Ingredients
- ■1/2 cup sugar
- ■1/2 cup water
- ■1 cup natural yogurt
- ■1 cup frozen raspberries
- ■1/2 cup apple juice
- ■1 tsp. vanilla
- ■2 cups ice
Preparation
Step 1
1.Make a simple syrup by combing the sugar and water in a small saucepan set over medium heat. Bring to a boil and simmer until sugar has dissolved. Cool for 20 minutes.
2.Pour the simple syrup along with the remaining ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth. Serve immediately.
* It may seem like a lot of work to make a simple syrup for a smoothie. But really the only work is remembering to make it ahead of time in order to allow it to cool. It’s worth that extra effort to not have those granules of gritty sugar in your smooth-ie. The simple syrup can be stored in the fridge and should last for a couple of weeks. If you would like you could make a larger batch to store in the fridge. This recipes makes 1/2 cup simple syrup. So, if you cut the recipe in half use 1/4 cup simple syrup.
* If you would prefer not to use a simple syrup you could always substitute it with honey, by taste preference.
* The natural (unsweetened) yogurt is what gives this smoothie most of it’s tanginess. For a creamier smoothie use a thick full fat yogurt such as Greek yogurt.