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Mixed Berry & Orange Smoothie

26th March 2011 - By Michelle Minnaar
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Which kitchen gadget do you find most useful in the kitchen?

Since discovering the handheld blender, which purees soups for me with a simple press of a button, the old-fashioned jug blender became obsolete – to me at least.

Until I had children. A lot of mothers sit with fussy eaters and as we all know there’s one sneaky way to get vitamins down their gullets. Smoothies.

Don’t want to eat your spinach? Fine, it will go into your smoothie. What about pumpkin and sunflower seeds that contain the all essential omega-3 oils? No?

They’ll join the other ingredients in your rainbow-coloured massacre. I always vowed I won’t disguise vegetables in my children’s food but these days I’m desperate! And no, I wouldn’t dream of telling them what goes into their favourite drink.

At the beginning of this year our blender coughed, choked, let out smoky fumes and kicked the bucket. It was a very sad day indeed.

So imagine how chuffed I was when I heard Cuisinart was sending me a brand spanking new blender or more accurately the Cuisinart Power Blender. The whoops of joy could be heard from miles away!

The jug is made out of toughened glass which gives the whole product quite a sturdy, good quality feel. The stainless steel blade has six sharp edges and should be handled with care.

Where the old blender just had a knob with three power settings and a pulse button, this one has an array of buttons depending on what you are preparing: smoothie, ice crush, soups/sauces and puree.

The latter settings are each programmed in a different way for optimum results. Whether the rubber seal is plain or grooved might seem like a mundane detail to most people but there is a huge difference.

Food particles and liquid got stuck in our previous grooved seal and it ended up going moldy whereas the new one you can simply give one wipe and it’s clean!

This is only the second blender I’ve ever owned but I’m more than happy with it.

At last, order has been restored in this house.

Love blackerries? Check out this blackberry compote!

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Mixed Berry & Orange Smoothie


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  • Author: Michelle Minnaar
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 3 1x
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Description

Enjoy part of your 5-a-day in one glass.


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Ingredients

  • 500g (1 lb) frozen berries [e.g. strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, black currants, red currants, etc.], partially thawed
  • 30ml (2 tbsp) caster sugar
  • 300ml (½ pint / 1¼ cups) freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 60ml (4 tbsp) single [light] cream [optional]

Instructions

  1. Tip all but a few summer fruits into a blender or food processor and add the sugar and orange juice. Blend until smooth, adding a little more orange juice if the mixture is too thick.
  2. Pour the smoothie into 3 tall glasses and, using a teaspoon, swirl a little cream into each glass. Top with the reserved fruits and serve with long spoons to mix the cream.

Notes

  • If you do not want to squeeze the oranges, you can buy juice – but avoid the concentrated juices.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 277.7g
  • Calories: 193
  • Sugar: 29.4 g
  • Sodium: 11 mg
  • Fat: 5.1 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 38 g
  • Fiber: 4.7 g
  • Protein: 1.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 13 mg

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  1. J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says

    26th March 2011 at 2:35 pm

    That smoothie is absolutely gorgeous and looks delicious.

    Awwwww, the baby photo is priceless!! So beautiful!

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  2. Suzanne says

    29th March 2011 at 1:48 pm

    Your pictures are great, especially the one with your baby! I make the same type of smoothies all the time and we love them. Great job on the photos 🙂

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  3. Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul says

    29th March 2011 at 2:33 pm

    This looks gorgeous, and delicious. Your baby is TOO cute!

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  4. gourmet says

    29th March 2011 at 7:55 pm

    Looks absolutely delicious. I Think I have to try it immediately. Your pictuers are great.

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  5. Charissa says

    29th March 2011 at 8:34 pm

    Oh my word! These picture are so beautiful and the ones of your kids are even better, haha. Dead serious. 😉

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  6. Marisa says

    30th March 2011 at 3:52 pm

    Oooh the cream is a nice & naughty addition. Fantastic photos! Wow. Can’t stop looking at that first one. And of course who could resist vampire baby? Hehe.

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  7. Aubrey says

    31st March 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Wow, what a gorgeous smoothie!

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  8. laura says

    28th April 2011 at 7:08 pm

    here’s my version. very similar concept of simplicity. here’s my version of this instead of the spinach i use spirullina… yum! http://cookmarked.com/recipe.aspx?eID=kHGwP6ADYslIwuhVxc9Zj4A2yEpUG9r7p7cjqGkW158e

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  9. Sanjeeta kk says

    3rd May 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Awee!! Love the berry berry delightful smoothie, M. Kids look so cute..love the expression in his eyes.

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  10. Renil M. George says

    11th September 2017 at 11:12 pm

    Mango and Orange smoothies are my most favorite along with Chocolate smoothie.

    ★★★★★

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