Tips for the Best Yogurt Smoothie

best yogurt maker

best yogurt maker

Smoothies are delicious and feel like a treat whether they are loaded down with sweets or healthy and green; you may know the difference but your taste buds surely wont. Smoothies can be made lots of different ways and with endless types of ingredients but some of the best types of smoothies are those made with yogurt as a base. When you are making a yogurt smoothie there are a few tips on how to make them the tastiest yogurt smoothies you ever had; make homemade yogurt, add fresh in season fruit, and try alternative sweeteners.

Homemade yogurt

Making homemade yogurt is one of the most exceptional ways to develop an out of this world yogurt smoothie. Homemade yogurt has a refined tasted coupled with the more active cultures than you could ever get from store bought yogurt. Making yogurt at home is very easy when using a yogurt maker. Any yogurt maker can be used but the best yogurt maker for making yogurt smoothies is one that has an automatic cooling feature so that you are just one step closer.

 Fresh, in season fruit

It is extremely important to add fresh fruit to yogurt smoothies. Frozen fruits can be substituted at times but for the most natural taste fresh fruit is so much better. It is also important to pick fruits that are in season. Fruits that are in season will be at their best potential and have the most flavor; organic or home-grown fruit is even better. As an added bonus in season fruits are usually cheaper than fruits that are already out of season because they are readily available.

Alternative sweeteners

Just because you are making a frozen treat does not mean that you have to add any type of sweetener. Often the sugar in the fruit is enough. If you do find the desire to make your smoothie sweeter don’t automatically reach for the sugar. Try honey or other naturalsweeteners that will give you a better flavor as well as a more desirable texture.