Rainbow Food immediately puts you in a good mood and makes you happy. Maybe because people always associate the rainbow with beautiful things like sunshine and spring. So after the rainbow cake, the trend continues to drinks. Many different fruit and vegetable purees are stacked layer by layer in a jar. If you are lacking inspiration as to which ingredients you can combine, we have put together a few delicious smoothie recipes for you. Just give this cool food trend a try!
The secret for theperfect smoothieStack lies in the consistency of the different layers. All layers should be nice and thick so that they don't mix together when pouring. A trick: You can use frozen fruit or put the finished smoothie mixes in the freezer for a short time to achieve the desired consistency. Alternatively, chia seeds can also be used as a binding agent.
A cup of milk and/or yogurt forms the perfect basis for the smoothie. The mixture of 100 grams of yogurt, a frozen banana and 1/4 cup of water is also very suitable. The frozen banana should be allowed to thaw for 5 minutes before pureeing. If you want, you can use almond, oat, rice or coconut milk instead of cow's milk.
The different ingredients for each layer are placed separately in the blender and pureed until creamy. Keep in mind that the less liquid there is, the thicker the consistency will be. Some ingredients such as Greek yogurt, bananas and avocado increase the chance that the smoothie will be foamy and creamy.
Nature provides fruits and vegetablesa colorful palette of harmonious colors, which always cause surprises. Fresh or frozen foods with an intense color are perfect as color sources. You can simply choose and combine the smoothie ingredients according to your taste. When choosing the types of fruit and vegetables, you should make sure that they harmonize with each other in some way.
The two and three color smoothies look interesting and don't take so much time. For a rainbow smoothie, however, you need a total of 6 different colors or layers: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. So it can't be prepared every morning as a quick breakfast, but it would be a real eye-catcher at a rainbow-themed birthday party. It's worth the effort for a special occasion.
By the way, the color blue cannot be achieved with natural dyes. A smoothie made from blueberries, yogurt and bananas is still purple. So you can either avoid blue in your rainbow smoothie or use a few drops of food coloring.
Delicious smoothie recipes to try
Below you'll find some inspiration for the different layers. Always place the jars in the freezer while you prepare the next layer.
For the green layer:
a handful of spinach, half a green apple, the juice of half a lime
a handful of spinach with two frozen bananas and some milk
a handful of spinach, a frozen banana and 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks, 1/4 avocado, 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, 1 tsp. honey, 1/4 cup water
a handful of spinach and two kiwis
1/2 frozen banana, 100 grams of yogurt, 1 avocado, 2 kiwis, a little water
For the orange layer:
1/2 cup carrot juice, 1/2 cup frozen peaches
1 mango and the juice of 3 oranges
1/4 cup mango, 1/2 cup frozen peach pieces, 1 frozen banana, 100 grams Greek yogurt, 1 tsp. honey, 1/4 cup water
For the purple layer:
1 cup blackberries, 1 cup strawberries, a little water
1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 1/2 cup frozen berry mix, 1 frozen banana, 1/2 cup water, 100 grams Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp. Honey
For the red layer:
1 cup raspberries, 1/4 cup cranberry juice
1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 frozen banana, 100 grams beetroot (cooked and sliced), 1/4 cup water, 100 grams Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp. Honey
Berry pineapple
For the pink layer:
1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 cup frozen bananas, 1/4 cup water, 100 grams Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp. Honey
For the yellow layer:
1/2 cup mango, half a banana, a little water or milk
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks, 1 frozen banana, 1/4 cup water, 100 grams Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp. Honey
Once you have prepared the different colored smoothies, pour them all into a large glass, layer by layer. It's best to use a spoon to preserve the layers! An interesting effect is created if you press kiwi or banana slices against the glass wall before filling.
Multicolored smoothie recipesforthat Summer
Ingredients:
For the green layer at the bottom: 250 g kiwi (frozen), 175 ml coconut milk (cold)
The red middle layer: 250 g frozen raspberries, 200 ml coconut milk (cold)
For the orange layer above: 250 g peaches (cut into pieces, frozen), 200 ml coconut milk (cold)
preparation
Kiwis and peaches should be peeled, cut and placed in freezer bags. It's best to put it in the freezer a day in advance.
The green layer is prepared first. Put the frozen kiwi with the coconut milk in the blender and puree. Pour the mixture into two glasses and place them in the freezer. This ensures that the individual layers do not mix when pouring.
Now the red layer. Add the ingredients to the blender again and puree. Using a spoon, spread the second layer on top of the first. Place the jars back in the freezer while you prepare the yellow layer.
Puree the peaches with the coconut milk and pour into the glasses until they are full. Put the glasses back in the freezer for about 10 minutes. Then garnish nicely and serve.
TheOmbré Smoothie
Basically, the stronger the color contrast between the individual layers, the better the result looks. However, this requires several different ingredients and requires more time to prepare each layer. An ombré smoothie, on the other hand, is prepared super quickly and looks much cooler than a plain colored smoothie.
Lila Ombre-Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen blueberries or mixed berries
1 cup of natural yogurt
1 EL Honig
Puree the blueberries using a blender. Sweeten with 1 teaspoon of honey, add 100 ml of water and mix again.
Pour a layer into the glass. Then add 2 tablespoons of yogurt to the remaining smoothie mixture. Mix again.
With 2 tablespoons of natural yogurt each, the smoothie layers turn from dark purple to light purple.
Toppings
The smoothie can also be pimped with tasty toppings. You can use anything your heart desires - fresh berries, nuts, coconut chips, etc. If you want to give the smoothie a little more power, then chia seeds, goji berries, bee pollen and oat flakes are perfect. Finally garnish with mint leaves and serve. Bon appetit!
