.
2. In a small bowl, add milk and chia seeds, mix and put it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
3. After 2-3 hours, take a blender jar, add strawberry from the freezer, curd, milk powder, and honey. Blend them at high speed for 1-2 minutes.
4. Now add chia seeds soaked milk and blend again for 1-2 minutes.
5. A creamy and delicious strawberry smoothie is ready to serve. Decorate with sliced strawberry and white chocolate chips.
Serving suggestion
Strawberry smoothie can be served as a breakfast drink with homemade granola or veg sandwiches and as an evening drink with oats cookies or Ragi almond cookies or as a welcome drink for party or a get together. It can be drink at any time of the day when you feel to re-energize yourself as it is very refreshing and nutritious.
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Tips and tricks
- Freeze strawberries for 2-3 hours before the smoothie preparation helps in maintaining the bright red color.
- You can also add nuts and seeds of your choice to make it more healthy.
- You can add vanilla or strawberry essence to enhance its flavor.
- The quantity of honey and sugar can be increased or decreased according to the sweetness of the strawberries. You can add another sweetener of your choice like maple syrup, coconut sugar, date sugar.
- To make its vegan version use non-dairy milk and curd in the recipe. You can easily add coconut milk, almond milk, soya milk to this recipe.
Recipe card for the easy and creamy strawberry smoothie
Easy And Creamy Strawberry Smoothie
Ingredients
- 8-10 strawberries
- ½ cup toned milk
- ½ cup homemade curd
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp milk powder
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- Some sliced strawberry and white choco chips for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- First, wash and clean strawberries and cut them into small pieces. Freeze them for about 2-3 hours.
- In a small bowl, add milk and chia seeds, mix and put it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
- After 2-3 hours, take a blender jar, add strawberry from the freezer, curd, milk powder, and honey. Blend them at high speed for 1-2 minutes.
- Now add chia seeds soaked milk and blend again for 1-2 minutes.
- A creamy and delicious strawberry smoothie is ready to serve.
- Decorate with sliced strawberry and white chocolate chips.
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