Tropical Smoothies

LifeIsGood's Note:

This is such a yummy smoothie recipe. Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa, created these. You can play around with different fruits but I really love the tropical spin on these smoothies. Note: When mangos and papayas are ripe, they will actually smell ripe and will be soft to the touch.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 mangoes, peeled, seeded and chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 2 papayas, peeled, seeded and chopped (about 3 cups)
• 3 ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 1/2 cups skim milk
• 3/4 cup nonfat yogurt
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 6 cups ice

Directions:

1. Combine 1/2 cup mango, 1 cup papaya, 1 banana, 1/4 cup orange juice, 1/2 cup milk, 1/4 cup yogurt , 1 teaspoon honey, 1/2 cup water and 2 cups ice in a blender and process until smooth.
2. Make two more batches , or until all the ingredients are used.
3. Serve and enjoy!

Reviews

[FolkDiva]

Wow!! This was my first attempt ever at making a smoothie.....and boy, was I impressed with my efforts! Made for me and my BF for breakfast this morning. Fast, easy, creamy, smooth, and wonderfully tropical! I cut the recipe in half, used vanilla yogurt and went just a little light on the amount of water added. Oh, and I ran out of milk....so used a blend of milk and half & half! (I don't think that hurt anything except my waistline!) Thanks so much for sharing this delightful breakfast treat!

[Chef Buggsy Mate]

I scaled this recipe down to make two servings this morning for breakfast. It was wonderful!!! I made one slight change, and that was to use half orange juice and half organic coconut pineapple juice blend. The coconut upped the calories and fat just a little...but not enough to care. All the tropical flavors blend so well together... This is one smoothie recipe I will keep on hand for when I am craving something sweet. Thanks so much for posting this very tasty recipe. Made and reviewed for the 44th AUS/NZ Recipe Swap.

[JackieOhNo!]

What a fantastic combination of flavors. This really was a tropical delight. I also did not use the water, but I did substitute iced green tea instead. I will be making this often. Made for Everyday's a Holiday Tag Game.