This Peach Smoothie, made with just five ingredients—frozen peaches, strawberries, mango, banana, and fresh orange juice—blends up quickly for a creamy and flavorful treat!
Peach Smoothie
Today I’m excited to bring you a recipe my kiddos can’t get enough of — a peach smoothie! And this is not a watered-down, bland smoothie like you may have experienced in the past. Instead of packing this beverage full of ice (like a lot of smoothie shops will do), we add fully frozen fruit instead. This keeps the fruit flavors strong without adding too much ice!
If you have fully frozen fruit, you’ll get the perfect thick smoothie consistency.
Ingredients
- Frozen Mango & Peaches – Freeze the fruits before using them to keep the smoothie cold and flavorful without too much ice.
- Frozen Strawberries & Banana – Freeze banana slices the night before for an even smoother texture.
- Orange Juice – Adds a nice citrus kick that makes the smoothie taste fresher. Squeeze juice from ripe oranges for extra sweetness.
- Milk – You can use your preferred milk here, anything will work.
- Ice Cubes – Helps thicken the smoothie. Adjust the ice based on how thick you like your smoothie and how frozen the fruit is.
How To Make A Thick Peach Smoothie
- Ripe bananas really make this smoothie better. Freeze them when they’re ripe and use them only when they’re fully frozen. Bananas make smoothies thick and creamy like nothing else.
- Mango is great for making smoothies thicker, so add more if you want your smoothie extra thick.
- Using less liquid will also make your smoothie thicker. But be careful—if there’s not enough liquid, it might not blend well. You need to find the right balance.
Variations
Peach Smoothie Variations
- To make this smoothie without orange juice, use apple juice or pineapple juice in its place.
- Additional nutrition: Add some greens! A few handfuls of baby spinach would work well in this smoothie. Or check out my green smoothie recipe for our favorite green smoothie!
- Use any milk you’d like! Regular milk or a plant-based milk — either will work well in this peach smoothie.
Peach Smoothie Tips
I know: How complicated can making a peach smoothie be, right?! But I still have a few tips.
- Good ripe bananas are what ensure a thick, ice-cream-like consistency for this Peach Smoothie. Freeze the bananas when they’re ripe and use only when completely frozen. Add to the blender and watch how creamy they turn!
- While it might seem silly to actually measure out ingredients for a smoothie instead of just throwing everything in, I highly recommend measuring ingredients the first few times you make this until you have a feel for the quantities. Throwing random ingredients in a blender can often end up giving you WAY too much smoothie with an unbalanced flavor.
- To get the right Peach Smoothie consistency, you’ll want to use a very high-powered blender. It takes some patience in blending, since the majority of the ingredients are frozen. This is intended to give you a super-thick base with a creamy, smooth texture.
Storage
Peach Smoothie Storage/Leftovers
I recommend drinking this Peach Smoothie all in one sitting, preferably right after making it. This smoothie doesn’t sit or store well as the ingredients quickly begin to separate and the thick smoothie consistency is lost.
If you’re uncertain it will all get finished in one sitting, I recommend halving the recipe — this drink is very forgiving as quantities are cut down.
More Smoothie Recipes
- Chai Smoothie Perfect way to start your day
- Caribbean Passion Smoothie Jamba Juice copycat!
- Cauliflower Smoothie Great way to sneak veggies in
- Green Smoothie All the rage!
- Immune-Boosting Smoothie Great for boosting your health
Peach Smoothie
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup frozen mango
- 1-1/4 cup frozen peaches
- 3/4 cup frozen strawberries
- 1/2 of a frozen banana
- 2 large oranges
- 1/2 cup low-fat milk or lactose-free or plant milk
- 4 to 6 ice cubes
Instructions
- Cut a ripe banana into coins, place in a resealable plastic bag, and freeze the night before making this smoothie. Juice oranges to get 1/2 cup juice.
- Combine all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth and no fruit chunks remain. This will require some patience and stirring between blending. It’s intended to be very thick.
- Spoon the thick smoothie into a glass. Smooth with the back of a spoon and add a wide straw. Enjoy immediately!
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Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
