Red, White & Blue Independence Day Smoothie

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Ingredients

  • Red Layer:
  • 3/4 cup frozen strawberries or raspberries or a nice mix of the two.
  • 1/2 banana
  • 1/4 cup vanilla almond milk
  • 4 ice cubes
  • White Layer:
  • 2 bananas (slice before freezing for blending ease)
  • 3/4 cup vanilla almond milk
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 4 ice cubes
  • coconut shavings (optional)
  • Blue Layer:
  • 1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
  • 3/4 cup acai juice
  • 2 ice cubes
  • Garnish: fresh blueberries and sliced strawberries and coconut shavings (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare the red layer in your blender; store in freezer until you need it.

Blend the ingredients for the blue layer next; store in a container and place in freezer.

Blend the white layer, but be sure to clean the blender well first.

For a frothier and lighter white layer try adding more ice.

Remove the red and blue mixture from your storage freezer and don’t forget the glasses that have been chilling as well.

Pour the red smoothie mix in the glass to about 1/3 the height (try to keep all four glasses even).

Now the secret, place a slice of strawberry on top of the red layer to help keep it separate from the blue layer above.

Pour the blue smoothie mixture so it fills up the next 1/3 of the glass and then add a few blueberries to act as a barrier for the white layer. Almost done.

Now you can spoon or pour the white smoothie mix until it fills to the top of each glass.

Since the white layer is the lightest, place it on top and since the red layer will be the heaviest, place it on the bottom. Trust me.