This smoothie takes it’s inspiration from a friend’s recipe which he uses to keep him fueled full of energy for his long days at work and time in the gym!

What you will need

• 3 tablespoons of Fairtrade peanut butter (smooth not chunky!)
• 1 Fairtrade banana
• 2 scoops of frozen yoghurt
• 200ml skimmed milk

Instructions

All in the smoothie maker and hit go!

Optional Extras

If you want you can add some banana flavour whey protein or even some oats to this just like Barmy Varney does to keep your body in shape and keep you fuller for longer!

Ingredients

• 1/2 can Creamed Coconut
• 1/2 can Coconut Water
• 1 Fairtrade Lime
• 1 Fairtrade Banana
• Cinnamon powder to taste
• Chilli powder to taste

Instructions

1. Add coconut products to smoothie maker along with the banana.
2. Squeeze the lime juice into the smoothie maker (watch out for the pips).
3. SMOOTH!!!
4. Add chilli and cinnamon to taste (take it easy at first)
5. SMOOTH!!!
6. Pour into a short glass
7. Add decorative chilli or cinnamon – or why not shave some lemongrass onto the top?

This smoothie is a good compliment to a desert after a Thai meal or to go with anything spicy as it will cool your taste buds despite the chilli!

Over 18?

Try adding some Fairtrade Spiced Rum

What you will need

• 1 Fairtrade Banana
• 1 Punnet of Strawberries
• 350ml milk

Instructions

Really? You need instructions? Chop banana, top strawberries – all in the smoothie maker hit go and smooth away!

Nutrition

Full of fibre, quality carbs, vitamin A, C and B6 as well as well rounded on the mineral front with notable appearances made by potassium and calcium both playing… themselves!

Want so see our attempt at making this smoothie in under 30 seconds? CheckThe 49.8 Second Smoothie Video Episode

• 1 Fairtrade Mango
• 1 Fairtrade Banana
• 40g Cooked Oats
• 1 Scoop Unflavored Protein Powder

Chop fruit and throw into smoothie maker (you can place them if your aim is a little shabby!) followed by your cooked oats and then the protein powder!

This will keep you full up for a good 3 hours when your next meal is due! A winner every time!

Protein powder-oats ratio can be changed according to your macro-nutrient needs!

• 1 Fairtrade Banana
• 1 Fairtrade Coconut
• 1 Fairtrade Vanilla Pod
• Half a pot of Fairtrade Greek Style Yoghurt (available in Co-Op stores)
• 2 Handfuls of ice

You may want to use frozen yoghurt and scrap the ice cubes???

Peel the banana, carve the flesh of the coconut out (keep the milk). Slit vanilla pod length-ways and scrape out the seeds. Put all ingredients into smoothie maker (including flesh and milk of coconut), put ice in last- and guess what, your on a lovely tropical beach- nice!

• 1 Fairtrade Vanilla Pod
• 3 Fairtrade Bananas
• 2 or 3 handfuls of ice
• 2 pots of Fairtrade greek style yoghurt, from co-op
• 4 teaspoons of fairtrade sugar dissolved in a small amount of water

Slit vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out seeds, add bananas to smoothie maker follwed by yoghurt, sugar/water, vanilla seeds and then the ice. This is far better than any milkshke made with vanilla extract or essence etc. Fairtrade bananas and vanilla pods are top quality.

For more details on where to buy fairtrade vanilla pods see:

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/products_spices_buy.htm

• Handful of frozen Strawberries
• 1 Fairtrade Banana
• 150ml Bio Yoghurt (Mango papaya and passionfruit is best)
• 200ml Fairtrade Passionfruit Juice

Mix in the smoothie maker until smooth, Serves 1-2

For this Summery Smoothie you will need:

• 500ml Guanabana Juice
• 1/2 Banana
• 10 Black Cherries
• Handful of Ice

Mix all the ingredients in the smoothie maker until smooth

Enjoy!

Ingredients for the papaya and raspberry smoothie:

• 1 frozen banana, peeled
• 1/2 fresh papaya
• 10-12 raspberries (fresh or frozen)
• 300ml Orange Juice

Pour all ingredients into smoothie maker, then whizz until smoothie consistency is reached

You will need:

• 1 large fairtrade banana
• 2 kiwi fruit
• 1/2 medium fairtrade mango
• 1/2 medium  papaya
• 300ml fairtrade orange juice
• 3 handfulls of ice

Peel and chop up the banana, peel and quarter the kiwis, peel and dice the papaya and mango. Add all the ingredients to the smoothiemaker and pour in the orange juice and ice cubes. Whizz until smooth. Serves 1-2.

For this fairtrade ginger and vanilla smoothie you will need:

• 2 Fairtrade bananas
• 2 tbs Fairtrade vanilla extract
• 2 tsp Ginger spice blend
• 250 ml Yoghurt
• 250ml Milk
• Handful of Ice cubes

As usual put all the ingredients in the smoothie maker and blend until you have reached smoothie consistency

To make this delicious fruit smoothie you will need…

• 300ml tropical juice
• 3 small or 2 large fairtrade bananas
• 1 tablespoon of fairtrade honey
• 6 ice cubes

Note: All these ingredients are available as fairtrade so please make sure you use fairtrade products and make a difference!

Put the ingredients in your smoothie maker and make it whizz. It shouldn’t take long to make this one because there isn’t much ice. When the ice stops crackling turn it off and pour out. It should have fairly thick smoothie consistency.

To make your orange and banana smoothie you will need :

• 1 large banana
• 2 large oranges
• 7 ice cubes
• small amount of water (if required)

Break the banana up into small pieces and put into the smoothie maker. Squeeze the oranges until they are soft and then peel and squeeze out the orange, including juice. Put the ice cubes in. Then turn the smoothie maker on, you will hear the ice crackling, when you can’t hear it any more it means the smoothie is almost ready (usually after 30-45 seconds). Stop the smoothie maker, then check the smoothie, if it is too thick you may want to add some water and smooth for a bit longer otherwise you are ready to drink.

Pour out the smoothie into a glass and enjoy!

Make it yourself by using:

• 1 large banana
• 3 handfuls strawberries
• 1 handful of grapes
• 1/2 cup of apple juice (or an apple and some water)
• 1 Handful of icecubes

Prepare fruits as normal. Mix until you reach smoothie consistency

Experiment, be creative, change the quantities around or even add new ingredients to find your favourite strawberry and banana smoothie.