It’s springtime, strawberry season is upon us, and the weather is sunny and gorgeous in San Diego.
I had a great run this morning outside and came in and took a look at the frozen strawberries in the freezer and knew I had to use them.
I wanted something blended and sweet and creamy to quench my thirst.
This did the trick.
Strawberry seeds in my teeth and all.
It’s not a revolutionary “recipe”, but it sure is good.
It only takes a minute to make, and even less to drink. A blessing and a curse.
The only thing that would have made this better would have been adding a shot of rum or Malibu.
But it was 10am so I refrained.
I made a double batch, poured it into a bowl, put it in the freezer and later on tonight when I am watching Million Dollar Listing or a DVR’ed episode of The Real Housewives or Bethenny (yes, I love Bravo), I can shovel it into my mouth with a spoon as a strawberries ‘n cream “ice cream”
Hopefully I eat it slower with a spoon than I drank it with my straw because this was gone in a flash.
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Strawberries and Cream Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 to 1 ½ cups frozen strawberries, big handful, fresh may be used although ice may be necessary
- ¼ cup milk or cream, use your favorite milk or vegan milk, i.e. coconut milk cream, soy cream, etc.
- sweetenter, to taste (sugar, stevia, agave, etc.)
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Depending on how many strawberries you used, their size, your blender, and your desired smoothie thickness and consistency, you may need more than 1/4 cup cream (I used about 1/2 cup), or add a splash of water, to reach desired consistency.
- Serve immediately. Leftover portion may be stored in the freezer for later consumption for up to 2 months. The smoothie does not change consistency and taste is not effected upon thawing.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I hadn’t had a strawberry recipe in ages, but have recently been on a strawberry streak.
I’m just a wee bit excited for strawberry season, apparently.
Here are my favorite Strawberry Recipes:
Microwave Strawberry Vanilla Mug Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Glaze
Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
Creamy Mixed Berry White Chocolate Crumble Bars
Do you like strawberries? Do you have a favorite strawberry recipe or way to use them?
I wait all year for strawberry season, and then, all at once, there are so many.
There are usually sales on berries when they are in season, and it’s always tempting to cash in on the savings. Til I realize I just bought 3 pounds of berries and wonder what am I going to make with all these berries.
Thanks for the Baking Supplies Giveaway entries. Two winners announced Thursday.
Ooooh, I’m SO ready for morning runs followed by smoothies. Gotta get this bowling ball off my belly first!!! :-)
This recipe look great! I would love it if you linked up this post to my springtime recipes blog hop for a chance to win a “Top Chef” cookbook: https://ow.ly/9Lmwj
I’m down for some smoothies, wish I gave myself more time in the mornings. Love the color of this!
The weather is GORGEOUS here, so these smoothies look even more amazing knowing that summer is right around the corner! :) Love how simple they are.
I am SO into smoothies right now – looks absolutely delish!
It definitely was a good “smoothie day” today.
I had some with strawberries, banana and spinach!
Yours look very yummy! :)
Yum, this smoothie looks wonderful! Strawberries are amazing and I can’t wait for strawberry season to be in full swing here! Gorgeous pics and colors, BTW. :-)
Ooooh, do I ever like strawberries! Had some today actually :-) I also love the new pink on your blog. Very pretty!
thanks & I think this recipe sort of made it POP even though it’s been up for about 10 days now but this is my 1st pink recipe since then!
Gooooorgeous photo! It’s so darn pretty that I just clicked through from Pinterest to see whose blog this was from! I like the new look of your site by the way!
Thanks, Maggie! Yes, I am now averiecooks and although my old links still direct to LV&Yoga, I am more cooking that yoga’ing these days :) Thanks for clicking over & the compliments!
I think it was National California Strawberry day yesterday or today or someday in the recent past. You really do have a sixth sense, I swear!
I used to buy strawberries year round because I love them so much, but I don’t even bother with them in the winter anymore. Just totally not at all worth it.
you and I are both psychic!
Yum! I love smoothies! I have been on a major smoothie kick!!! Your looks delish!!
I love strawberries though sometimes their acidity hurts my mouth…
And I love pink. Pretty drink!
i was craving a smoothie all day! too bad i didn’t make one since I don’t have any fresh/frozen berries right now. i LOVE strawberries. especially strawberry banana flavored anything! mmm now i want a starberr banana smoothie haha! i think my favorite strawberry “recipe” is just plain ole chocolate covered strawberries. can’t go wrong!!
The combo of straw/banana is a fabulous one, too!
Starbucks makes a frap with these flavors but yours looks far more delicious and nutritious! It’s snowing where I am right now but when I get home to the sun, this’ll be the first thing I make! Thanks for an awesome recipe to kick spring off!
You are so right, they DO make one. I forogt about that one. I never buy it…the $$, the ingredients in it, I should have called this the wanna be starbucks strawberry Frapp.
Sounds simple and looks wonderful :) Gosh, I didn’t think I’d ever say this in March in NY, but I could’ve used one of these toady!
Ive heard about the heatwave everyone is having out there!
I’ve slowly been getting into smoothies lately. They were not my thing at all since I’d rather chew on things than drink something… buttt with this hot weather lately I’ve been craving fruit like none other. I picked up a ton of frozen fruit today and made a decent one for a snack but I’m not all that good at making them. Gotta keep trying different combos. Was it a pretty heavy smoothie to drink with all that cream in it?
Heavy compared to coconut water? yes
Heavy compared to a triple fudge oreo brownie? not so much :)