Fruit smoothies are one of my favorite foods. They were probably invented by someone who just couldn't face one more day of Arizona summer. Because even the blazing heat of death couldn't keep me from thinking I had something worth living for if I knew there was a fruit smoothie on the menu.
In a wonderfully simple twist, I've managed to turn fruit smoothies into Froot Smoothies--and into a sweet and delicious way to use up canned fruit. Yes, I said canned fruit.
For instance, open a can of apricots and pour the apricots (undrained) into a freezer zip top bag. Freeze the apricots. Once they're frozen dump them in a blender (or food processor) (you might want to break them up into manageable chunks before you kill your blender), add fruit juice to taste (I used grapefruit and orange medly), then blend until smooth.
We tried it with canned pineapple (and blended it with vanilla yogurt). Both smoothies were delicious--and somewhat thick. To stretch the smoothie out, add ice cubes or more juice or yogurt. I couldn't tell that the fruit I used had been canned, either, so that was a bonus.
Let me know what combos you try.
