BEST Strawberry Smoothie (4 ingredients!)

Wake up with this refreshment Strawberry Smoothie Recipe. With just 4 basic ingredients, you can have a creamy, café-quality strawberry smoothie in under 5 minutes.

The most perfect strawberry smoothie

We worked hard in the kitchen to perfect the basic strawberry smoothie recipe. This may sound strange, but we’ve become smoothie snobs and not mad at it.

I mean, just look at how delicious my top five FFF smoothies are: 1. The Best Breakfast Smoothie, 2. Banana Matcha Smoothie, 3. Avocado Mint Smoothie, 4. Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie, and 5. Peanut Butter Cold Brew Protein Smoothie.

This easy recipe only requires 4 ingredients and a high power blender. In this post, we’ll show you how to make this easy smoothie, along with tips and tricks on how to make it your own.

Strawberry smoothie ingredients

Here’s what you need to make the best strawberry smoothie recipe:

Frozen Strawberries: We used frozen strawberries, but fresh strawberries also work. We prefer frozen strawberries so you don’t have to use ice. Check out our strawberry freezing tutorial.

banana: You can use either a fresh or frozen banana for this recipe! Check out our tutorial on how to freeze bananas for smoothies.

greek yogurt: Greek yogurt adds a decent amount of protein and makes your smoothie extra creamy. Feel free to use any style you’d like. We went for plain Greek yogurt, but vanilla or strawberry would also work.

Pro Tip: To keep this smoothie 100% plant-based, use a non-dairy yogurt!

orange juice: The way to that cafe-worthy taste is the orange juice! We love the taste and boost of vitamin C. Be sure to use 100% orange juice with no added sugar.

After testing many variations of this recipe, here’s what we found:

• Yoghurt Rocks: We’ve been debating whether or not to use yogurt in this recipe, and at the end of the day, a strawberry smoothie with yogurt is just better than one without! It adds a bit of flavor and extra protein.
• Orange juice is important: We also tested this recipe with a variety of liquids such as almond milk, regular cow’s milk, and over-the-counter water and orange juice.

How to make a strawberry smoothie

What I love about smoothies is that they don’t take time to prepare! So if you are in a hurry, smoothies are a good option for you in the morning.

Instructions: To make this delicious, healthy strawberry smoothie, all you have to do is add everything to your high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth.

Add more liquid >> You can either serve as is OR add a little more liquid to thin things out a bit. This is also the point at which you can add whatever you like to your smoothie. Check out some of our favorite smoothie add-ins.

Smoothie variations and add-ins

variations

Make it a protein shake: Looking to add even more protein to your diet? Add a serving of your favorite vanilla or unflavored protein powder.

Make it tropical: add a tropical frozen fruit like mango or pineapple to add extra sweetness.

make green: The best way to sneak greens into your diet is with a smoothie! Make this smoothie a strawberry green smoothie!

Swap berries: Feel free to use any type of frozen berry in this recipe to truly make it your own.

Add-In Ideas

• seeds: chia or flax
• Nuts: Walnuts, peanuts, cashews or almonds
• nut butter: Peanut, cashew or almond butter

frequently asked Questions

Best blender for smoothies

We always want to remind our readers that using a high-speed blender is in your best interest, and we recommend either a Vitamix or Kitchen Ninja.

There’s nothing worse than having chunks of spinach in your green smoothie…right?!