Blueberry Smoothie Time!

I was so happy to set a yummy blueberry smoothie down on my kitchen counter this morning!  Not because I love the flavor SO much (although I do) but because my youngest son has been begging me to make yogurt (yes you read that right) to make smoothies since i made the first jar of this season's blueberry jam!  Last year, a friend told how she makes her own yogurt in the crock pot.  Even though we don't eat much yogurt, I though I'd try just to see if it worked!  You guessed it, ti did!  So, because I needed something to do a half gallon of yogurt, I pulled some of my blueberry jam from the fridge & plopped it into the blender with the yogurt & and some ice cubes.  Taaadaaaa, delicious smoothie.  To make things better picky Luke liked it!  YAY!

Here's the recipe for my smoothies:

-1c homemade yogurt 

-1/4 c blueberry jam (there is enough sweetener in the jam that you don't need to add any more)

-About 8 ice cubes (this will probably vary depending on the size of you cubes & how thick you want your end result.

-Into the blender it goes & blend until desired thickness!

If you want to try your hand at homemade yogurt, this is the recipe that I used yesterday.  http://www.themakeyourownzone.com/2011/03/homemade-crockpot-yogurt.html

A few tips: 

-I have already established that I'm not blessed with large amounts of patients. That being said, I prefer to start my process at around 5pm & let it set overnight.  Then I don't have to spend all day resisting the urge to peek!  

-If you want organic, simply choose organic milk & yogurt starters.

- Looking for a thicker end product?  Strain your yogurt through cheese cloth or a colander lined with coffee filters after its finished!