Five Minute Berry Smoothie

The summer heat often leaves you wishing for a cool treat to bring you much needed relief. In this Instructable, I will show you how to make a simple berry smoothie in five minutes.

• Blender
• Sandwich Ziplock Bag
• Frozen Fruit
• Fruit Juice
• Milk
• Honey (optional)

Start off by filling your blender cup with the desired quantity of frozen berries. I chose a raspberry, blueberry, and blackberry blend of berries. If you are making a single serving, empty your frozen berries into the sandwich-sized Ziplock bag or a microwavable container of your choosing. Microwave the berries for roughly 40s to soften them.

After softening the berries, add your berries back into your blender cup. Add milk to the blender cup up to the top of your berries. Next, add a quarter cup or less of your selected fruit juice; adding too much can cause the smoothie to separate. I have found this balance of fluids and berries makes for a perfect consistency smoothie.

At this point, if you chose to add honey, add a tablespoon or less honey to the berry/milk/juice mixture.

Finally, blend your concoction until it is a smooth texture.

Enjoy your delicious smoothie! Let me know in the comments what you think!