quinn's place

summa summa summa tiiime.

you know its summer when you eat a big fat yellow peach and have juice dripping down your chin and down your wrists. that sounds gross when writing it out, but you know the feels! or how bout a red plum! that too!

peaches are sooo primo right now! yum yum juicy juicy.

i wanted to make a super simple smoothie, and to make it extra summery!

enter fresh summer peaches and strawberries. add some banana for texture, lemon juice for citrus zing, spinach for extra fiber & sneaky veggies, and coconut oil for that extra hint of summery vibes. if you love coconut flavor, you will love coconut oil in your fruit smoothies. it adds the ever so slightest hint of coconut and its SO GOOOOOD. and light and refreshing.

the thing about using just a little bit of spinach in your smoothies is that it always turns out brown. wah wahh. use a lot of spinach and it will turn out a very pretty green!

i usually blend my smoothies for super duper long, like 5 minutes. haha. kind of overkill. but i want them to be extra smooooooth. i have a ninja blender and it works pretty dang well. i have never used a vitamix, but i bet it pulverizes all those tiny strawberry and spinach particles into smooooothie goodness.

don't forget dat coconut oil. it's like a little tropical island daydream in a glass. aaaaaah coconut oil smoothie take me awayyy.

Simple Summer Strawberry-Peach Smoothie

Serves 2

Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 1/2 bananas
2 large ripe yellow peaches
2 cups fresh strawberries (about 8-10 strawberries)
handful of fresh spinach
juice of 1/2 a lemon, plus some lemon pulp
2 TB coconut oil
6-8 ice cubes

Instructions-

Wash all the fresh fruit. Cut off all strawberry stems, cut the peaches off their pits, and peel bananas. Place all ingredients into a blender. Blend until spinach and strawberry are chopped up as finely as possible and the mixture is super smooth. Add the ice very last and blend again.

Serve immediately!

back in 8th grade or so, you could find me drinking up all the sprite remix on the back porch. remember that stuff? the original version they made was the BEST. so delicious.

i haven't forgotten it over the years. i think they've been coming out with new versions or something? i'm not sure. but i just have the fondest memories of its fruity fizzy deliciousness in the 2002 era. i think i always thought that it tasted like a magical elixir of skittles and carbonation.

i'm always up for trying out a new popsicle concoction that i've thought up. i often have burst memories of how much i used to love sprite remix. so i thought i'd make it in popsicle form.

look at all them berry beauties. just gawwwjusss.

and let me tell ya, the popsicles actually did resemble the taste of 2002 sprite remix. huzzah!

i think that adding an extra spritz of lemon and lime in the popsicle molds would be a nice touch. but overall, super easy to make & super refreshing. and if you were like me, guzzling sprite remix in the summertime, these will make you happy.

Sprite Remix Popsicles

Ingredients:

20 oz. Sprite
1 cup mixed berries: blackberries & raspberries, etc.

Instructions-

Wash your fresh berries. Add a few different berries to each popsicle mold. Fill with Sprite, leaving half an inch of space at the top. Place the popsicle mold handles onto each mold and place in the freezer for about 4-6 hours. At this time, you can replace the popsicle mold handles with wooden popsicle sticks if you desire. Add a touch of Sprite if there are any holes or gaps in the popsicle form.

Freeze again overnight. I usually freeze all popsicles for 24 hours to ensure they're frozen all the way through.