Quick and easy smoothies and milkshakes

I am a massive fan of smoothies and milkshakes, especially in the summer. I thought I'd share some of those with you (starting with the smoothies). These recipes are easy, so all you have to do is chuck all of the ingredients into a blender and blend them up. If you want to change them once you've made them to make them thicker, simply add a banana and to make them thinner add milk. (I also find frozen fruit works better than fresh if you have it!)

Simple Strawberry

• 1 cup milk
• 1 banana
• 1 or 2 handfuls of strawberries
• 1 tsp stevia (or sugar if you don't have it)

The Purple One

• 1 cup milk
• 1 handful raspberries
• 1 handful blueberries
• 1 tsp stevia

Cheerful Cherry

• 1 cup milk
• 1 handful cherries
• 2 bananas
• 1 tsp stevia

Salted Caramel

• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp caramel sauce (preferably salted)
• 1 scoop salted caramel ice cream

Strawberry Vanilla

• 1 cup milk
• 1 handful strawberries
• 1 scoop vanilla ice cream

Chocolate

• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp coco powder
• 1 scoop chocolate ice cream

Like I said, these are really easy but so yummy! I hope you enjoy them!

Pancake Recipe

One of my most popular posts on depreciation society and amongst my friends is my mum's pancake recipe. It may also be the main reason why I managed to pull my boyfriend haha. It's simple and great for breakfast, pancake day or just to snack on.

Ingredients:

• 300g flour
• 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 3 eggs separated
• 300ml milk

Directions:

1. Mix all dry ingredients together.
2. Mix egg yolk into milk.
3. Make a well in the middle of the flour mix. Pour in the eggy milk and mix.
4. Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks, then fold into the batter.

This recipe usually makes enough pancakes for 4 people so I often make half measures if there's only 2 of us home. My favourite topping is golden syrup and cream with fresh berries but my boyfriend prefers maple syrup or lemon and sugar. Both are delicious! Enjoy :)