Can I make a smoothie with a hand mixer?

Question

I want to make a smoothie reaaaally bad. I think its the whole craving thing. I want to make a strawberry-banana smoothie or blueberry smoothie. Just like milk, yogurt, vanilla, banana, and some fruit - well everyone knows you should use a blender, but can I use a hand mixer instead? I dont have either, but I know cheap hand mixers are only about 5 dollars.

Answer 1

I'm sure you could use a hand mixer, but if you don't have a blender, why not invest another $10 and buy one? It will come in handy in case you have another craving later.

Answer 2

You could try a hand mixer, but I think because of the ice in the recipe the mixture is going to fly all over the place. For just a few dollars more you can get a blender....I'd recommend that - lot less mess!
Have fun!

Answer 3

I use a hand mixer all the time, because I don't feel like cleaning the blender most of the time. It works well and is not a big mess to clean.

Answer 4

it's going to be harder to mix fruits up into a smoothie with a hand mixer than a blender

Answer 5

you sure can. just add the solids(fruits) a lil at a time so you don't gunk up the blade/s

also check at your local goodwill/salvation army
they get a lot of appliances like mixers, blenders, bread makers that they sell dirt cheap. all work too

Answer 6

The problem you are going to have is chopping up the ice. That is kind of the core of the smoothe.

The solution:
Put your ice cubes in a dish towel and give it a couple of good whacks on the floor. Voila... chipped ice...

Answer 7

No,Because you have to crush ice cubes or ice cream,and most hand mixers don't have enough power.

Answer 8

yep definitely ..... it may not as blended as if you used a blender but it will do the trick if you are really craving it....just make sure to use a lot of liquid!!