Freezer Friendly Tropical Turmeric Smoothies

Freezer friendly tropical turmeric smoothies blend the lush taste of mango, coconut, pineapple, and strawberry with just a hint of ginger and turmeric for a perfect breakfast or lunch pick me up. Best yet, they can be made ahead of time (on the weekend during meal prep) and tucked away in half pint jars in the freezer.

It’s been awhile since I’ve made smoothies. For a period of time, it was a weekly affair – I’d even you-pick my way through various farms in Southern Oregon and freeze berries and other fruit for the sole purpose of making smoothies all winter long. I loved having smoothies on hand throughout the week as part of my lunch. Then we moved and I got out of the habit. And then we (by we, I mean my husband) broke the carafe for our blender. So much for smoothies.

I wouldn’t have given it much more thought beyond that of - once we move again, I’ll get around to getting a new blender. However, I ran across an article on some foodie site not too long ago outlining all the ways to use an immersion blender, which I have and use all the time for soups. One of those uses was to blend smoothies. The light bulb went on. It’s time for smoothies again.

Sure enough, the immersion blender works great. I put all the ingredients in a big bowl and just blended away. I don’t know that this would work too well with frozen ingredients, but with fresh fruit, it’s perfect.

I’ve also been reading quite a bit lately about the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric and been thinking about how to get more of this beautiful spice into my diet. A smoothie seems the perfect vehicle for turmeric. It’s not too overwhelming of a flavor and goes well with a sweet smoothie. I also used ginger to give these freezer friendly tropical turmeric smoothies a bit more zing. The combination of mango, coconut, pineapple, strawberry, turmeric and ginger was perfect. Working with the ingredients I had on hand, I was able to get three 8 ounce smoothies put away in the freezer for later this week. I’ve still got freezer burritos on hand from last week, so when I do get back in the office later this week, lunch is all ready to go.

So, if you have either an immersion blender or regular blender, I encourage you to make these freezer friendly tropical turmeric smoothies. You won’t be disappointed.

This post has been shared with the Recipe Showdown Cooking Game hosted by Binky’s Culinary Carnival in March. The ingredient this month is turmeric.