Decadent Dessert Smoothies
This recipe is taken from the 2011 Milk Calendar. A few scoops of frozen yogurt whipped up with ice cold Milk and decadent flavours are all it takes to make these dessert smoothies. Truly an icy treat for the entire family!
- Prep: 5 min
Ingredients
- Peanut Butter Cup
- 2 cups (500 mL) Milk or chocolate Milk
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) peanut butter
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) chocolate syrup
- 3 scoops chocolate frozen yogurt
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) miniature chocolate chips for topping (optional)
- Blueberry Cheesecake
- 2 cups (500 mL) Milk
- 1 cup (250 mL) fresh blueberries or frozen
- 4 oz (125 g) cream cheese cut into cubes
- 1 tsp (5 mL) granulated sugar
- 3 scoops vanilla frozen yogurt
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) graham cracker crumbs for topping (optional)
- Hawaiian
- 2 cups (500 mL) Milk
- 1 frozen banana broken into chunks
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) drained canned crushed pineapple
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) sweetened shredded coconut
- 3 scoops vanilla frozen yogurt
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) toasted chopped pecans for topping (optional)
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Preparation
In a blender, combine milk, fruit and other flavouring ingredients (as called for) and blend until smooth. Add frozen yogurt and blend until smooth.
Pour into 2 to 4 chilled glasses and sprinkle with topping ingredients (as called for, if using).
Tips
Tip for Kids: Young ones can add the ingredients to the blender with parents’ help and older kids can make them with little supervision.
Healthy Eating Tip: Although these ‘sometimes’ treats don’t all hit the nutritional bulls eye, they provide a surprising array of nutrients. Better still, making these with your kids can lead to better food preparation skills. Research shows that having fun while learning to cook and prepare foods is a first important step to developing strong family food experiences which can provide many long-term health benefits.
Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 294 Calories |
| Protein: | 11 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 37 g |
| Fat: | 13 g |
| Fibre: | 3.1 g |
| Sodium: | 111 mg |
| Energy: | 276 Calories |
| Protein: | 8 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 29 g |
| Fat: | 15 g |
| Fibre: | 1.1 g |
| Sodium: | 211 mg |
| Energy: | 195 Calories |
| Protein: | 7 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 31 g |
| Fat: | 6 g |
| Fibre: | 1.3 g |
| Sodium: | 103 mg |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 21 % / 228 mg |
| Vitamin B12: | 31 % |
| Vitamin D: | 30 % |
| Magnesium: | 28 % |
| Phosphorus: | 24 % |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 23 % / 252 mg |
| Vitamin B12: | 35 % |
| Vitamin D: | 34 % |
| Riboflavin: | 25 % |
| Vitamin A: | 22 % |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 21 % / 226 mg |
| Vitamin B12: | 31 % |
| Vitamin D: | 30 % |
| Riboflavin: | 23 % |
| Phosphorus: | 17 % |
