thirsty thursday : cold buster smoothie

I fell in love with Jamba Juice while I was visiting Boulder. And more specifically, I fell in love with their Coldbuster smoothie. Orange-y, smooth and cold, it is PERFECT for scratchy throats and scratchy throat prevention.

Unfortunately (or fortunately for my wallet), there is no Jamba Juice near me. So my first order of business upon landing in the Hoosier state? Creating my very own cold buster smoothie.

My version is a bit more creamy and less icy than the Jamba Juice version, and that makes it even tastier in my mind!

It reminds me of a creamsicle.

This is a sweet smoothie. It uses sherbet and yogurt as the base. It would be a great meal replacement! If you want to reduce the sugar, just take out the sherbet and add more plain yogurt.

Cold Buster Smoothie

1/4 c. orange sherbet
1 banana, frozen
1 clementine, peeled (or small orange)
1 c. peach slices (canned is fine), frozen
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 c. plain Greek yogurt
Handful of ice

Blend all items in a blender until smooth. Add more ice or orange juice to adjust consistency. Makes one, very large serving. Or two, smaller servings.

Frothy and delicious!

Make sure you let your blender run long enough to pulverize those ice cubes.

Mmmmmmm….