A refreshing salmon pink citrusy smoothie to energise and give you that sunshiny feeling. Who could resist this easy to make pink grapefruit sunshine smoothie?
Grapefruit grows in many places and although there’s plenty of sunshine here at the moment, Cornwall isn’t one of them. Florida, however, is a different story. Citrus fruit thrive in Florida’s sub tropical climate and they’ve grown grapefruit there since 1823.
Many of us in the UK blame rain and cold weather for making us feel dull and unproductive in the winter, but perhaps we just need some of that captured sunshine to give us a much needed boost? Cue grapefruit sunshine smoothie.
What Is A Sunshine Smoothie?
A sunshine smoothie is a zippy creamy smoothie made with citrus, banana and yoghurt. The most common citrus is orange, but this healthy sunshine smoothie is made with pink grapefruits as well as orange juice.
The Power of Grapefruit
Well known for being high in vitamin C, grapefruit also has significant amounts of vitamin A and potassium as well as a number of other trace elements.
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and among other things also helps us to absorb iron into our bodies. Vitamin A is another strong antioxidant and is good for immune health. As for potassium, it plays an important part in keeping our cardiovascular system fighting fit.
Pink Grapefruit Sunshine Smoothie
Smoothies are one of our breakfast staples and since acquiring my wonderful high speed blender, they have overtaken our sourdough rye toast in popularity.
Until I was contacted by Florida Grapefruit, I had not thought of including this particular fruit in a smoothie. Along with a goodie bag of grapefruit inspired items and a voucher to buy some ingredients, I was also sent some drink recipes to try.
Red Sunshine Shake and Grapefruit Heaven both sounded delicious and I expect I will give them a whirl one of these sunshiny days, but it was my morning smoothie I was most interested in.
The recipe for Sunshine Grapefruit Smoothie used yoghurt, but as we seem to produce copious amounts of kefir, I used that instead. The weather is balmy with not a cloud to be seen, but it’s still a little too early in the year for me to want ice-cold drinks for breakfast. So I omitted the ice from the smoothie and used an unfrozen banana.
The recipe below is the original. But the result of my salmon pink version was pure delight. Delicious, smooth and refreshing and not a bit of grapefruit skin to be found.
Vegan Sunshine Smoothie
For a dairy-free or vegan version of this grapefruit sunshine smoothie, just swap the yoghurt in the recipe for a plant-based one.
How To Cut A Grapefruit For A Smoothie
As long as you have a power blender, it’s really quite strait forward to cut a grapefruit for a smoothie. Just peel the grapefruit, then pop the whole thing in the blender along with your other ingredients. You won’t notice any skin if you have a good blender and you benefit from the added nutrients too.
Just make sure it’s a grapefruit without pips. Otherwise, ensure you remove any pips before blending.
Other Citrus Recipes You Might Like
- Blood orange squash
- Citrus drizzle cake (vegan)
- Grapefruit & honey almond cake
- Lemon ice cream (no churn)
- Lime curd
- Orange caramel sauce
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Grapefruit Smoothie. PIN IT.
Grapefruit Sunshine Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 Florida grapefruits (I used pink grapefruits)
- 1 banana – frozen
- 100 ml orange juice
- 150 ml non-fat yoghurt (I used Kefir)
- 2 tbsp oatmeal (I used rolled oats)
- 4 ice cubes
Instructions
- Cut the grapefruits in half horizontally, and cut the flesh from the skin with a grapefruit knife.2 Florida grapefruits
- Put the Florida grapefruit parts in the blender.
- Now, peel the skin from the frozen banana with a peeler, cut the banana into pieces and, together with the yoghurt and orange juice, add it to the grapefruit in the blender.1 banana – frozen, 100 ml orange juice, 150 ml non-fat yoghurt
- Start the blender and let everything purée, add 4 ice cubes and the oatmeal and blend again until the ice has been crushed.2 tbsp oatmeal, 4 ice cubes
- Serve straight away in tall glasses.
Iss says
Never tried grapefruit smoothie- but I do love grapefruits 😉 so will try it
Choclette says
It’s a really nice summer smoothie and well worth a try.
Nayna Kanabar says
I love grapefruit but I have never tried it with banana in a smoothie,Interesting combination.
Choclette says
It wasn’t a combination I’d come across before Nayna, but it was a really good one.
Josie says
Love kefir and grapefruit! Can’t wait to try this 🙂
Choclette says
It’s a surprisingly good combination Josie and not one I’d have thought of.
Dom says
Sounds delicious. Don’t eat grapefruit really but in a smoothie and with banana. Hello!
Choclette says
Know what you mean Dom, there’s something rather unappealing about trying to eat a grapefruit, but this smoothie idea gets around all that 🙂
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says
Now this is the sort of breakfast I would love to wake up to. You know I really like grapefruit but somehow forget to but some.
Choclette says
Yep, a great one for spring and summer in particular I reckon Bintu.
Helen says
This sounds delicious. I’ve been trying to introduce smoothies as a breakfast option, so will definitely suggest this one. Yum!
Choclette says
I reckon it would be good place to start for those who are a bit dubious about grapefruit Helen.
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
Ooh yum, I’m generally not the biggest fan of grapefruit, but with the other ingredients too it sounds delicious 🙂
Choclette says
Well, I guess you could just use oranges instead Becca – I won’t tell if you don’t 😉
Camilla says
Ooh what a fab and refreshing smoothie Choclette;-)
Choclette says
Thanks Camilla, it is really good and a great one for warmer days too.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
My mouth is watering Choclette!
Choclette says
I’d never thought of adding citrus to kefir before Jac, but it’s a surprisingly good combination.
Stephanie says
This sounds so yummy and delicious, I’ll have to add it to my list of smoothie to make at home – thanks for sharing x
Choclette says
Oh please do Stephanie, it’s a good one.
Louise says
Mmm, this sounds delicious. We’ve just bought a blender so I’ll have to give this a whirl 😀
Louise x
Choclette says
It is delicious and a really great start to the morning Louise.