Creamsicle Smoothie!

Creamsicle Smoothie!

What a treat it was today to have created a childhood favorite flavor into a smoothie! Creamsicle. Yesterday I was fortunate enough to find a bargain on all natural frozen fruit with no sugar, preservatives, or other ingredients in them. I found 100% fruit where the only ingredient was the fruit for only $1.00 a bag, so of course I had to stock up on them. I found this great find at the Dollar Tree store. 

This smoothie is packed with Vitamins A, C and other vital nutrients! Both carrots and peaches are both high in beta carotene and lycopene, giving the peaches and carrots their orange/red/pink appearance. 

Recipe

1 cup of frozen peaches

1 carrot cut into pieces

1 cup of pineapple

1 cup of frozen yogurt (I used vanilla)

2 cups of pineapple orange juice (100% juice, not cocktail)

Water if needed

Directions

Cut carrots into small pieces. This makes it easier to blend, especially if you do not own one of the more expensive blenders that chop and blend whole fruits and veggies. Next add additional ingredients and blend until smooth. Add water if you like a thinner consistency.  Enjoy!

When I first set out to make this smoothie I didn't intend to add yogurt. However, when I tasted the finished product without the yogurt it reminded of a childhood favorite flavor, creamsicle! My son and I both said it reminded us of a creamsicle, and if it had a cream flavor in it it would taste exactly like a creamsicle. So of course we both said, yogurt! The vanilla yogurt was the perfect addition to this smoothie. We recreated a healthy version of the old fashioned creamsicle treat. 


Peaches are at their peak season right now! July and August is prime peach season, so stock up while prices are low. Cut up and freeze fruits and veggies that are in season when you can. you will reap the cost effective savings and health benefits of doing so. 

Health Benefits of Peaches

This is what the smoothie looked like before we added the yogurt. It was a much brighter orange.