I love smoothies made with fresh and frozen produce from our garden! Hands down, my favorite smoothie is this sweet & tangy gluten-free Raspberry Peach Smoothie.
September has become my favorite time of year. My kids go back to school with excitement, the weather finally starts to cool off, and we can spend several nights a week harvesting peaches and raspberries from our backyard.
I love filling our freezer full of all of this delicious fresh fruit. One of my favorite things to make with frozen berries is smoothies. I love how I can include all sorts of healthy stuff in smoothies, they are easy to make, and my whole family loves how they taste.
Several years ago my husband discovered that we had three”volunteer” peach trees… growing out of our compost bin! They appeared pretty strong, so he decided to transplant them to an unused corner of our backyard and see what happened. Amazingly, they all three not only survived, but thrived, and grew to the point that he had to eliminate one of them so that we have room for two strong trees to grow. The peaches from these trees are the hugest, sweetest freestone peaches I’ve ever had. The only unfortunate thing is that they are of course all ripe at about the same time and we can’t possibly eat that many! We slice, but don’t peel, most of the peaches, lay them out cookie sheets, and flash freeze them. Once frozen, we transfer to freezer bags. By flash freezing the peaches first, they won’t all stick together. Now we have multiple bags of frozen peaches so we can enjoy smoothies for the next six months or so!
Feel free to adapt the recipe as needed to suit your liking and preference for ingredients. You can use your favorite brand of yogurt.
When using this as a meal replacement, I always use the protein powder. When I make this as a beverage to serve with a meal, I omit the protein powder and instead sweeten with a little agave or honey.
For the protein powder, the one I’ve been using for several years is Lifetime Life’s Basics Plant Protein, Vanilla. I like that it is not gritty, and doesn’t give a weird taste or aftertaste. I’m sure there are several other reliable brands; I just stopped looking once I found this one that I liked. I’d love to hear if you have a favorite brand of protein powder that you recommend.
Looking to make more smoothies or cool drinks? Try my dairy-free orange creamsicle smoothie that uses fresh oranges. I haven’t tried the combo of strawberries and mangoes, but this strawberry mango smoothie looks so good that I’ve got to try it soon! And if my garden is full of rhubarb again this year, I want to make this Rhubarb Strawberry Smoothie recipe!
Raspberry Peach Smoothie Recipe:
Hands down, my favorite smoothie is this sweet & tangy gluten-free Raspberry Peach Smoothie. It's easily made dairy-free too! If you omit the vanilla protein powder, you may want to add a sweetener. I've used agave and honey. Just sweeten to taste. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Raspberry Peach Smoothie {Gluten-free}
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Taobao
Friday 9th of November 2018
Thank you for your recipe, I will make this smoothie tonight for my boyfriend :* <3
Toby
Thursday 6th of February 2014
I wanted to make smoothies for the kids tonight. I'm glad the recipe was on your blog. Its healthy and simple when your trying to get some fruit and dairy into a Dads easy meal.
Michelle Palin ~ My Gluten-free Kitchen
Monday 24th of February 2014
Thanks for the comment sweetie! I'm glad you found something healthy to feed the kids while I was gone! :)
Heather @ Sugar Dish Me
Sunday 12th of January 2014
So jealous of your peach trees!!!! Smoothies are a great way to use 'em up!!
Michelle Palin ~ My Gluten-free Kitchen
Monday 24th of February 2014
Our peach trees are my favorite part of our backyard! If you lived nearby, I'd totally share! :)