Smoothies are healthy, nutritious, and delicious as well. Want to know how to blend a smoothie at home? Well, the recipe for making a perfect smoothie is quite easy and quick. First of all, you need to take out your blend to become a smoothie pro.

After that, collect all the necessary ingredients which are required for making a perfect smoothie. You need a bunch of while fruits, frozen food, and fresh vegetables. Well, it is quite easy to just chop and dump fruits and vegetables in the smoothie, but there is a science in the chopping process.

How To Make A Perfect Kiwi Papaya Smoothie?

It is imperative to add every ingredient in the right proportion to create a creamy texture. Try to keep at least half of the smoothie frozen and ideally it should be 2/5 of the proportion. To quickly and perfectly make your kiwi papaya smoothie, you should consider using the smoothie blender bottle.

Ingredients 

  1. Liquid: ¾ to 1 cup (add more as needed to process the smoothie)
  2. Kiwi, Papaya: 1 to 3 cups
  3. Yogurt: ¼ to ½ cup 
  4. Frozen Fruits: 2 to 2 ½ cups
  5. Ice Cubes: 1 cup
  6. Sweetener: 1 to 3 teaspoons 
  7. Leafy Greens: 1 to 2 cups

To make smoothies, you can mix and match any type of fruits and vegetables as per your choice. The colorful fruits and veggies will give amazing color to your nutritious drink. 

  • Liquids 

You can use milk, juice, or water as the liquid in the smoothie. Milk-based liquids help in fading out the bitter flavors and add a pleasingly rich mouthfeel. You can try milk, nut milk (almond, milk, cashew milk, etc.), coconut milk, hemp milk, oat milk, or soy milk in your smoothies.  

When it comes to fruit juice, you can use cranberry, pomegranate, orange juice, orange juice, or pineapple juice. The fruit juices can add a naturally sweet flavor to your smoothie. 

  • Yogurt

To add extra protein and creamy texture to your smoothie, you should consider adding yogurt. Moreover, yogurt contains probiotics which are good for digestion. You can try Greek yogurt, almond milk yogurt, cashew, coconut, or soy milk yogurt. You can also choose flavored yogurt such as vanilla yogurt, but keep in mind that flavored yogurt contains extra sugar. I suggest you choose plain, unsweetened, or naturally sweet yogurt to make a healthy smoothie. 

  • Fresh Fruit

You should collect a colorful variety of whole fruits. The whole fruits offer soluble and insoluble fibers. Also, they are rich in micronutrients and phytonutrients. We recommend you choose papaya, kiwi, banana, and limes. You should cut large pieces of fruit into cubes and slices

  • Frozen Fruit

In the grocery stores, the frozen fruits are available in the freezer section. The frozen fruits are available all year long because they are stored in extremely cold zones. The frozen fruits can make your smoothie extremely delicious. We recommend you add strawberries, pineapple, mango, blackberries, etc. You can also use ice cubes in place of frozen fruits to create a thick consistency of the smoothie. 

  • Vegetables and Greens

Add colorful vegetables to the smoothies such as beets, cucumber, broccoli, and celery. All these things will add nutrients and fiber content. Also, don’t forget to add leafy greens to your smoothie such as baby kale, spinach, lettuce, bibb, etc. All these leafy greens are like a powerhouse of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. You should cut vegetables into various slices or very small pieces so that they can be processed easily. 

  • Sweeteners

Sweeteners can balance the bitter notes of acidity from vegetables and fruits. First, taste the smoothie and accordingly add sweeteners because the smoothie already has the natural sweetness of fruits. We recommend you use dates, date syrup, honey, coconut palm sugar, or maple syrup. We recommend you to start with one teaspoon in the blending cup in which all other ingredients are added, blend it, and taste it. If there is a need for more, then add one more teaspoon and repeat. 

  • Flavors and Spices 

Add zip to each sip by adding flavors and spices like nutmeg, turmeric, ginger, cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract, etc. Add flavors and spices as per your likes in your smoothie. We recommend you add a small amount, blend it and taste it. If you need more, only then add a little more to your smoothie. 

  • Nutritional Boosts

Giving a nutritional boost to your smoothie is a perfect way to pack your smoothies with extra nutrients, proteins, and antioxidants. You can add nut butter, protein powder, yogurt, matcha green tea powder, cacao powder, banana, raw oats, etc. 

Blend It!

Once you have arranged all the necessary ingredients, then properly layer them in the blender. Start blending it in a portable cup blender! You should adjust the blender speed precisely to get the right texture of your smoothie. We recommend you start slow and slowly increase the speed. You should add sweeteners and spices during the blending process to get delicious results.