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Recipe Tags: Lactose 15 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Preparation For 1 Or 2 5 Ingredients Or Less Beverages Desserts Fruit Easy Beginner Cook Smoothies Dietary Gluten Free Egg Free Free Of Something Tropical Fruit Bananas Papaya Pineapple Number Of Servings 3 Steps Or Less

Thick Tropical Smoothie With Bananas And Strawberries

Just had a root canal and having other toothache problems so it's difficult for me to chew solid food, including fruits. i recently had purchased a can of safeway brand tropical fruit with pineapple and passion fruit juices. the ingredients read: pineapple, red papaya, yellow papaya, pineapple juice, water, sugar, passion fruit juice, banana puree, citric acid. i emptied the can with the juice into a freezer-safe container and froze overnight. i let the frozen fruit thaw in the fridge for a few hours and then ran the container under cool water for a about 30 seconds to break up the mass of frozen fruit from the edges of the container and then cut it up with a plastic pancake turner. i used a square-shaped container and broke the frozen fruit up into 4 large pieces so it would fit into the blender. bf bought me fresh strawberries so chose to use those over the frozen ones i had. i always keep sliced, frozen bananas on hand in the freezer. the water in the recipe is necessary for

Steps

Let frozen tropical fruit thaw a bit so it begins to soften but is still slushy and mostly frozen.
Combine all ingredients in a blender , blend for a few minutes until thick and smooth.

Ingredients

tropical fruit in light syrup, bananas, strawberries, water, honey