Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2012

I didn't bother to add ice (the berries were frozen which eliminated the need for ice) and I did not add the honey. My banana was plenty ripe which made the smoothie naturally sweet without having to add honey or extra sugar. DELICIOUS and very filling. The boys and I really enjoyed this smoothie. I might try to freeze this during the summer to make quick yogurt pops. I think this would make a great cool summer treat.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2012

A very good recipe. Omitted the orange juice and used pineapple juice instead and a little splenda. Was perfect!

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EBONY10

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2011

Great smoothie!! I added a tbsp ea of flax and wheat germ 1/2 c milk, 1/2 plain yogurt and 1 1/2 cups frozen mixed fruit along with the 1/4 c OJ. Instead of honey, I added 2 packs of splenda.

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babs2574

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Two Harbors, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Anoka, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2011

Wow - this definitely is "Simple" and has all the flavors of Summer! I cut the recipe in half and froze my banana along with the strawberries and blueberries and used didn't bother freezing my fresh cherries. I used a little less OJ and some fat free vanilla yogurt. I cut back a bit on the ice adding a little skim milk and a bit of sugar. Overall, great for breakfast.

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Jillian

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2011

I made this for my daughter. I substituted 4 cups of frozen strawberries for all the other fruit and made a strawberry smoothie. i also added about a cup of skim milk. it was very good.

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Renee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2010

This had a good flavor, but a couple of points. One, it was a bit on the tart side, and therefore I don't really consider the honey optional. I'm not sure more honey would help. It seems to need more or less of... something else, don't know what. I notice many leaving out the cherries. The bigger problem is that it's hard to mix. The ice is needed since there's very little liquid. As to the person with the old blender - not sure it's the blender - there just isn't a lot of liquid to mix the fruit smooth. I managed, and the ice was pure liquid by time I was done, but it's definitely easy getting it smooth with more liquid.

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Erimess

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 27, 2010

It was good. I used blackberries and strawberries instead of blueberries and cherries. I may add a little splenda next time or maybe more honey because it was a little bitter.

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Ryanne Dickey

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Reviewed: May 9, 2010

Getting started on the smoothie train, i'm diabetic, need recipes without alot of SUGAR! Thank you

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Grandpawho

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2010

I'd say unless you can find really sweet berries, the orange juice and the berries make it too sour. the second time i used less strawberries and used latte instead of orange juice, and it came out a lot better! ice is indispensible in this recipe cuz it really counts as water in this, or else the smoothie is too dry.

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kalyn

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2010

OMG these were amazing! I changed the recipe a bit because I didn't have cherries and I didn't have any OJ made. For the berries I had a bag of frozen mixed berries, strawberries, raspberries, black berries and blue berries I just used that, it equaled 2 cups. Then in stead of OJ I just peeled and sectioned an orange. I also added about 1/2 cup of heavy cream to add a little liquid. It came out exquisitely! Next time I make this recipe I will add some protein powder for additional nutrition, I'd like to see how it tastes with the Honey and probably some juice instead of the heavy cream. I just happened to have that and not juice in my fridge so I used it.

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