Top secret recipes_ sodas, smoothies, sp - Todd Wilbur [9]
1 cup pineapple juice
¾ cup frozen peaches, sliced
1 scoop fat-free vanilla frozen
yogurt
3 or 4 ice cubes
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until all the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth.
• MAKES 1 16-OUNCE DRINK.
BASKIN-ROBBINS STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE
When Irv Robbins was discharged from the army in 1945, he hooked up with his brother-in-law Burt Baskin and the two opened an ice cream parlor in Glendale, California. A simple coin flip determined whose name would go first on the sign. By 1948 six Baskin-Robbins stores had opened their doors and the concept of franchising in the ice cream industry was born.
As in the previous recipe, you may want to let the fruit thaw out a bit here so that you can chop up the strawberries and get a more accurate measure.The word on the street is that some of those frozen whole strawberries can be quite big. Chopping them up first also helps you get a smoother blend going.
1 cup Kern’s strawberry nectar
¾ cup frozen whole strawberries,
chopped
1 scoop fat-free vanilla frozen
yogurt
3 or 4 ice cubes
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until all the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth.
• MAKES 1 16-OUNCE DRINK.
BASKIN-ROBBINS STRAWBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE
It was in 1953 that the now-famous “31 Flavors” sign was introduced, burdening customers with the dilemma of having to decide which of so many great ice cream flavors they would choose. The number 31 was picked to suggest that a new flavor could be selected every day of the month. The company has come up with around one thousand flavors so far. And as with their most famous flavor, Rocky Road, many other Baskin-Robbins flavor creations would be often imitated—among them Pralines and Cream and Jamoca Almond Fudge.
This recipe for a smoothie is very similar to the previous clone, the only difference being a reduction in strawberries and the addition of half of a ripe banana. You may want to chop up those frozen strawberries (especially the big ’uns) to make measuring easier and more accurate.
1 cup Kern’s strawberry nectar
½ cup frozen whole strawberries,
chopped
1 scoop fat-free vanilla frozen
yogurt
½ ripe banana
3 or 4 ice cubes
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until all the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth.
• MAKES 1 16-OUNCE DRINK.
BASKIN-ROBBINS WILD BERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE
Baskin-Robbins has become known for creating flavors representing the events of the day. When the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, the chain introduced “Baseball Nut.” When James Bond films were popular in the 60s, the chain rolled out “0031 Secret Bonded Flavor.” When the TV show Laugh-In became a big hit, the company created “Here Comes the Fudge.” And when Americans landed on the moon, Baskin-Robbins celebrated with “Lunar Cheesecake.”
This smoothie clone is the only one of the four represented here to use some raspberry sherbet along with the vanilla frozen yogurt. It’s the most complex of Baskin-Robbins’ smoothie selections, but worth every bit of extra effort.
1 cup pineapple juice
½ cup frozen blueberries
½ scoop fat-free vanilla frozen
yogurt
½ scoop raspberry sherbet
½ ripe banana
3 or 4 ice cubes
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until all the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth.
• MAKES 1 16-OUNCE DRINK.
JAMBA JUICE BANANA BERRY
Jamba Juice has become America’s favorite smoothie chain, with tasty fruit-filled blends served up in giant 24-ounce cups at over 325 stores. Appreciate the ease with which you are able to suck down your next Jamba Juice smoothie, since the wide straws at the chain have been through rigorous “suckability factor” testing to ensure that the good stuff gets all the way through to your