Strawberries, banana and your chosen milk form the base of this smoothie. Use ready-made sea moss gel according to its own directions, and choose the milk by your taste and dietary needs.
Makes: about 2 small glasses. Equipment: a blender, measuring utensils and clean glasses.
Use a 240 ml measuring cup for the fruit quantities below; the liquid amounts are listed in millilitres.
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana, peeled
- 1 measuring cup (240 ml capacity) fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
- 240 ml milk or a plant-based drink suitable for your diet
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup, optional
- A few ice cubes, optional, if your blender can crush ice
- Ready-made sea moss gel — measure separately for each person using the current jar’s directions
Use the serving instructions for your own gel, including any daily limit. If the amount is unclear, ask us before adding it.
Method
- Wash the strawberries and remove their stalks. Use clean hands, utensils and a clean blender jug.
- Put the banana, strawberries and milk or plant-based drink in the blender. Add the optional maple syrup and ice if suitable for your blender.
- Blend according to your appliance’s instructions until combined. Add a little extra milk or plant-based drink if you prefer a thinner texture.
- Divide the fruit mixture between two glasses. Measure gel for each person using your current jar’s directions, then stir thoroughly into their glass. Return the gel jar to the fridge.
- Serve immediately. If one person is drinking the whole batch, use only the gel amount directed for that person, rather than treating two glasses as two gel servings.
Adjust the texture
Start with the listed liquid and add a little more if needed. The milk or plant-based drink you choose will affect the flavour and consistency. Check its full label if you need to avoid an ingredient.
Can you make it vegan?
Choose a suitable plant-based drink, and check the exact gel’s ingredients and dietary information. The optional sweetener here is maple syrup. Do not assume that every gel blend meets the same dietary requirements.
Which sea moss gel should you use?
Use ready-made gel that is within its date and has been stored according to the jar. Golden Gel contains golden sea moss, spring water and lime. Other blends have different recipes and will change the finished smoothie’s flavour.
Check the full ingredients, warnings and dietary information in our Ingredients & Suitability guidance and on your current pack. Powder, dried moss, gummies and capsules are not direct substitutes for the gel amount in this recipe.
Serve now and keep the jar refrigerated
Prepare the smoothie when you are ready to drink it. Follow the gel jar’s date and keep it refrigerated between uses. Making a smoothie does not restart the gel’s shelf life; its jar date does not establish a storage period for the finished drink.
For jar care or a freshness concern, use our Storage & Freshness Help page. Do not taste-test a suspect jar or use fruit to cover a freshness concern.
Before using sea moss
Ask a qualified healthcare professional before use if you have a health condition, take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are choosing for a child. Sea moss contains naturally occurring iodine; speak to your doctor before use if you have a thyroid condition or take thyroid medication.
Try another fruit combination
For a different flavour, try our citrus smoothie, using the serving instructions for your own gel.
