Sunshine Smoothie With Pink Grapefruit

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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Choclette x

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Grapefruit Sunshine Smoothie

A refreshing salmon pink citrussy smoothie to energise and give you that sunshiny feeling.

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Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time0 minutes mins

Total Time10 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: grapefruit, smoothie

Servings: 2 people

Calories: 235kcal

Author: Choclette @ Tin and Thyme

Ingredients

• 2 ruby grapefruit (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

Metric – US Customary

Instructions

• Cut the grapefruits in half horizontally, and cut the flesh from the skin with a grapefruit knife.
  2 ruby grapefruit
• 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, 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.

Notes

For a dairy-free or vegan version, just use a plant based yoghurt instead of the non-fat yoghurt. If you have kefir, use that instead of yoghurt.

Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on serving size and exact ingredients used. Please refer to my nutrition disclaimer for further information.

Nutrition Estimate

Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 848mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 3082IU | Vitamin C: 111mg | Calcium: 211mg | Iron: 1mg

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