Yes, you can make a smoothie without a blender. However, the technique is not exactly the same as with a blender; you will need to purchase a food processor or similar tool that can perform the job in its own right. A food processor works just like a blender—it pulverizes ingredients into small particles and then whips them to an emulsified state—but it doesn’t have all the extra features of a blender. In fact, it may seem simpler than using your regular blender in many ways because you don’t need to change attachments or remove the blade at all. You can also expect to need more power from this type of machine—even though most food processors are powerful enough for what you want to do!
For the smoothie to be great, it needs to be blended for at least 15 minutes if you are using a blender and 30 minutes if you are using a food processor. If you’re making this recipe in the glass jar method, please only use 3-5 pieces of ice during freezing because the blender will have almost too much power to handle that amount of ice at once and surely use up more energy than your blender has capacity.
