LAYERED SMOOTHIES

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Provided by Bobby Flay

Time 1h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 very ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted and diced
2 very ripe peaches, peeled, pitted and diced
1 cup mango or peach nectar
1 cup 2-percent Greek yogurt
Lime juice
Honey
2 pints ripe strawberries, hulled and halved
2 tablespoons sugar
2 frozen ripe bananas
1 cup 2-percent Greek yogurt
Lemon juice
Finely diced mango and peach, for garnish
Finely diced mango and peach, for garnish
Finely diced strawberries, for garnish

Steps:

For the mango-peach smoothie: Add the mangoes, peaches, nectar and yogurt to a blender and blend until smooth. Add lime juice and honey to taste if needed. Pour into a pitcher and refrigerate until very cold.
For the strawberry-banana smoothie: Combine the strawberries and sugar in a bowl and let macerate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Add the macerated strawberries and some of the juices, the frozen banana and yogurt to a blender and blend until smooth. Add lemon juice to taste if needed. Pour into a pitcher and refrigerate until very cold.
Fill each glass half way with the mango-peach and then fill to the top with the strawberry-banana. Mix together the finely diced mango, peach and strawberries in a small bowl and top each glass with some of the fruit for garnish.