This Mango Smoothie is made with 4 ingredients and has an easy cleanup! Taste the tropical flavors of summer from home. Try this today!
Enjoy this homemade smoothie recipe for an easy Breakfast or afternoon snack. For more smoothie recipes try my indulgent Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie or my healthy Avocado Banana Smoothie next!
Sabrina’s Mango Smoothie Recipe
Smoothie recipes are wonderfully simple. All you need is a blender to mix the fruit, yogurt, and fruit juice into a delicious, creamy drink recipe that’s packed with sweet and tangy flavors. This recipe uses real mango, vanilla yogurt, orange juice, and just a little sugar for the perfect combination of flavor and texture. It’s a refreshing way to get a serving of fruit and stay hydrated.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen mango chunks
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- To a high speed blender add the frozen mango, orange juice, vanilla yogurt, and sugar.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour into 2 tall glasses. Garnish with finely chopped mango and mint.
Notes
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Chef’s Note
Making your own smoothie is faster, cheaper, and tastier than going to a juice or smoothie bar to purchase one. Plus, you can easily make adjustments and mix in additional ingredients to make your own signature smoothie! Try out some changes and if you’re looking for ideas you can find them in the Variations below.
Can this be made ahead of time?
Yes! Homemade smoothies can be a great meal-prepping option. Try doubling up the recipe and dividing it into serving-sized containers for storage. Blend the ingredients as usual, then pour them into freezer bags or another airtight container to freeze. You can keep the premade Mongo Smoothies in the freezer and defrost one at a time to enjoy.
Tips & Tricks
- Blend Thoroughly: For the perfect creamy texture, you need to blend the fruit, juice, and yogurt mixture for a few minutes. Keep the blender at high speed until the mango pieces are completely blended into the liquid ingredients.
- Achieve the Perfect Texture: Everyone likes their smoothies slightly different. Fortunately, this recipe can be adjusted to suit your individual preferences. If the smoothie is too thin, you can add more frozen fruit or ice to make it thicker. Conversely, if the smoothie is too thick, you add an extra splash of fruit juice. Homemade smoothies are easy to alter so that you get exactly what you want.
- Chill It! Add about a cup of freshly made ice cubes to the blender with the other ingredients. You’ll have an ice-cold drink that will be perfect for the poolside!
How to Store
- Store: If you don’t finish your smoothies, you can keep the recipe fresh in the fridge for later. Cover your glass or transfer the smoothie mixture to a glass jar or another airtight container to store. The texture will become looser in the fridge as the ice crystals melt, but it’s still an enjoyable drink recipe that you can keep for 3-4 days.
- Freeze: To keep your leftover smoothie longer, store it in a freezer bag or another freezer-safe container. Frozen smoothies can keep well for up to 6 months. Let frozen smoothies thaw in the fridge and remix any separated ingredients before serving.
Ideas to Serve
- Smoothie Drink: For a beautiful presentation, divide your fresh smoothie into two tall glasses. Add a wide, colorful straw, and top the smoothie with fresh fruit to garnish. You can add fresh mango pieces, pineapple, or other tropical fruits to decorate the drink recipe, and feel free to add a little Whipped Cream as a finishing touch.
- Breakfast Recipes: You can serve your tropical smoothie as a filling drink recipe to complete your breakfast. Serve it up with Fruit Salad or a Granola Bar for something lighter. For a larger breakfast spread, enjoy your smoothie with Banana Pancakes or classic bacon and eggs.
- Smoothie Bowl: Instead of serving in a glass, you can make your favorite smoothie recipes into a meal by serving it in a smoothie bowl with delicious toppings. Pour the smoothie into a cereal bowl and top it with granola, coconut flakes, fresh fruit, and chopped nuts.
FAQ’s
It’s better to use frozen fruit in smoothie recipes. Frozen fruit thickens the mixture and keeps it chilled, while fresh fruit doesn’t have the same icy consistency.
Take fresh mangoes (or any other fruit) that you want to freeze to make into smoothies peel and dice the fresh fruit. Then, add the fruit pieces to ziptop bags and remove as much air as possible before freezing.
For easy smoothie-making, measure the diced fruit and divide it into smaller bags so that each one is enough for a smoothie recipe. Then, all you have to do in the morning is grab one bag from the freezer, add juice and yogurt, and blend.
Variations
- Vegan Smoothie: To make a dairy-free smoothie, you’ll need to swap out the regular yogurt for non-dairy yogurt. Other than that, the recipe is already vegan-friendly.
- Extra Creamy Smoothie: If you want to make a richer version of this smoothie recipe, you can replace part or all of the fruit juice with milk. For a nondairy milk version use full-fat coconut milk, almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk, or soy milk. You can also thicken your smoothie recipe by adding frozen banana or fresh banana slices to the mixture.
- Fruit Juice Varieties: If you want to stick with fruit juice for the liquid ingredient but aren’t sure about orange juice, try mixing things up with pineapple juice, grapefruit juice, or watermelon juice and see which one is your favorite!
- More Fruit Ingredients: You can change up your fruit smoothie recipe with different varieties of frozen fruit, like frozen strawberries. Try making a mango pineapple, mango strawberry, mango papaya, or mango banana smoothie.
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I love the idea you mentioned about turning this into a smoothie bowl. If I want the texture to be thick enough to hold up toppings like granola and coconut flakes without sinking, should I add an extra handful of frozen mango, or cut back on the orange juice a bit?
Yay! I’m glad you’re interested in the smoothie bowl version. I’d omit the orange juice altogether, or cut the amount down to 1-2 tablespoons if you want to have a bit of orange flavor in your bowl. Thanks for the 5 stars!