PB & J Smoothie
When I overbuy on fresh fruit, I just pop it in the freezer for future smoothies. Normally I keep my smoothies simple with a few handfuls of fruit and a splash of fruit juice and milk. But a few weeks ago, I asked my partner to make my smoothie for me. He blended the usual suspects along with a game-changer: peanut butter.
I know that peanut butter in a smoothie is not revolutionary, but the smoothie he made was magical. It tasted EXACTLY like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I practically screamed when I tasted it. I asked him how he got it to taste so much like PBJ, but he couldn't remember the ratios he used. So, I spent the past few weeks tinkering with PB to fruit to OJ to milk ratios until I finally found a winning combination.
The jam component of this smoothie relies primarily on strawberries, but I also added blueberries and blackberries to give it wildberry jam vibes. For the peanut butter, I used a peanuts-and-salt-only jar, but feel free to use whatever peanut butter invokes nostalgia.
Time: 5 minutes
Makes: 1 large or 3 small smoothies
Ingredients
1 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/3 cup frozen blackberries
1/2 cup orange juice
6 tablespoons milk of choice
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds (optional)
Methods
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until very smooth. This is a thick smoothie, so you may have to pause your blender to stir manually a few times before it is completely blended. Eat with a spoon or drink through a thick straw!