This smoothie is a delicious, refreshing, and moderately sweet summertime treat.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 5 mins |
| Servings: | 1 |
| Yield: | 1 1/2 cups |
Ingredients
- 4 leaves basil
- 1 cup frozen mango pieces
- 5 hulled strawberries
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup white sugar, or to taste
- 3 cubes ice
Instructions
- Blend the basil, mango, strawberries, and water in a blender. Add sugar and ice cubes; blend again until smooth.
Reviews
super refreshing… used coconut water and stevia
I loved it!!! Made just as written except I used Splenda rather than sugar. Both my mangoes and strawberries were frozen so I did not add the ice cubes. I loved the basil flavor and next time I will add a few more leaves.
Just a personal preference but I thought the basil tasted bad with the mango. I won’t make this again.
This smoothie was quite delicious. I did make a change. I used original greek yogurt in replacement of the sugar it calls for. Next time I will replace the water for orange juice. The basil is really nice in there. I may even add extra mango in there too. Thanks!
It’s a great recipe, no need to add sugar as the mango I used was perfectly sweet as is.
With a few adjustments, this was a great smoothie. Definitely didn’t need sugar, it was way sweet without it! Also used all frozen fruit so I didn’t add ice. The basil was an interesting (and delicious!) addition. Will make again without sugar.
This was amazing! I had an overripe mango I had to use so I made this smoothie. It is so refreshing! This is going to be a staple for me this summer. It was perfect as is, though I used less sugar. You could easily add other fruit to this. I think any tropical fruit would go nicely like banas, oranges, or pienapple.
refreshing and basil gives an interesting kick
I used the basil, mango, and water as written, then tasted. It was great like that. Then I added a banana instead of the strawberries. I didn’t feel the need to add sugar or ice at all. It was pretty and delicious! Thanks for the recipe! :o)
husband-“mmmmmmmmm this is really good” Wife-“it has BASIL IN IT!” husband-‘mmmmmmmm this is great!”
I think it was great but in my opinion use less water!
We have an overabundance of basil, so I decided to try this. Definitely interesting. I used Truvia instead of sugar. Came out pretty good, but not sure I like the combination of basil/mango. Thanks anyhow 🙂
This is a fabulous smoothie. I love the addition of the basil which is clearly discernable in this drink. I would not have thought basil would work in the drink but is absolutely does. This recipe is really, really nice – very refreshing and delicious.
This is AWESOME!! I would have never guessed that basil would work in a smoothie and it takes great in this drink!! I added a few more leaves to make it take better! My strawberries were frozen-not the mango and I added some ice cubes. Very good drink!!
Delicious.. I made this with blueberries since I had them in the fridge and I used splenda for the sweetner.
This was absolutely delicious. But it is fitting that basil is the first word in this recipe’s name; you can really taste it. I will make again, however I plan on using artificial sweetener to lower the calories.