We’re actually cooler here in Central Florida than a lot of you guys are.  It was 89 yesterday and this morning it’s been raining lightly for several hours.  Love that rain.  Keeps the heat down–but the humidity UP! 

Fruit Smoothies

1/2 cup orange juice
1 banana
6-7 frozen strawberries
4-5 slices frozen peaches
5-6 frozen blueberries
6-7 ice cubes
fresh mint (optional)
dash of nutmeg (optional)
1 tsp. honey (optional)

Place all ingredients except ice cubes in blender. Puree until smooth. Add ice, and puree again. Pour into a glass and sprinkle nutmeg on top and garnish the some fresh mint. Serves 2 or 3
Strawberry Cheesecake Shake
posted by Mona M 05-30-102 5:48 AM

Strawberry Cheesecake Shake

The cool thing about this week’s Top Secret Recipe is that many of the ingredients come in a kit designed for making strawberry cheesecake. Find Jell-O No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake mix near the puddings in your supermarket and you have half of the ingredients locked up. Inside the box are three separate packets: Strawberries, the cheesecake mix for flavoring and graham crackers crumbs to sprinkle over the top of your shake as they do at the restaurant. To complete your clone you’ll just need some vanilla ice cream, a cup of milk and a little whipped cream. The recipe below makes two regular size shakes, but you can make another two drinks with the remaining strawberries that come in the mix. If you thaw out some frozen, sweetened strawberries (those syrupy strawberries that come in a box), you can make as many as 8 more shake clones with the remaining cheesecake mix powder and graham cracker crumbs.

1 cup milk
3 cups vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup strawberries and syrup (from Jello-O No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake kit)
3 tablespoons cheesecake mix powder (from cheesecake kit)
On top – canned whipped cream
2 teaspoons graham cracker crumbs (from cheesecake kit)

Combine milk, ice cream, strawberries and cheesecake mix in a blender and mix on high speed until smooth. Pour into two 12-ounce glasses.

Garnish the top with a squirt of whipped cream from a can and about a teaspoon of graham cracker crumbs from the cheesecake kit. Serve each shake with a straw. (http://www.topsecretrecipes.com)

Makes 2 regular size drinks.
Strawberry Peach Smoothie
posted by Meryl 08-31-102 12:43 AM

Strawberry Peach Smoothie
3 servings (3 cups)

1 banana, peeled
1 cup strawberries, hulled
1 cup peaches, sliced
1 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup ice, crushed

Add fruit, juice and honey in a blender. Blend on low speed to mix. Stir in ice. Blend on high until smooth.
Coconut Cream Pie Shake
posted by SueFreeman 06-01-101 10:00 AM

Sonic Coconut Cream Pie Shake

4 oz. cream of coconut (not coconut milk)
5 to 6 scoops Breyer’s vanilla ice cream (or another high-quality brand)
2 or 3 squares of graham crackers
Whipped cream or Cool Whip®

Put first three ingredients in blender and blend to desired consistency. Top with whipped cream or Cool-Whip. Yields 2 servings.
The Devil-Made-Me-Drink-It Smoothie
posted by SandyOH 08-10-102 7:29 AM

from “The Oregonian” newspaper
The Devil-Made-Me-Drink-It Dessert Smoothie
Makes 2 servings

1/2 of a 1-pint (a generous cup) black or red raspberries or blackberries (reserve a few for garnish)
1 (8-ounce) container raspberry or blackberry yogurt
1/4 to 1/2 cup nonfat or regular half-and-half
1/2 cup boysenberry or raspberry sorbet, slightly softened
2 small scoops (about 1/3 cup each) vanilla-raspberry swirl frozen yogurt or ice cream

These are creamy, like milkshakes, a beautiful deep pink if you use red raspberries, or purplish pink if you use black raspberries or blackberries. Serve for dessert, following a light dinner, such as grilled chicken salad.

In blender, puree fruit with yogurt and half-and-half. Add sorbet and blend. Pour into tall, stemmed goblets, being careful not to splash up sides. Gently place a scoop of frozen yogurt or ice cream on top of each. Garnish with a few berries.

PER SERVING: calories: 320 (11% from protein, 79% from carbohydrate, 10% from fat); protein: 9grams; total fat: 3.5 grams; saturated fat: 1.8 grams; cholesterol: 14 mg; sodium: 125 mg; carbohydrate: 64.1 grams; dietary fiber: 4.3 grams; exchanges: 3 starch, 1/2 fat, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 milk
Orange Julius by Linda in MO
posted by Linda in MO 06-24-103 5:54 PM

* Exported from MasterCook *
Orange Julius
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beverage

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
1 can frozen orange juice concentrate — (6 oz.)
1 banana — optional
1 cup cold water
1 cup milk
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 ice cubes — (12 to 14)

Blend first 6 ingredients in blender. Add ice cubes 1 or 2 at a time through top of lid while blending. Serve immediately.
Peachy Yogurt Cooler
posted by marlaoh 07-07-103 7:44 AM

Peachy Yogurt Cooler
Prep: 5 min

1/2 cup milk
1 container (6 ounces) Yoplait® Original peach low-fat yogurt
1 medium fresh peach, peeled, pitted and cut up
Ground nutmeg

Place milk, yogurt and peach in blender. Cover and blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth.

Pour into glasses. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
Makes 2 servings

Substitution: Not a nutmeg fan? Sprinkle a dash of cinnamon on these refreshing coolers instead.

Nutritional Info per 1 Serving: Calories 140 (Calories from Fat 20); Fat 2g (Saturated 1g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 85mg; Potassium 370mg; Carbohydrate 26g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 6g

Diet Exchanges: 1 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Milk
Pumpkin Shake
posted by Marlen 11-10-102 1:55 AM

Pumpkin Shake

3 cups (1-1/2 pints) vanilla ice cream
1-1/2 cups milk
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

In a blender, combine all the ingredients. Blend on high speed until thoroughly mixed. Serve immediately. Serves: 4

Garnishing Tip: It’s easy to give this a really festive finish by topping each serving with a dollop of whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and a few candy corn.

Note from Marlen: Mr. Food suggested swirling a bit of chocolate syrup and/or caramel sauce inside the glass for decoration and extra flavor. They looked and tasted wonderful!

Source: Mr. Food
Banana Raspberry Smoothie
posted by marlaoh 07-14-103 7:09 AM

Banana Raspberry Smoothie
Prep: 10 min

1-1/2 cups DOLE® Pineapple Juice
1 cup vanilla yogurt or frozen yogurt
1 cup DOLE Raspberries
2 ripe, medium DOLE Bananas, peeled

Combine pineapple juice, yogurt, raspberries and bananas in blender. Cover; blend until smooth. Garnish with raspberry and banana slices, if desired.

Makes 3 servings
Oreo Milkshakes

posted by suebart 05-03-99 8:30 PM

Oreo Milkshakes

14 crushed Oreos
1 pt. vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. chocolate syrup

Mix in electric blender. Makes 4 (18 ounce) glasses.
Purple Cow
posted by Arlene 06-06-101 7:28 AM

Purple Cow

1/2 Cup milk
1 cup vanilla ice cream
3 tablespoons frozen grape juice concentrate
aerosol whipped cream

Blend ingredients to desired consistency. Top with whipped cream
 
. Makes 2 servings.
Tropical Pina Colada Refresher
lj posted 04-14-98

Pina colada refresher

2 cups pinapple juice
2 cartons(6oz each) pina colada yogurt
1/2 cup cream of coconut(usually found by cocktail ingredients)

Mix altogether and refrig. until ready to serve. Serve over ice and garnish with pineapple slice and maraschino cherry.
Cantalope Milk Shake
posted by Becky 05-01-100 2:17 PM

Cantalope Milk Shake

1 ripe cantalope, peeled, seeded and coarsely sliced
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. sugar
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Blend first four ingredients on high for 10 seconds. Remove cover and add ice cream. Blend.

Makes 4 drinks.
Candy Cane Shake
posted by Arlene 06-06-101 7:28 AM

Candy Cane Shake

5-6 drops peppermint extract
1/2 cup milk
1 cup vanilla ice cream
grenadine syrup
aerosol whipped cream
candy cane

Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Swirl the glass with grenadine syrup from the bottom to top. Quickly pour the drink. Top with aerosol whipped cream and a candy cane. Serves one.
posted by Ann 06-28-98 6:47 PM

Strawberry Smoothie

1 (8 oz) container vanilla yogurt
1 (10 oz) package frozen sliced strawberries
1 banana, sliced and frozen
1/4 cup orange juice
1 T honey

Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Serve immediately.

Peachy-Pineapple Smoothie

1 (29 oz) can sliced peaches in syrup, drained
1/2 cup pineapple juice, chilled
1/4 cup sugar
1 pint vanilla ice cream
 
, softened

Process first 3 ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping once to scrap down sides. Add ice cream; process until smooth, and serve immediately.

Pineapple Smoothie
1 quart pineapple sherbet
1 (6 oz) can pineapple juice
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 t grated lemon rind

Process until smooth, and serve immediately.

Orange-Banana Smoothie

1 pint orange sherbet
2 bananas, sliced
1 cup fresh orange juice
3/4 cup milk
2 T honey
Garnish: orange wedges

Process first 5 ingredients. Add ice cubes to 5-cup level; process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Garnish, if desired; serve immediately. For a thicker consistency, slice and freeze bananas.

Four-Berry Smoothie

2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, sliced
3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
2 T sugar
1/2 cup cranberry juice
1 T lemon juice
Garnish: fresh blueberries, raspberries, mint sprigs

Process first 7 ingredients in a blender. Add ice cubes to 4.5 cup level; process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Garnish, if desired; serve immediately.

Orange Creamsicle Smoothie
(2 servings)

2 frozen orange juice bars
1/2 cup cold milk
1 cup low-fat frozen vanilla yogurt
3/4 cup cold fresh orange juice
2 orange slices for garnish

Blend the juice bars, milk, frozen yogurt and orange juice until smooth and thick. Spoon in a tall, cold glass and garnish with an orange slice. Serve immediately.

Banana Strawberry Freeze
(1 serving)

1 banana, peeled and cut in thirds
1 cup halved frozen unsweetened strawberries
1 whole fresh strawberry for garnish

Put the banana, frozen strawberries, and 1/2 cup water in a blender. Blend until smooth and thick, adding more water if needed. Spoon in a tall, cold glass and garnish with a strawberry. Serve immediately.

Raspberry Apricot Cooler
(4 servings)

1.5 cups unsweetened raspberries
1 cup canned apricot nectar
3 T sugar
3 T lemon juice
2 cups cold sparkling mineral water
fresh raspberries for garnish

Put the raspberries, apricot nectar, sugar and lemon juice in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain in a pitcher. Cover and refrigerate the fruit mixture until it is cold. Pour sparkling water over the cold fruit mixture and stir until foamy. Fill 4 tall, cold glasses with ice and pour in the cooler mixture. Garnish with raspberries.