Peach Ginger Smoothie ✼ Smooth, With a Kick

Smoothies are often fruity and refreshing. So is this one, but the addition of ginger gives this Peach Ginger Smoothie a little kick from the healing power of ginger (yes, I had a cold when I came up with this in the winter of 2016).

Peach Ginger Smoothie

Recently, I had a craving for a smoothie, something fruity and gently sweet. My automatic go-to for such drinks are the frozen raspberries or strawberries that are usually in the freezer. This time, though, I changed course when I saw the bag of frozen peaches I’d recently purchased —  maybe it was time I switched things up a bit instead of making the same-old same-old smoothie.

Since I was feeling a bit under the weather at the time, and since there happened to be a knob of ginger hanging around with nothing much to do, I decided to throw some of that in too. You know, to make my smoothie medicinal. I figured, hey, if I make ginger tea to fight a cold, why not use it in a smoothie?

The resulting drink was refreshing but with a gingery kick as well. It may not have cured my cold, but it sure made me feel better!

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Peach Ginger Smoothie

I made this smoothie using frozen peaches, which don’t seem to have a lot of flavour. When peaches are in season I’ll make it with glorious fresh peaches. The sweetness in this drink is subtle, coming solely from the peaches and some dates (no refined sugar high from this smoothie!). The ginger adds a surprising, unexpected kick (well, I was expecting it since I put it in there, but you know what I mean).

Category: Beverage

Keyword: Peach Ginger Smoothie, smoothie

Servings: 2 servings

Author: ©Marlene Cornelis/Urban Cottage Life.com 2016–2022

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups peach slices, frozen
• 1-1/4 cups milk (dairy or almond)
• 1/2 cup ice cubes
• 4 dates, pitted (I used Sayer dates, which are about half the size of Medjool)
• 1/4 to 1/2 inch fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced

How To Make This Recipe

1. Combine all the ingredients in a high-speed blender and process until smooth. Makes two luscious servings.

Looking to Keep that Smooth(ie) Vibe Going?

Honest, I do enjoy green smoothies, chock full of vegetable goodness. I just don’t seem to make many of them myself, although some of my smoothie recipes do have spinach or other green goodness in them … they just don’t look all that green. Anyway, why not check out these recipes and see which is your favourite?

• Tropical Fruit & Mint Smoothie (see, green!)
• Raspberry Cacao Smoothie is a nutritional powerhouse with spinach, hemp and chia seeds, and cacao, which gives it a rich, chocolate-forward flavour
• Date and Almond Smoothie, deliciously nutritious without a bit of green in sight

First Published 2016 03 17
Republished 2022 11 02