“Orange Berry Bliss” is my go-to smoothie. It only takes a minute to make. It tastes amazing and is an awesome pick-me-up at breakfast or at snack time.
Years ago, there was a smoothie shop that made “orange berry blitz.” It was my favorite smoothie. Then they took it off their menu! I knew I could figure out how to make my own version. I’ve decided I love my version more. My whole family loves it. It might be even be a better nutrition-choice than the shop-version, since there is no added sugar or dairy, (which tend to hurt my stomach). Another ‘best-part’ is, it passes the straw-stand up test: you know a smoothie has a good consistency and has the right thickness, when a straw holds up in the cup.
You won’t need many ingredients to make this smoothie, but you will need a blender. Let’s do this!
Mili’s Sweets Orange Berry Bliss Smoothie Recipe
Here’s what you’ll need:
a blender
4 cups frozen berries (I use a mix of blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.)
1 and 1/2 cups orange juice (Of course, fresh-squeezed is awesome, but I typically have store-bought in my fridge.)
1 cup filtered water (See my note below for an option with the water, making it a “Vitamin-Blast” smoothie.)
Here’s what you’ll do:
In a blender, add the 4 cups berries. Add the orange juice and water.
Put the top on the blender. Select “on” and “high” and blend for about 5 seconds. Turn off the machine.
Take the top off and with a spoon, move some of the crushed fruit to the side, allowing the majority of the liquid to move to the bottom of the blender.
You’re almost there.
Put the top back on, select the high setting, and watch for the smoothie-vortex.
It will take just under a minute for the smoothie-vortex (hole in the center) to form. Once you see it, your smoothie blending is complete. Stop the machine when you see it. The vortex will end with air coming upward, making a “plop” sound at the top.
Pour and enjoy!
Option during cold-season: “VITAMIN BLAST” your smoothie!
It’s cold season and I like to pump up the family with a little extra vitamin C. If you’d like to do this too, simply add one or two Vitamin C “fizzy drink supplements” into the water. I buy Emergen-C brand in the Super Orange flavor. You can’t taste it in the smoothie and you can’t go wrong with 1,ooo mg per packet! Anything your body can’t use or doesn’t absorb, gets flushed out so there’s no such thing as having too much.
My kids are old enough to use glasses instead of plastic cups, so I took down some cute cups that they think are special. Straws are a must too.
I love the way little ones hold onto the stems of glasses. It’s fun to watch the details that come naturally to kids, without us boring grown ups telling them the proper way. The proper way can take all the fun out of it! Besides, we’re at home! We’ll save the proper way for restaurants and visits. For today, the kid-way is the proper way.
