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Raspberry Lemonade Smoothie

Juice bar smoothies have justifiably gotten a bad rap because they’re often chock-full of added sugar and calories. This twist on traditional raspberry lemonade uses only 1 teaspoon of honey, and the rest of the sweetness comes from real fruit. Note that it’s important to use frozen fruit in smoothies because if you use too many ice cubes to try to get that thick consistency, you’ll end up with a watery, not-as-good-as-the-juice-bar’s smoothie in minutes.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 (12-ounce) smoothie

Ingredients

1/2 cup frozen raspberries
1/2 cup frozen mango cubes
1/2 cup fat-free artificially or naturally sweetened lemon or lemon chiffon yogurt
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon honey or more, to taste
4 medium ice cubes

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put the raspberries, mango, yogurt, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon honey, and the ice in the jar of a blender with ice-crushing ability. Make sure the lid is on tight. Using the purée or ice crush setting, blend the ingredients until they are relatively smooth, about 1 minute. Then blend on the liquefy or high speed setting for about 10 seconds, or until the mixture is completely smooth. Add additional honey, if desired. Serve immediately.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 2

    Made with artificially sweetened yogurt:

    Step 3

    Calories: 198

    Step 4

    Protein: 7g

    Step 5

    Carbohydrates: 47g

    Step 6

    Fat: <1g

    Step 7

    Saturated Fat: 0mg

    Step 8

    Cholesterol: 3mg

    Step 9

    Fiber: 5g

    Step 10

    Sodium: 88mg

  3. Step 11

    Made with naturally sweetened yogurt:

    Step 12

    Calories: 218

    Step 13

    Protein: 6g

    Step 14

    Carbohydrates: 52g

    Step 15

    Fat: <1g

    Step 16

    Saturated Fat: 0mg

    Step 17

    Cholesterol: 3mg

    Step 18

    Fiber: 6g

    Step 19

    Sodium: 71mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
TagsSmoothieBeveragesLemonadeRaspberryBerryFruitMangoStone FruitYogurtDairyLemonCitrusNonalcoholicNut Free5 Ingredients or FewerQuickEasy30 Minutes or LessNo-CookBlenderCookbooks
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