Pineapple and Grapefruit Crush

I've been desperate to make this smoothie for a long time. For those who haven't guessed, it is in fact Lilt but created entirely from fruit. Fantastic. The pineapple makes it go all excitingly fluffy although it has a tendency to separate. The orange and apple juice have been added to stop the grapefruit being overpoweringly sour.

Ingredients (serves 2)

1/4 pineapple
1 grapefruit
1 orange
100 ml apple juice
a handful of ice cubes

1. Dice the pineapple and add it to the blender.
2. Squeeze the orange and grapefruit and add the orange, grapefruit and apple juice to the blender.
3. Add the ice cubes and blend until incorporated.



Pineapple and Grapefruit Crush

Plain Strawberry Milkshake

For some reason I never considered making a milkshake just out of strawberries and milk. However I've got a freezer-full of frozen strawberries at the moment and this seemed like a good way to use them. I considered adding some yoghurt for thickness but I remembered how thick frozen fruit can get and left it out. This was wise in the end, although I might try again one day with fewer strawberries and some added yoghurt.

As it is, this milkshake is very light and refreshing.

Ingredients (serves 2)



Ingredients

10 frozen strawberries
500 ml milk

1. Add strawberries to the blender.
2. Pour in milk and blend.



Strawberry milkshake

Passionfruit, Banana and Coconut milkshake

Passionfruit are quite distinctive and not overly sweet, so mixing them with some ripe banana works quite well. I added some coconut to contribute to the tropical flavour.

Ingredients



Passionfruit

1 banana (very ripe)
1 large or 2 small passionfruit
100 ml milk
2 tablespoons coconut milk

1. Cut the banana in half and add to the blender.
2. Slice the passionfruit in half and empty on top of the banana.
3. Add the milk and coconut milk.
4. Blend.



Passionfruit, Banana and Coconut milkshake