I was going to share something entirely different here today, but when I sauntered into the grocery store and a big, gorgeous box of fresh, local strawberries stared me in the face, well, things changed. I may or may not have picked up the box; pirouetted once or twice right there in the produce section, box held high; hummed happily as I checked out; and whistled a happy tune while assembling this special little Strawberry Apricot Sunrise Smoothie.

But then the whistling stopped, because I was busy downing the sucker.

Oh, and at the store, there were apricots, too. Plump, big, perfectly ripe, blushing. SUMMER PRODUCE IS OFFICIALLY HERE! And I, for one, could not be more ecstatic. Caps lock says it’s true.

So here we have an ultra simple smoothie that showcases fresh, local summer fruit in all its glorious glory. I added a frozen banana for creaminess and a little almond milk to thin it out a bit (but feel free to add your milk of choice). Then we’ve got a little sweetener, if you like, to help out the apricot (mine was just a touch tart).

And then I layer it to make it all pretty like a sunrise. Because why not?!

A super duper simple smoothie that looks as good as it tastes. Because, yay! THE STRAWBERRIES ARE HERE!!!

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