Summer is here, how many recipes have you pocketed for making smoothies? Today, with the ingredient being the plum, TasteVN will reveal to you 2 delicious and refreshing ways to make plum smoothies. Let’s get cooking!
1. Plum smoothie
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
5 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Plum Smoothie For 2 glasses
Northern plums 800 gr Condensed milk 200 ml Unsweetened fresh milk 500 ml Salt A pinch
How to make Plum Smoothie
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Prepare Northern plums
Wash the plums with diluted salt water and then drain.
Using a knife, cut the plums in half and remove the pit. Then, put all the plum flesh into a bowl.
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Blend the plum mixture
Put the prepared plums and a little ice into the blender for better taste, along with 200ml of condensed milk and 500ml of unsweetened fresh milk, then blend at high speed for about 3 – 5 minutes.
Finally, pour the smoothie into a glass and enjoy.
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Final product
The plum smoothie has a beautiful pink color. The fragrant creamy milk aroma, combined with the sweet and sour taste of plums blended with ice, makes the mixture thick and smooth, irresistible to drink.
2. Northern plum and banana smoothie
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Northern Plum and Banana Smoothie For 1 glass
Northern Plum 2 fruits Banana 1 fruit Unsweetened Yogurt 1 tablespoon Sugar 1/2 tablespoon Filtered Water 1 tablespoon
How to Choose Fresh Bananas
- You should prioritize buying ripe bananas, but with some green and yellow ones.
- These fruits are usually naturally ripened; those ripened with chemicals will have a uniformly beautiful yellow color.
- Choose bananas with black spots, wrinkled peels, yellow skin with pink spots, and occasional black streaks on the skin.
- Naturally ripened bananas will have the stem, body, and bunch ripening evenly (even if there are some green fruits).
- Overripe bananas will be yellow but have a hard stem and may still be slightly green.
- You should avoid buying bruised bananas and prioritize those of moderate size.
Tools Required
How to Make Northern Plum and Banana Smoothie
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Prepare the Plums
Wash the plums thoroughly with water, then cut the plum flesh into small square pieces and remove the pits.
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Blend the plums and bananas
You successively add the peeled, chopped plums and bananas into the blender with 1 tablespoon of unsweetened yogurt, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of water and blend at medium speed for 3 minutes.
When the smoothie mixture is finely blended, you turn off the blender.
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Finished Product
The northern plum and banana smoothie has a beautiful light purple color. The sweetness of the banana combined with the sourness of the northern plum, along with a bit of creaminess from the yogurt, makes this smoothie truly delicious and appealing.
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Northern Plums
- Choose plums that have fresh stems and leaves, are round, plump, smooth, and not bruised or infested.
- Good plums will have a layer of white powder on the outside. If you press gently, they should not be soft.
- Plums that are both crisp and sweet are those that are a mix of red and green colors.
- Avoid buying plums that are too green or overripe, as overly green ones will be sour, while overly ripe ones may lose their crispness.
How to Choose the Right Blending Speed
- Most blenders have two blending speeds: high and low.
- Depending on the amount of food being used and the desired consistency, you will blend faster or slower.
- Blending time should be from 5 seconds to 15 seconds for each blend. Avoid pressing the button for too long, as this can overload the machine and easily cause the motor to burn out.
With the 2 recipes for plum smoothie above, you now have a wonderful drink for this summer. Wish you success in making it and enjoy your meal.
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Feedy Delicious Dishes and Bharadwaj Kitchen.
