Vegan strawberry banana milkshake/ smoothie

As promised, here is the strawberry banana smoothie recipe. I decided not to make it with oats this time because I wanted something that wasn't so filling (but feel free to add them if you would like for a yummy filling breakfast smoothies). It's a very flexible recipe, you can add whatever fruit you want. I would recommend having at least one banana because it gives the smoothie a nice creamy taste. You can also change the amount of milk to make it as thick as you want - enjoy!

Serves 4
Ingredients
1 large ripe banana
3-4 cups strawberries
3 cups soya milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 tbsp maple syrup/ agave nectar/ honey
Method

1. I don't think this needs explaining really but here goes...Put everything in the blender and pulse until smooth. Drink!! 

Vegan kiwi smoothie

I've had an exciting week so far, seen quite a few patients with signs. For those of you who are't medics, we have real patients in our exams this year with real disease signs on examination that we have to find and diagnose. Therefore patients with good signs are like gold! I saw a patient with Graves' disease, one with Parkinson's, and performed a synacthen test on another patient. Very interesting stuff!

Even more exciting - I found my dress for Final Year Dinner which is coming up soon, I'm so excited!!! Ordered it online and was quite worried about the look/ fit but it arrived yesterday and looks gorgeous!

To celebrate I made another smoothie this week (as you do) - Kiwi smoothie. Lovely pale green colour. It's the same recipe as before again (why try to fix something that isn't broken) and tasted very delicious!

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup rolled oats

3 cups soya milk

4 cups kiwi (about 8)

1 banana

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 tbsp honey (or agave nectar/ maple syrup)

Method

1. Add the soya milk to the oats and allow to soak in the fridge overnight.
2. Put all the ingredients in a blender and pulse until mostly smooth, and it's ready to serve!

Don't forget to let me know if you try any other combinations!

Taste of the tropics vegan smoothie

This my first variation on the 'Pretty in purple' smoothie. All I did was substitute the berries for equal amounts of mango and pineapple. I also used only one banana because the first time I tried it I felt that the banana was too overpowering. Now the flavour is just right!

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup rolled oats

3 cups soya milk

2 cups mango pieces (fresh or frozen)

2 cups pineapple pieces (fresh or frozen)

1 banana

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 tbsp honey (or agave nectar/ maple syrup)

Method

1. Add the soya milk to the oats and allow to soak in the fridge overnight (though I only soaked them for a couple of hours out of the fridge so it was slightly warmer and therefore faster).
2. Put all the ingredients in a blender and pulse until mostly smooth, and it's ready to serve!

Original recipe: Pretty in purple smoothie

Pretty in purple vegan smoothie

This smoothie is the most gorgeous colour and has a taste to match. It's a completely vegan breakfast smoothie as it's got oats in it, and trust me it's very filling. Like the jelly recipes I've put up, it's a flexible one - you can replace the fruit with equal amounts of any others. I've used blackberries because of the continuing abundance of them in my garden (and raspberries because I found some in my freezer). If you do try other combinations, let me know how they turn out!

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup rolled oats

3 cups soya milk

3 cups blackberries (fresh or frozen)

1 cup raspberries (fresh or frozen)

2 bananas

2 tsp vanilla extract

4 tbsp honey (or agave nectar/ maple syrup if you're a strict vegan)

Method

1. Add the soya milk to the rolled oats and allow to soak in the fridge overnight (though I only soaked them for a couple of hours out of the fridge so it was slightly warmer and therefore faster).
2. Put all the ingredients in a blender and pulse until mostly smooth, and it's ready to serve!

Original recipe: Pretty in purple smoothie