Spinach? I Don’t See Any Spinach…
ByWhatever you do…don’t look through the ingredients in this slushy and get all freaked out because there’s spinach in it. Don’t do it. Just relax.
There’s nothing to freak out about. I PROMISE you can’t taste the spinach….and this slushy is so refreshing and delicious you won’t even know what hit you.
The first time I made these, I was just messing around trying to come up with a yummy way to get more raw greens into our diet. I figured they’d turn out some ugly brown color, since I was mixing red, yellow and green together. I just hoped I’d be able to make my family look past it and enjoy the fruity taste.
But instead, they turned out to be a beautiful deep red color…and tasted like fruity heaven. So even though you KNOW there’s spinach in them because you made them and put it there yourself, you will forget all about it while you sit down with a spoon and eat this slushy that tastes better than anything I’ve eaten this entire summer.
Try these!!!
Strawberry Peach Slushies
2 cups frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen peaches
1 cup raw mixed greens or spinach
5-8 drops stevia (more if you like)
1 cup water
Put all ingredients into blender. Process until everything is mixed and becomes slushy.
And see what my blender did? It made that pretty swirl thingy. My boys beg for me now to show them the pretty swirl thingy everytime I make these.
These have become one of our favorite side dishes….or sometimes they are our breakfast. WE LOVE THESE SLUSHIES!
Please, oh please, try them. :)
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I did almost this the other day! :O) I had a package of frozen peaches and some fresh strawberries and a half-pint of cream… YUMMY! After I made it and was drinking this heavenliness, I was wishing that I would have had some spinach on hand to have thrown in!!! How funny that our “recipes” were almost identical. I *would have* put the spinach in had I had it. The only real difference was that I used cream in place of water. I don’t know if your Stevia is plain or not, but I used a berry flavored one in mine.
Try this recipe with cream (or I suppose you could use milk, but, oh, cream – YUM! ;) and I’m certain you will love it even more than you already do!!!
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Good to know you can do this without the milk/cream/yogurt/etc. that seems so common in these recipes.
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Instead of water in our smoothies, I use decaf green tea to add more antioxidants. I like trying to add more healthy stuff where ever possible.
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Just found your website! I am soooo excited. Made the slushie for my kiddos and THEY love it!!! They are raving about it as we speak:)
Thank you!
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Can you use any frozen fruit? I have tons of frozen strawberries, bananas, blueberries and raspberries but no peaches :( Also, I don’t have any Stevia drops yet. Could I use some Truvia packets? If so, how many? Just to taste?
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Laura Reply:
August 21st, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Sure – any fruit will work! I don’t know much about Truvia, so I’m not sure how to advise.
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I just tried your recipe using fresh bananas and strawberries along with a cup of fresh spincach. I also used 1/2 tsp. of premium raw Demerara cane sugar. Along with a cup of water and a few ice cubes. Yummy!! I will definitely be using this when the grandkids come to visit (10 grandkids). Great way to get fresh fruits and fresh veggies in their growing bodies.
Thanks,
Nickie
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