Five Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 grapefruit

2/3 cup yogurt

1/4 cup orange juice

1 banana

1 cup frozen strawberries

1 cup frozen blackberries

2 cups ice

Steps:

1. Juice grapefruit.

2. In a blender, combine grapefruit juice, orange juice and yogurt. Blend until well mixed.

3. Add in banana, strawberries, blackberries, and ice. Blend on high until consistency is thick and smooth.

4. Serve immediately.

Serves 2

Berry Citrus Smoothie

While I love adding yogurt or ice cream to smoothies for a creamier consistency, what's great about this smoothie recipe is that it packs a lot of flavor but only includes fruit and fruit juice. It's a nice healthy alternative for a post-workout pick-me-up or to jump start your day. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1/2 cup pineapple juice

1/2 cup orange juice

1/3 cup strawberries

1/3 cup blackberries

1/3 cup blueberries

1 cup ice cubes

Steps

1. Combine pineapple and orange juice with berries in a blender.

2. Blend until well mixed.

3. Add ice cubes and continue to blend until smooth. Add additional ice if needed until consistency is thick.

Serves 1-2

Chocolate Chip Biscuits with Strawberries & Cream

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour

2/8 cup dark brown sugar

1/3 cup chocolate chips

2 tsp baking powder

3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

1/2 stick butter

12 strawberries

4 tbsp powdered sugar

1 cup heavy whipping cream

Steps

1. Wash strawberries. Cut into quarters and place into a bowl.

2. Dust with 2 tbsp powdered sugar. Set strawberries aside.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

4. Dice butter into small chunks.

5. In a large bowl combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, chocolate chips and butter. Mix well.

6. Slowly add 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, 1/4 cup at a time. Using hands, knead together until ingredients form a moist dough.

7. Form and drop dough into 8 rough balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

8. Bake for 18 minutes, or until golden.

9. While biscuits are baking, pour 1 cup heavy whipping cream into a glass bowl. Beat until it begins to thicken.

10. Add 2 tbsp powdered sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Do not overbeat.

11. Once biscuits have baked, let cool for 5 minutes.

12. To serve, slice biscuit, top with 2 tbsp whipped cream, then 2 tbsp strawberries, and finish with a dollop of whipped cream.

Serves 8