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Rainbow Layered Smoothie
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Rainbow Layered Smoothie

This showstopping rainbow layered smoothie is the ultimate kid friendly recipe that doubles as an edible art project children can help create themselves. Parents love making this colorful layered drink for birthday parties, special occasions, or any day that needs a little extra magic.

4.5
15 min
🍴2 servings
🔥265 cal
🔖Easy
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A visually stunning smoothie with beautiful color layers made from different fruits that kids love to show off and slowly swirl together before drinking.

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Nutrition per serving

265Calories
7gProtein
55gCarbs
3gFat
5gFiber

Ingredients

2servings

red layer

yellow layer

purple layer

base

dairy

liquid

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Instructions

1

Make the Three Separate Smoothie Layers

Working one layer at a time, blend each fruit separately with equal portions of banana, vanilla yogurt, and milk. Make the strawberry blend first, then mango, then blueberry. Pour each into separate bowls and place in the freezer for five minutes to thicken slightly.

2

Prepare Your Glasses

Choose two tall clear glasses so the beautiful layers will be visible. Tilt the glasses slightly in the freezer for two minutes to chill them. Cold glasses help prevent the layers from blending together too quickly.

3

Layer the Smoothies Carefully

Working quickly, spoon the thickest layer first using a spoon held against the inside of the glass. Pour the mango layer slowly over the back of the spoon, then carefully add the blueberry layer the same way. The density differences keep the layers separate.

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4

Serve Immediately for Best Effect

Serve the rainbow smoothies right away before the layers begin to blend together. Hand kids a long spoon and let them swirl the colors themselves for a fun kid friendly activity that makes drinking this healthy smoothie even more exciting.

Substitutions

frozen blueberriesfresh blueberries blended with ice to achieve the same deep purple layer color
vanilla yogurtcoconut yogurt for a dairy free version that still creates the thick consistency needed to hold the layers

Common mistakes

Not chilling each layer in the freezer before assembling which causes the layers to immediately mix together and ruins the beautiful rainbow effect
Pouring the layers too quickly without using the back of a spoon technique which causes the colors to mix and creates a muddy brown smoothie instead of distinct rainbow layers
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