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US 2016/0353787 A1Published application
Method of Making Smoothies and Prepackaged Frozen Smoothie Products
OwnerBrian Mitchellinventor
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A method and apparatus for providing smoothies and in particular, green smoothies, to consumers and to retail businesses for resale without the need for a blender is disclosed. According to the method, a smoothie mixture is made according to a variety of recipes and then frozen into cubes that dimensions with surface to volume ratios that allow the cubes to be quickly reconstituted into a smoothie beverage by adding hot water and vigorously shaking the mixture. The cubes are large enough that they do not quickly thaw in the packaging and then potentially refreeze in the packaging to create a solid mass. In embodiments the cubes are divided into single serving size rigid containers wherein the consumer or reseller introduces hot water into the container.
A method of making a smoothie comprising the steps of (1) preparing a smoothie mixture comprising fruit, (2) introducing the smoothie mixture to an tray having a plurality of voids to create a plurality of units, (3) freezing said tray to create frozen units, said units having a surface to volume ratio between 2 and 40 (4) introducing said frozen units into a container having ridged walls, (5) introducing hot water into said container, (6) shaking said container to break up said frozen units to form a smooth and consistent mixture.
A smoothie mixture kit comprising a sealed container holding a plurality of frozen units comprised of blended fruit, said units having a surface to volume ration of between 2 and 10, and said container further comprising a single serving size.
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