By Jodee Weiland
Sometimes when I feel the urge to have something sweet, I turn to a smoothie. I do this because a smoothie made with fruit and other nutritional ingredients can satisfy my craving and still be healthy for me. It’s times like this that I find myself putting together something like my Delicious Strawberry Apple Smoothie with Ginger.
Fresh fruits are always a healthy addition to any smoothie. I will sometimes wash and freeze fresh fruit for a smoothie I want to make. That’s what I did here with some fresh strawberries. That gives texture to my recipe without adding ice because my frozen strawberries become my ice in a way. Then I will usually add a fresh apple along with fruit juice to the mixture giving it even more texture. That along with grated ginger makes this smoothie a refreshing, tasty, and naturally sweet treat without any added sugar or honey. This particular smoothie is dairy free as well.
Delicious Strawberry Apple Smoothie with Ginger
1 cup fresh strawberries frozen
1 medium Granny Smith apple cored
1/2 cup unsweetened pure black cherry juice
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
This recipe makes one smoothie. Put the above ingredients into a blender. Blend the mixture together until smooth. When done, pour into a glass and serve.
My Delicious Strawberry Apple Smoothie with Ginger has 264 calories, 8 grams of fiber, and is rich in vitamins and other healthy nutrients. Because there is no dairy, it is fat free. For me, this is a perfect smoothie for a snack or as a refresher before or after working out. I love a good smoothie and with the warmer weather approaching soon, a cool refreshing smoothie will be even more appreciated by most of us. So give this a try, and enjoy!
Jilda makes smoothies for us each morning. Right now we’re hooked on blueberry smoothies, but you can bet I’ll save this recipe to try soon.
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I love smoothies in the morning or any time! This one is really delicious and so healthy. I’m sure you will both like it. Thanks for stopping by to chat!
What a beautiful and simple smoothie! Thank you for sharing it!
Thanks you! I’m so happy you like it. Thanks for stopping by to chat.
Oh wow! I’m making this tonight…. just need to find some black cherry juice. Might just have to settle for cranberry 🙂
Thanks! I think it would be delicious with cranberry juice as well. I use black cherry juice because it’s slightly tart and for the health benefits, but cranberry juice just adds a different group of health benefits and a slightly different flavor, so either would be fine, I’m sure. Thanks for stopping by to visit.
Joee, this sound wonderful and I love the addition of ginger! Thanks so much for sharing at Best of the Weekend – hope you have a happy Saturday and a fabulous weekend!
Thanks, Cindy! It tastes wonderful, and I’m happy to be able to share it with all of you. Thanks for hosting and for stopping by to chat!
Black cherry juice and ginger? You’ve got my attention! I could easily wake up to this smoothie any day of the week!
It’s great…so delicious and refreshing! I’m using ginger more these days in my smoothies for the great health benefits. So glad you stopped by to visit! Thanks!
I love these pink and green photos! it’s a great idea to add ginger to a smoothie. I have been having some stomach problems lately (bad for a food blogger!), and ginger seems to help. I’m happy to find a new way to drink it besides ginger tea 🙂
Thanks! I hope you feel better soon. Ginger certainly does help with stomach upset. I love smoothies for getting more ginger. This one tastes wonderful! Thanks for stopping by to chat!