Easiest ever fruit smoothie recipes

Put all of the ingredients except for the coconut water into a freezer bag and freeze until solid. When you want to serve transfer to a blender along with 250ml coconut water and blitz until smooth and thick. Serve immediately.

Pink: avocado & strawberry smoothie

4 tbsp low-fat natural yogurt
1/2 avocado, stoned, peeled and cut into chunks
150g strawberries, halved
200ml semi-skimmed milk honey to taste

Freeze the yogurt in an icecube tray for 3-4 hours or until solid then transfer to a freezer bag with the avocado and strawberries. Freeze overnight or for up to 3 months. When ready to serve tip all the frozen ingredients into your blender and add the milk. Blitz until smooth, serve straight away or add a little honey if you prefer it sweeter.

Green: Lean green smoothie

1 Medjool date, stoned and chopped
1 small ripe banana, sliced
small handful of frozen spinach
250ml unsweetened almond milk

Put the dates, banana and frozen spinach into a freezer bag. Freeze for up to 3 months or until needed. To serve the smoothie blend the frozen ingredients with the almond milk until smooth.

Orange: Sunshine smoothie

100g pineapple (fresh or canned), chopped
1 banana, broken into chunks
small piece ginger, peeled
10g cashew nuts
250ml carrot juice,
Juice 1/2 lime

Freeze the pineapple, banana, ginger and cashews in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. To serve blend with the carrot and lime juice.

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