Peach Cottage Cheese Smoothie
If I didn’t tell you, you wouldn’t know that this peach smoothie has cottage cheese in it, as it has the dreamiest flavour, with the added benefit of a protein fix.
Ingredients
- 2 x 412 g tin peaches in juice,
- 90 ml of the tinned peach juice reserved
- 120 ml cup milk, I use semi skimmed
- 130 g cottage cheese
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tbps honey or agave
Instructions
Preparing your peaches
- At least 3 hours before you want to make this smoothie, or the day before, drain your tinned peaches into a sieve over a large jug. Reserve 90ml / ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon of the peach juice and discard the rest. Store the juice in an small airtight food container in the fridge until you are ready to make your smoothie.
- Cut your peach slices in half. I like to then freeze them in a large food bag lined with a sheet of baking paper (see video near top of page). You’ll want to freeze them in an even layer with gaps so the blender can handle them more easily. Freeze for a minimum of 3 hours or overnight.
Making your smoothie
- Add the frozen peaches, peach juice, milk, honey or agave, vanilla extract and cottage cheese to a good blender (one that can deal with frozen fruits or has an ice crush function). Blend on max or crush until smooth. If the peaches get stuck at any point turn machine off and use a spatula to dislodge any stuck pieces. When done, pour into glasses and serve immediately as is or with a peach slice and or a sprinkle of chai seeds on the top.
See notes for freezing the peaches, sharing with baby/toddler & making chai pudding
Notes
Serving notes
These quantities will make two medium glasses OR one adult size large glass and one small child size serving. So to make enough for the whole family, you would double the recipe by using the scale up buttons top right of ingredients. See Chia seed pudding section below if you only want one adult size glass and a chai seed pudding.Tinned Peaches
If you can’t find tinned peaches in exactly that quantity, you can use cans that contain a little more or a little less peach slices.Chai Seed Pudding
If you only want one adult size glass, with the extra leftover you could add 2 tbsps of Chia seeds and leave in the fridge for at least three hours, or overnight, to make a delicious Chia seed pudding.Freezing Peaches & Juice in Advance
If you want to be able to make this smoothie whenever you like, you can chop and freeze the peaches in batches in different food bags. You’ll also need to freeze the juice - which you can freeze in small food containers. You will need to remember to defrost the juice in the fridge in advance though.Baby & Toddler
Suitable from 12 months + as is. If you make it without honey or agave, it will be suitable for younger babies - you could use this mixture to make little ice lollies / popsicles.
Nutrition
Calories: 345kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 13gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 289mgPotassium: 715mgFiber: 6gSugar: 57gVitamin A: 1496IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 147mgIron: 2mg
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