This recipe for guilt-free strawberry milkshakes is great for a couple of reasons. It packs a lot of strawberry flavor, it’s extra creamy from frozen bananas and Greek yogurt, and it’s extra thick and delicious, just like an old-fashioned milkshake. Can you see those cute little milkshake peaks in the glass? This stuff is thick and creamy goodness. My kids loved them and they had no idea they weren’t “real” milkshakes. The ingredients are great, but putting everything in the Blendtec to make them extra thick and smooth is really what makes them amazing. You just can’t replicate the power that a Blendtec packs (I got a certified refurbished one a few years ago and I’ll never look back, great investment on my part and I use it for smoothies daily and now baby food!).
Today is my 30th birthday. In years past, I have never mentioned my birthday on the blog. I either didn’t post that day or just neglected to say anything if I did. I thought the big 3-0 needed a little celebrating though, and that can be made delicious with these simple milkshakes. Enjoy some guilt-free strawberry milkshakes on me!
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Guilt Free Strawberry Milkshakes
- Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients
- 3 cups frozen strawberries
- 2 frozen bananas
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup strawberry or vanilla Greek Yogurt
- 1-2 cups milk
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to the jar of your Blendtec. If you have a small Twister Jar you can start with one cup of liquid for an extra thick milkshake. If you are using a traditional blender jar use 2 cups of milk so that it processes more easily. Blend on high or the ice cream setting until smooth, about 1 minute. Add more milk if the mixture is too thick to blend. Enjoy right away.
Notes
This mixture is thick! If you blender looks or sounds like the blade has stopped spinning, turn the blender off. Add milk, use a spoon to stir in the milk a little, and then try again. It might take a few more splashes of milk for the blender to be able to work. Just be careful and don’t get your blender too hot by trying to mix something too thick.
Bonus Recipe! Because it’s my birthday and I can.
We made this smoothie this week and it was also great!
PrintEasy Berry Cherry Smoothie:
- Prep Time: 1 min
- Cook Time: 2 mins
- Total Time: 3 minutes
- Yield: 1
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup frozen cherries
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
- 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
- 1/2 a banana
- 1 cup vanilla almond milk
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to the jar of your Blendtec and blend until smooth, about 1 minute. Enjoy right away. Serves 1.
I love these little jar mugs too! Your hands don’t get chilly when holding the cold glass when you have a handle!
There you have it: two healthy, simple, sweet, and tasty smoothie recipes that taste better than ice cream milkshakes and are easier on your waistline.
Tonight for dinner I just popped a freezer-to-slow cooker meal in my slow cooker because even though it’s my birthday, I still get to feed the family. I’m so grateful to have these simple healthy meals ready and available in my freezer. They are a total game changer! I went for the Black Bean Chili (with a heavy hand of grated cheese!) and I’ll make a batch of cornbread. Super easy meal that the whole family loves.
This smoothie looks delicious! But you really can’t go wrong with berries + bananas.
You’re amazing and I love this blog!!!
I love the recipe and this giveaway is awesome! Thank you so much!
Looks delicious. I think I’ll add some flax seeds to mine to boost the protein.
Yum, this looks delicious! I think I will have to try them tonight for a treat!
Happy Birthday!
Yum! My current blender definitely couldn’t handle this. Blentec looks awesome.
Also, Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Melissa! ~Vijay
I need one of these!
Oh, greek yogurt. YUM. Plus a blendtec giveaway? Jeez, lady! You’re spoiling us!
Happy Birthday!!! What a yummy fruit-filled recipe!!
These sound so good! Happy happy Birthday, may you be blessed beyond measure.
ummmmm…..strawberry milkshakes…..!!!!
Oh yes and happy birthday Melissa!!!…..:-D 30+ is AWESOME!!!
OOOH, this sounds heavenly! Plus, I’ve always wanted a Blendtec. Hook a sista’ up! Happy BDay, Lissy Lou!!
What a fun giveaway! Happy Birthday! I had no idea that our birthdays were a week apart. 🙂
Smoothie and giveaway look awesome!
This looks great. I want to try it!
Must try…those look so yummy!
The guilt free strawberry shake looks yummy…so did the sour cherry pomegranate detox…
Sorry my computer did something weird..not trying to stack the deck 🙂
Happy Birthday! This guilt free strawberry shake looks yummy…so does the sour cherry pomegranate detox. going to have to try them.
Happy birthday!! Thanks for the chance to win!
this is one of my favorites
Happy Birthday!
So excited! And Happy Birthday!
Yum!! I love smoothies!
Happy birthDay!
I would love to have my life changed this year! 🙂 Happy Birthday, Melissa!
Those sound so yummy. I haven’t tried greek yogurt in my milkshakes yet. I will have to try these.
Oh going to have to try this it looks so yummy! Thanks Melissa!!!
Happy Birthday! Way to join the rest of the us 30+ year olds. Hope your Birthday is great!
Happy Birthday!
I have been following your blog for about 3 months and I love your posts!
Happy Birthday! I can’t wait to try the detox smoothie soon. My husband is the sour cherry King so he would love that one. Blessing for a wonderful 30th year to you.
I love the smoothie idea with almond milk! Probably not as sweet as the yogurt one, but definitely a good option!
This sounds delicious! I like that the Blendtec can fit between the upper and lower cabinets in the kitchen.
Oh my, my kids are going to love these! And Happy Birthday!!!
Beautiful pictures Melissa! I love your posts. And have an extra HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY because you are one of the best people on the planet. for sure. love you zillions!
Happy Birthday! It’s been fun to follow you. 🙂
Thanks for this giveaway! I could really use one of these!
I hope it’s me! Love your stuff, and bless your mess!
Happy Birthday! May this year be the best yet. Thank you for the recipe for this Guilt Free Strawberry Milkshake. Going to try different fruit combinations too! Thank you for this giveaway on this very special day.
This Looks WONDERFUL!!!! Happy Birthday!!!!
Happy birthday this looks and sounds so good.
Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day and get smothered in sticky kisses from your littles!
Happy Birthday! These smoothies look yummy!! I’m definitely trying them!
Happy Birthday 🙂
I have never used one but I heard these blenders are divine!
Yummy! And happy birthday lady!
Happy Birthday! 30 is a big deal.
Happy, Happy Birthday!!! Richard, my husband loves smoothies. He is always inventing his own out of the fruit we freeze each year. I’ll have to give this one a try because I love strawberries.
Happy Birthday! Looking forward to trying these “milkshakes”.
Happy birthday!
Thank you! I love smoothies!
I hope you have the happiest birthday ever! Can’t wait to try this delicious smoothie!
I do not own a Blendtec (yet!) but I will definitely try this recipe. Sounds delicious!
Yummy!! Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!!!! I’ve always wanted a blendtec…keeping my fingers crossed!
I love myself a good smoothie recipe. Thanks so much
Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
Happiest of Birthday’s to you!!! I hope you are feeling better and have a great birthday!!!
Happy Happy Birthday to one of my favorite Neighbors! 🙂
Happy Birthday!! 30 really isn’t bad at all. Just a new decade. Hoping to win. My family loves blendtec
Happy birthday friend. Secretly hoping I win so I can change someone in MY family’s life with this blender!
Best. Gift. Ever. I think she might have cried 😉
YES!!!! This is my time! Also, Happy Birthday! Did you get a fun package?!
I so need a good smoothie blender!
Happy 30th Birthday! It’s going to be a great year!
Happy Birthday! This sounds like a great treat! And healthy – even better! I would love a Blentec – my blenders keep breaking.
Happy Birthday. These look delicious!
I love Blendtec!
WouLd love to win
This looks wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing …
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!!
Would love to give this Blender to my Daughter.
Yay for your birthday!! I will bring you a goodie again. I need this blender so I can make your yummy smoothie recipes, don’t you think?
Thank you for the giveaway! One of my best friends has a Blendtec and she loves it!
Happy Birthday Beautiful!!!
Happy Birthday! This smoothie sounds amazing!!
This sounds like the perfect milkshake to surprise the kids with for an after school snack!!!
You’ve had a birthday shout hooray!
Happy birthday!!!! I’ve had my eye on one of these bad boy blenders for a while now! How amazing to have a chance to WIN one!! Wahoo!!! xoxo
Happy Birthday! This recipe look yummy!
Happy Birthday! Can’t wait to try the milkshake as it looks delicious.
This milkshake recipe looks easy and delicious. My resolution is to eat healthier this year and I this is one recipe that I want to use.
This milkshake recipe looks delicious! I would love a blendtec to make lots of smoothies and other blended treats.
I’ve been DYING to try one! esp now that I have a kitchen big enough to store one 😉
Happy Birthday and thxs for sharing your delicious recipe!
Happy Birthday. I would love to have this. My birthday was Christmas so we could say this is for my birthday, lol 😉
I love to make fruit smoothies with a veggie or two thrown in. You need a powerful blender for that. I need a Blendtec!
Excellent smoothie recipes and very timely, I have been hoping for a new one to replace the one we’ve been using for too long! Thanks and Happy Birthday!
I’m making this shake this morning. Thanks!
First of all, “A Very Happy Birthday”. Love your recipes and a nice giveaway.
Way to start the new year! Love to own a Blendtec. Thanks for the opportunity! Just had my birthday too! Happy Birthday to us. 🙂
I’m usually a chocolate milkshake kinda girl, but this looks delicious. and reminds me of my high metabolism days when i was 16 and only ever ate strawberry milkshake poptarts hahahah 😛
We’d really enjoy a Blendtec for so many things! My homemade garlic basil primavera dressing, salsas, soups, and I would love to try making dough in it. Thanks!
Happy Birthday! It hardly seems like it’s been 30 years since your mom brought you home! I wish I would have mailed your pillow case a few days earlier so it would have arrived on your special day.
Happiest of birthdays, darling girl! Now get me that blender!! 😉
This looks delicious.
Can’t wait to tryout all these fun recipes!!!
How great is this! You have been such a great blogger (I started and I gave up!) Happy Birthday.
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I love the recipes that you post on here. And I’ve heard such fabulous things about Blendtecs!
This looks like a great recipe, can’t wait to try it!
First time using this website, I am excited to use the calzone recipe found on pineterest.
This looks so yummy! I always love guilt free yumminess(:
Would use a Blend tech for so many things. I drink a lot of smoothies and my blender doesn’t get them very smooth. Love your site
Happy Birthday! Thanks for the giveaway–I’m borrowing my parent’s fancy blender while they are on a mission, but I’m pretty sure my mom will want it back. Crossing my fingers 😉
Awesome giveaway!!
Happy Birthday! Your Strawberry shake sounds yummy.
thank you so much for the chance to win and happy new year!
This looks great- thanks for the chance to win!
That looks SO good, Melissa! Happy birthday! (sorry so late… totally sick… :P)
I would love to try a Blendtec. Love the mason jar mugs as well! Thanks for the giveaway!
Happy Birthday! Crossing my fingers!
I’ve always heard great things about this blender!! Fingers crossed!
Happy Birthday, fellow Capricorn! Thank you for the recipe idea and for offering such a generous giveaway. Perhaps it will be my lucky birthday win with this shiny new Blendtec.
I would love to start making smoothies with this!
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Happy birthday! I can’t wait to try out this recipe, sounds delicious!
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Amazing giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
can’t wait to try some recipes in an awesome new Blendtec!
What a fantastic giveaway!!
What an awesome blender! This would cut some of my recipe times in half.
I just discovered your recipes — there are some great sounding ones in there I will be pinning soon!
The milkshakes look so good! I usually stick to just bananas, pb, and milk smoothies. Never tried one with a bunch of other fruits. I need to start going out of my comfort zone…
That looks so good! My Nana would love this! She loves all sweets! I have wanted one of these blenders for the longest time! I would love to make green juice with it!
Love your blog and your awesome recipes!
I so need a great quality blender like this, would love to make some dips and marinades with this.
Thank you s much for the giveaway
I am feeling so lucky. Thank you so much for this giveaway! Happy birthday all month!
Thanks Melissa this is such a tasty recipe. Lyla and I sure enjoyed it today! Can’t wait to make it again.
Horray! I hope you loved them!
Happy Birthday! We made this tonight, using coconut milk in place of the yogurt. This tastes so stinkin’ close to a real strawberry milkshake! I’m definitely saving this recipe. Thanks for sharing!