Not too sweet, super creamy, and very refreshing on a summer afternoon.
6 oz cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese
1 1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup sugar, divided
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
6 graham crackers
2 cups frozen strawberries, thawed slightly
In blender, blend cream cheese, milk, 3 Tbsp sugar, vanilla, and graham crackers until smooth. Pour all but about 1/2 cup of the mixture into a liquid measuring cup and reserve for later.
Add strawberries and remaining sugar to mixture in blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into 4 glasses.
Pour reserved cream cheese mixture gently over strawberry mixture in glasses. If desired, crumble another graham cracker and sprinkle over top of smoothie.
Serve immediately with a straw.
Hints and Tips
*I was completely unsure about mixing graham cracker into a smoothie, but they blended in beautifully and made it really taste like strawberry cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. Make sure you pulse the mixture several times to get all the large chunks of cracker mixed in.
*You could make this with other frozen fruit too--raspberry or peach would be delicious.
*My two picky middle children didn't like this because of the cream cheese, but the oldest and youngest slurped it all down in no time.
*Because of the cream cheese, this is a very rich smoothie. You may want to either cut the recipe in half to make smaller portions or divide it into 6-8 glasses instead of 4 if you're looking for a lighter snack.
