Blueberry Gooseberry Yogurt Smoothie

I have three big bags of frozen gooseberries in my freezer, from my friend who has a very lively and productive gooseberry bush. I was so pleased to have them because I ADORE gooseberries, but they are such a rich-tasting fruit, I’ve been a little puzzled about what to do with all these lovely green berries. They are really good in pie, but I’m not much of a pie-baker, and they make a fantastic sauce for ice cream or cheesecake, but other than that, whatever do you do with gooseberries?

Well, one of my foodie friends, Saju’s Tastes the other day shared a gooseberry juice recipe … that recipe got me thinking: if I can use gooseberries in juice, why not in smoothies?

So I tried it, and yes, they are marvelous! I thought it would be best to add in another type of berry because yes, gooseberries can be a little rich tasting. But in a smoothie, with a few blueberries (and a bit of banana to add a little sweet and creamy), yes, they ARE quite marvelous! Next time I’m going to try adding in a bit of ginger sugar or fresh ginger, because I just have a feeling ginger would be SO good with these little green wonder berries.

Blueberry Gooseberry Yogurt Smoothie

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 1 - 2 servings 1x

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Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen gooseberries
• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
• 1/2 of a banana, peeled and frozen
• 1/2 cup lowfat or nonfat vanilla yogurt
• 1/2 cup lowfat milk (I used 1%)

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Instructions

1. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth. Pour into glasses and enjoy!

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Notes

For a thicker smoothie, use frozen fruit. I used frozen gooseberries and bananas and fresh blueberries.

This recipe was shared at Try a New Recipe Tuesday, Totally Tasty Tuesday, Tuesday Talent Show, Wednesday Extravaganza, Tasty Thursday, Full Plate Thursday and All my Bloggy Friends.