Thick Juicy Pear and Sweet Strawberry Smoothie

From reading my blog you all know I love pears:)
So I wanted to use it in my smoothie.I began thinking, what can I add to it to make it a really delicious smoothie?
For me pears have a mild sweetness, I don't want to loss the flavor of pears.
I needed to add a fruit that was going to have a burst of sweetness.
My first thought strawberries, they have a great sweet flavor, so you don't have to add
a sweetener.
The combo is really amazing, you can really taste the separate flavors of pears
and strawberries. That was what I wanted, to taste the juicy pears:)
The smoothie has a thick consistency!
This one is my favorite;)


Thick Pear and Sweet Strawberry Smoothie
makes 3 cups


4 pears
4 Tablespoons of yogurt (vegan)
1/2 cup milk (I used almond milk)

Wash fruit, and cut pears, strawberries into chunks, blend all ingredients until
smooth!!
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Vegan Strawberry Ice cream in 10 minutes or less

I love ice cream, but becoming vegan, it can be very difficult to make good ice cream.
I happen to be making something else when I came up with this recipe.
It was so delicious:) The ice cream is so simple and it is a big wow from guests.
You will need a blender or a good mixer to make this, because the strawberries
are frozen. You can serve immediately or you can put back in the freezer,
but you will need at least 30 minutes for it to be able to scoop.
Everyone is different, how big the container, how much you made,
so watch it when you take it out of the freezer. Make a large potion
because everyone will want seconds even thirds:)
The ice cream is a very satisfying in texture and taste!
It comes out very thick and creamy!!!


Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream
2 cups plus (depends on the strawberries)

1lb frozen strawberries
1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons of milk (I used almond)
1/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon yogurt (vegan)
2 Tablespoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice


Take out frozen berries, and rinse them in warm water,
for one second.
Then place all the ingredients in the mixer and mix until well blended,
you may have to open it to move mixture around.
It will come out smooth and very lovely!   Enjoy.
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Savory Creamy Avocado Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie

Second smoothie in the series. Everybody thinks smoothie's have to be sweet. Some people don't like sweet things, even if they are fruit. So I came up with a savory smoothie. The high note is avocado with
back round hint of strawberry and blueberry. I like this one if you are adding it to a meal,
because it really fills you up. Avocados have that creamy texture almost like you added a heavy cream.
This one is a go to for a savory treat!!!


Savory Creamy Avocado Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie
Makes about 2 cups

1 avocado
15 strawberries
1/2 cup of blueberries
1 1/2 cup of milk (I used oats milk)
1 Tablespoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice

Wash all fruit and cut the avocado in half, take the seed out, and scoop
out the flesh. Blend all ingredients very well until thick and creamy:)
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Creamy Ice Cream with a new topping!

Most of us like ice cream, whether your favorite flavor is vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, bubble gum
you know who you are:) I have a great idea!
We all like hot fudge, how it melts the ice cream and makes a chocolate sauce that is warm and creamy on the bottom of the dish.
Oh I do love hot fudge, but the other idea is to scoop your favorite flavor into a dish, then pour a fresh or store bought smoothie over the top!
It is completely different flavor then adding fruit to the top of your Sundae, sometimes it does not mix chewing the cold fruit with creamy texture ice cream:(
 Oh my gosh it is sooooooooooooooo good, you get the same as you would with hot fudge a creamy mixture of both ice cream and smoothie.
I used a store bought smoothie (blackberries, raspberries, strawberries).
You can make a fresh one and do the same.
Super refreshing on a hot day.
Here is a picture of what I am talking about ENJOY!
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