Strawberry Banana Smoothie - 2

One individual in my family is completely dairy free (cow dairy) but loves to have a nice cold frozen dessert.  This is super easy to make.  

1 1/4 cup rice milk
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons goat yogurt
1 medium banana, frozen and chopped
2 1/4 cup frozen strawberries chopped
1-2 tablespoons coconut nectar

Layer into the blender in order given.  Process until smooth.  This will make 2 16 ounce glasses of smoothie.  Eat one and freeze the other.  Following day, remove from freezer for about 20 minutes.  Can place in a food processor to create smoothie texture again.

Triple Berry Crunch

Making some lifestyle changes and this is my first attempt at an allergy free dessert. This dessert received a total of 2 thumbs up from everyone in the family.  Definitely a dessert that I would be willing to serve to company or take to a potluck.  Super yummy!

3-4 cups of berries; blueberries, marionberries, blackberries and strawberries
1 tablespoon gluten free flour

Toss together.

Layer in the bottom of a quiche baking dish.

1 cup gluten free flour
3/4 c brown sugar
1/4 to 1/3 cup dairy free, soy free butter

Using a pastry cutter, mix the above three ingredients until the mixture resembles a fine sandy mixture.  Spoon over the top of the berries.

Bake at 350 for around 30 minutes.

I used Namaste Gluten Free Flour that I picked up from Costco.  For the butter I used Earth Balance Soy Free "Butter".

My family has requested that next time I increase the crust so there is more "crunch."  I might also add some almond flour since we are not nut free (for the time being).  Next time I will also be making the crust from a gluten free pancake and waffle mix.

Amazon Cherry Smoothie

1/2 c frozen cherries
1/2 c frozen bananas (about 1/2 banana)
1/2 c frozen strawberries
1/2 c milk product
1/2 c yogurt product (any kind that is plain and unsweetened)
1 tsp freshly grated ginger
1 T freshly ground flax seed

Blend in blender until smooth.

Notes:  


(1) We often freeze bananas for smoothies.  The easiest way is to freeze them peeled so that you don't have to try to peel them when they are frozen.  Sounds like a no-brainer but I only post this because of one too many times of dealing with frozen fingers.  :)


(2) If you do not use fresh ginger quickly enough to keep it from going bad in the refrigerator, freeze it whole and unpeeled in a Ziploc bag.  When you need some fresh grated, just pull out the frozen ginger and grate.  Voila! 


(3) Store your flax seed in the refrigerator to keep it from going rancid.  Especially in the warmer months.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

6 large strawberries, stems removed
1/2 c milk option (dairy or non dairy option)
1 banana
2 tsp sugar
1 c yogurt (dairy or non dairy)

Blend in blender until smooth.

Berry Best Smoothie

Living here in Oregon where berries are plentiful, we seem to always have fresh or freshly frozen berries to use for yummy smoothies.  Because of all the options available now for dairy free milk options and yogurt options even Arthur can enjoy these on a regular basis.

Berry Best Smoothie

1/2 c strawberries
1/2 c blueberries
1/2 c raspberries
1 banana
1/2 c non-dairy yogurt (coconut or goat are our choices)
1 c non-diary milk (coconut, rice or almond are our choices)
1/2 c ice (optional IF all the above fruits are frozen)

Place in a blender and blend until thoroughly mixed and smooth.  :)