Plum Kefir Smoothie 🥤 Balkan Home-Style 🇷🇸 (Šljiva Kefir)
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Description
Tart-sweet European plums blended with tangy kefir, banana, and a hint of cinnamon—creamy, refreshing, and very Balkan. 🧊🍑
Hook: 5-minute blender breakfast with probiotic punch and real-fruit flavor. ⚡
Ingredients
- 🍑 Ripe plums, pitted & chopped: 200 g (1½ cups / 7 oz)
- 🥛 Kefir (plain): 300 ml (1¼ cups / 10 fl oz)
- 🍌 Banana (small), sliced: 100 g (1 small / 3.5 oz)
- 🍯 Honey or maple syrup: 10 g (2 tsp / 0.35 oz) — to taste
- 🍋 Fresh lemon juice: 10 ml (2 tsp / 0.34 fl oz)
- 🧂 Pinch of salt: 0.5 g (⅛ tsp / 0.02 oz)
- 🥄 Ground cinnamon: 1 g (½ tsp / 0.04 oz)
- 🧊 Ice cubes: 6–8 (≈1 cup)
- 🌰 Walnuts, chopped (optional): 15 g (2 tbsp / 0.5 oz)
Preparation
- 1️⃣ Add plums, kefir, banana, honey, lemon juice, salt, and cinnamon to a blender.
- 2️⃣ Blend until smooth. Add ice and pulse to a frosty texture.
- 3️⃣ Fold in walnuts (if using). Taste and adjust sweetness or acidity. Serve cold.
Total Time
🕒 Prep: 5 min
⏳ Total: 5 min
Nutritional Value
🔋 Energy: ~250 kcal
💪 Protein: ~6 g
🧈 Fat: ~5 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: ~35 g
🧂 Sodium: ~120 mg
Advice
Use very ripe plums for natural sweetness; if plums are tart, reserve half the lemon juice and add to taste at the end.
Why it works
Kefir’s tang balances sweet fruit and adds body; a pinch of salt heightens fruit flavor, while cinnamon echoes classic Balkan dessert notes.
Twist
Berry-plum: Swap half the plums for frozen berries.
Fasting/Vegan: Use plant kefir or unsweetened yogurt alternative; sweeten with dates.
Oat breakfast: Blend in 20 g (¼ cup) quick oats for extra fiber.
Status
Probiotic, fruity, and frosty—this Balkan plum kefir smoothie is your quick win. #grannyzen #balkansmoothie
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