Blenders have become the bane of my existence! There is nothing more frustrating that trying to whip up a Mocktail or smoothie only to have the ice caught in the blade of a blender. Usually I have to unplug the thing and begin prying the ice out to get things moving. It’s definitely a first world problem but one that could easily raise my blood pressure far too high. KitchenAid recently tasked me with testing out the new KitchenAid Diamond Blender and I was amazed to see that I just couldn’t jam this sucker up!
As of today I’ve made 3 smoothie recipes, 2 Mocktails and many purees using ice and not once did it jam. This is a gorgeous machine and it performs wonderfully!
Recipes Made with KitchenAid Diamond Blender
Last week I shared two recipes 20 second smoothie recipes with you which I made using the KitchenAid Diamond Blender. The first was the Energy Boost Smoothie which was in the recipe card which came with my blender. It is a gorgeous blend of fruits to fuel you up!
The second is the Good for You Green Smoothie, this recipe also came with the blender and I must admit I wish I’d tried a green smoothie sooner because it’s delicious!
Today I’m happy to share yet another recipe which I made using the diamond blender, I know you’ll all appreciate the fact that it only takes 20 seconds to make and it’s oh-so delicious!
Berry Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup blackberries
- 1/3 cup raspberries
- 1/3 cup strawberries
- 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup ice
- 1 cup of water
Preparation:
Toss all of your ingredients in, turn it on for 20 seconds and it’s ready. That easy; no prying ice out of a blade or any fuss.
KitchenAid Diamond Blender Review
The KitchenAid Diamond Blender, with exclusive diamond blending system, provides the ultimate blending performance to stir, chop, mix, puree and liquify, with pulse 1-5 settings and crush ice mode. A robust motor, unique one-piece, BPA-Free diamond pitcher, stainless steel blades and electronic controls combine to create a powerful vortex that is fast and thorough for exceptional blending results. Additionally, Intelli-Speed® Motor Control senses contents and maintains optimal speed to power through all ingredients. Retails for $199.
What I love:
- Looks beautiful (yup that matters!)
- Crushes ice in seconds EVERY.SINGLE.TIIME.
- Has a 60 oz BPA free shatterproof, scratch proof, stain proof, dishwasher friendly pitcher
- Rubber feet on the base to hold it in place when I twist off the pitcher
- Evenly blends ingredients by using the pulse option.
- Five blending settings—stir, chop, mix, puree, and liquefy
Final thoughts:
This blender has renewed my faith! It hasn’t failed me yet and has been actively used by myself and my kids on a daily basis. There is no fuss and even better no splatters on my counters, this blender is worth every single cent in my eyes.
If you’re in Canada and would like to, you can purchase the KitchenAid Diamond Blender, Empire Red
just click that link.
In the US you can purchase on Amazon.com by clicking KitchenAid Diamond Blender
WIN a KitchenAid Diamond Blender
Today I have the pleasure of announcing I’m giving away one KitchenAid Diamond Blender a very lucky Canadian reader!
The #KADiamondBlender giveaway will run until October 20th, the winner will have 48 hours to respond via the email they enter with. All entries will be verified so please take your time and enter properly. Simply fill in the Rafflecopter form below and GOOD LUCK!
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Disclosure: I was provided one KitchenAid Diamond Blender to perform this review but as always all opinions are my own.
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Just one ingredient? Pineapple has to be my favourite but I like all the ingredients.
the energy boost smoothie the pineapple love pineapple, I guess its pineapple for both lol I love pineapple and strawberry smoothies.
Raspberries! :D Yumm!
Raspberries
I absolutely love raspberries and love that they are in your Fruit smoothie recipe, but I think it rocks that pineapple features in both the fruit smoothie and the good for you green smoothie. Having pineapple in the green smoothie definitely makes me want to try it out!
My fave ingredient in the Energy Boost is banana and in the Green Smoothie it would be the cucumber! Both look and sound delicious. Thanks!
Favorite ingredient is always the banana. Can’t have a good smoothie without it :) – Energy Boost
Favorite ingredient is pineapple. – Good for you green (have to admit, I didn’t think about adding a cucumber for a smoothie, I’ve had spinach in them though)
Strawberries!
My fav would have to be banana – i love banana mmmmm making me hungry now!
Banana
My favourite ingredient in the good for you green smoothie is the cucumber!!!
I love the raspberries and the pineapple.
I would have to say raspberries for sure! I make smoothies almost every day for my daughters and I. We love berry smoothies with banana and yogurt (and I add spinach in theirs without them knowing!!) Would love to win this blender!! Thanks for the chance!
I love putting berries in my smoothies…especially strawberries.
The almond milk if I had to choose just 1.
I also like the Raspberries though lol
Raspberries! I love berries in all my smoothies. :)
Kiwi… something I’ve never used!!
Raspberries :)
i love bananas and pineapple..yummy!
I checked out your energy boost smoothie, and I have to say pineapple would be my favorite ingredient! Yum!
Would love this blender!
The pineapple would defiantly be my favourite ingreditent!
The pineapple would defiantly be my favourite ingredient!
raspberries
I *love* raspberries in smoothies, but I’ll confess – I put them through a strainer, I HATE seeds getting stuck in my teeth!! :S
The Raspberries are super yummy!! I love them in smoothies :)
Oh I love Pineapple! I know the Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie would be a favorite for our family!
I love the raspberries with the almond milk but also love cucumbers.
My fav ingredients for each of those smoothies: raspberries and cucumbers. Although my fruit of choice for smoothies is mangoes!
the raspberries in the energy boost and the pineapple in the green smoothie
I love raspberries so I’m excited to see them in the energy boost smoovie!
Mmm, pineapple :)
Yummy
I’d have to say the almond milk! :)
kiwi is my favourite fruit so i must say kiwi!
I like the pineapple in both! :D
I’d really like pineapple and I like raspberry it’s so hard to choose one .
I love that you used pineapple in both smoothies. I also like that your green smoothie doesn’t have spinach in it as my son is allergic. This will be the first green smoothie that i can make for him!
Great blender, love smoothies with almond milk and fresh fruit from our garden
I’m loving the banana – love love love putting banana in smoothies!
Great blender, love smoothies with almond milk and fresh fruit from our garden and your ideas for pineapple and rasberries
Yum pineapples in both smoothie recipes! I love pineapples!
Mmmm blackberries are so delish!
Honey because it adds just a touch of sweetness.
Raspberries are my favourite fruit!
the pineapple
I read you have pineapple in both. I love pineapple.
Almond milk in the first one and kiwi in the second one
raspberries!!
raspberrys are my favorite
Raspberries are my favourite ingredient. Pineapple is a very close second!
I love strawberries or any berries
Pineapple! I love it!! And lucky for me it’s in both recipes! :-)
I love bananas and raspberries in the smoothie.
My choice would be mangoes!
Almond milk and Cucumbers. Yum.
They both sound good. The one common ingredient that I really love is pineapple. Fresh pineapple is the best in smoothies and adds so much great flavour.
My favourite ingredient would be the pineapple.
pineapple is my favourite ingredient
I LOVE raspberries.
Ooohh…raspberries!
Strawberries
Love pineapple! It’s in both smoothies…yay!
Strawberries are my favourite
raspberries and spinach but i don’t know about together lol
My favourite ingredient is the raspberries in the Energy Boost smoothie.
I’d have to say either banana or pineapple … Love both of them!!!
I like all the fruit in the Energy Boost Smoothie and my favourite ingredient is raspberries.
the kiwi, cucumber and pineapple combo is very interesting!
Love raspberries!
Pineapple & raspberries
My favourite is pineapple. I eat it in any form.
Raspberries, always raspberries !!
I love pineapple (as in the Energy Boost Smoothie!)
ccucumber! I make a smoothie every day but didn’t think to add cucumber. I always put baby spinach in mine.
And….oh my goodness. …it’s PINK! LOVE!
I like the almond milk and the pineapple in the energyboost smoothie and the cucumber in the the green smoothie
Strawberry n banana yummy
Favorite ingredient…..always the banana!!
I love strawberries and bananas but I also love to add spinach to make the smoothie even healthier and it doenst even taste bad!
I really like the idea of pineapple in a green smoothie.
My favourite ingredient is cucumber.
strawberries are wonderful
Raspberries are my favorite, especially in the summer when they are just picked.
My favorite ingredients would definitely be the raspberries and almond milk, yum!
My fav in the energy recipe is pineapple..mmm love love pineapple one of my favourite fruits! My fav in the Good for You smoothis without a doubt, the kiwi! Another fine fine fruit!
i would say bananas
I like the pineapple and raspberries
raspberries would be mine
Raspberries
My favourite ingredient in the energy boost smoothie is the raspberries
Cucumbers
Raspberry & Pineapple!
My favorite ingredients are the raspberries
I like them all but pineapple is my favorite.. honey a close second as long as it’s raw honey
I love bananas but I cannot ill them :(
I love Raspberries and Kiwi.
I entered your giveaway.
It would be great to WIN a KitchenAid Diamond Blender.
In response to your requirement to Check out your Energy Boost Smoothie
and your Good for You Green Smoothie and tell you my favourite ingredient in the comments below.
My favourite ingredient is the banana.
Thank you for having this great giveaway!!!!!!!!!!
Bananas and pineapple
Raspberries would be my favorite YUM
My favourite ingredient is raspberries
thanks
Raspberries! :D
My fave ingredient in the Energy Boost is banana and in the Green Smoothie it would be the pineapple! Both sound delicious.
Okay I’ve finally started to get off my ass and help out in the kitchen and I find I’m now craving all these cool gadgets.
Personally I just love bananas in smoothies, that’s number one, the rest I can play with.
I love the pineapple in the energy boost smootie
I love the raspberries in the Energy Boost
Banana
The Kiwi, Cucumber and Pineapple! What an Awesome Combo! Definitely need to try this one! Thanks for the share!
MmMmM Pineapple
Cucumber and kiwi!
I absolutely love pineapple….
Yum! I love all of the ingredients in your green smoothie!
Raspberries are the best!
Banana is my favorite ingredient
pineapple!
yum! the raspberries, definitely
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Yum raspberries and kiwis
Bananas and the Ice are my favourite ingredients from the 2 recipes
Hello,
Thank you for these generious giveaway, my favorite ingredient in the first smootie are the pineapple and the second smootie i love the cucumbers;)
Banana is my favorite
Rapberries :D
Cucumbers and Pineapple, yum! I also love that you used Almond milk instead of regular dairy.
Banana + ice is my favourite
My favorote ingredient is the pieapple…the smoothie sound yummy
I LOVE that you use honey in your smoothies. I use honey in place of sugar and syrup whenever I can. I also love that you use bananas…a great source of potassium and a wonderful treat.
Pineapple! My mom always said that pineapple was good for migraines.
Mmmmm pineapples
I love the pineapples. So many fruits are awesome in smoothies
I love pineapple, they really sweeten up a smoothie!
My favourite ingredient is raspberries!
I love the raspberries and bananas.
I love kiwi!
My favorite is the banana and the pineapples. Awesome shakes. :) :)
Pineapple from your Green Smoothie… yum!
I like the pineapple and raspberries in your energy boost fruit smoothie,yum
I love raspberries!! That is the coolest blender ever and I need one so bad!!
banana and kiwi, thanks!
Raspberries and Kiwi
I love the raspberry’s in the energy boost smoothie!
I love the raspberries and banana in your Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie.
I love almond milk!
Raspberries would be my favourite ingredient in the Energy Boost Smoothie and Kiwi in the Good for You Green Smoothie
My favorite is pineapple.
My favorite is the almond milk – I love almond milk.
The banana and the kiwi!!!
Almond milk is the best!
When I eat a lot of pineapple I find I lose weight more quickly!
In the Good for you Green I love the pineapple and in the Energy Boost I love the raspberries!
I love pineapple
I like the raspbrries best
Banana! So essential in my smoothies!
Fresh Pineapple yum!!
My favorite ingredient in the Green Smoothie is the pineapple chunks,and my fav in the Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie is the banana~~ They both sound really yummy!
For the Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie I love all the ingredients except banana. Just never really liked them. I am sure that it would still be good with the other ingredients as I like all of them in particular the strawberries and Greek yogurt.
The Good for You Green Smoothie is certainly interesting. I do like all of the ingredients but am very curious about how cucumber would taste with everything else. Mind you, now they make many more juices that contain both fruit and vegetables so it would likely appeal to me even though it seems odd. I do love pineapple and kiwi so that would likely overpower the vegetable flavour. I guess I better try them both out and make an educated decision. ;-)
The pineapple in the green smoothie!
Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie- I love that you used almond milk & raspberries & banana’s I”m not to thrilled about the pineapple, but I bet you can ‘t even taste them in the smoothie. I would of never realized to use almond milk in a smoothie I will deff. have to try that. I love everything about your energy boost smoothie it looks so delicious.
Good for You Green Smoothie- Looks a little interesting I love that you used kiwi & honey not so sure about the cucumbers, but something different. I will have to try!
Raspberries are my weakness
Raspberries! Thanks for the giveaway!
The energy boost smoothie because of the pineapple! I love, love, love pineapple! Tough decision though! Love anything with pineapple or strawberries!
I love the raspberries in the Energy Boost Smoothie. Yum! =) In the Good for you Green Smoothie I love the cucumbers.
Thanks for the giveaway! =)
I find the cucumber in the Good fro you Green smoothie very intriguing. I bet it’s really refreshing!
raspberries
I love raspberries!
kiwi
Raspberries! my fave!
Pineapple
I love pineapple with enzymes to digest protein.
i love almond milk and some pineapple yum gotta try
My favorite ingredient in the Energy Boost Smoothie is the raspberries and my favorite in the Good for You Green Smoothie is the pineapple chunks
MMM, the raspberries – love them!!
Love all the berries in them.
My favorite ingredient would be the rasberries.
My favorite ingredient in both smoothies is the pineapple. I can’t wait to try them both. Thanks for the giveaway. I love the pink blender.
Kiwi is my favorite! And I love the idea to add some cucumber.
rasberries
Raspberries…they taste like summer, even in the fall.
My favourite ingredient is the pineapple!
I love strawberries mmmm the color, the taste, and oh they are healthy :) Twitter fan@plumerea
I’m a pineapple lover
I’m a pineapple lover!!!
Almond Milk…
I’ll bet the addition of the almond milk makes the Energy Boost smoothie extra creamy.
Sometimes fruit with high water content can make (for lack of a more clever adjective) a watery drink.
Very smart to use the almond milk … and it has so many wonderful vitamin alphabets.
Aloha.
p.s. I heart pineapple too – have to say that or they may vote me off the island (berlygirlmaui)
Raspberries are my passion and therefore my pick!
My favourite ingredient is the pineapple.!!!
My fav ingredient is raspberries
I prefer the Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie Recipe with the banana.
mmmmm the raspberries
they all look good
My favourite ingredient is always the fruit, especially raspberries. I hope to win your fabulous blender so I can make these amazing smoothies. Thanks, for having this awesome contest.
Sincerely,
Cynthia
My fave ingredient is Pineapple which I really love. I also like that you have used Almond milk which I have started drinking a few months ago. Your two smoothie drinks sound really good and I will try them both.
Pineapples. I don’t usually put them in smoothies but sounds great!
Yummy pineapple
Definitely the Raspberries!! Thanks!
i would like to try the green smoothie ( kiwi and pineapples – yum!) because i usually make smoothies with berries and such.
the green one sounds very refreshing.
I’m a green smoothie lover! This blender looks amazing!
Pineapple is one of my favorites and almond milk too!
banana!
blueberries, Chocolate, bananas and ice cream
the almond milk and the pineapple are my fav choices. I use them both in my smoothies.
I use kale, avocado, and a blackberry/raspberry/blueberry mix, with coconut water……….gives me lots of energy for a busy morning at work
Raspberries are my favorite ingredient.
definitely the raspberries!
Both those smoothies sound delicious. I’m a huge fan of cucumbers and add them to pretty much all of my smoothies or juice. Also love banana!
Pineapples and kiwis!
Berries make the flavor POP!
It has to be the kiwi, love all the nutrients and it adds the perfect sweetness! The blender looks amazing…wow!
cucumber is my favourite
my fav ingredient in the Energy Boost Smoothie is the crushed ice and bannana
Love, Love, Love Smoothie’s….
I forgot to tell you my favorite ingredants banana, choclate & peanut butter
The raspberries in the Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie
my fav ingredient is raspberries
my fave ingredients would be the pineapple and honey.
pam w h
I like the Kiwis and Raspberries..yummy licious
Pineapple. Ive never tried cucumber before! I should!
My favorite ingredient is the oranges in the Energy Fruit Smoothie Recipe – I just love oranges…in any form :-)
The kiwi!
My favorite ingredient in the Energy Boost is banana and in the Green Smoothie it is pineapple.
Yummy kiwis!
Banana’s and pineapple are always my favorite
I love raspberries so much
In the energy boost smoothie it would be the raspberries. In the Good for you green smoothie it would be the kiwi.
in one raspberries and in the other kiwi, scrumptious!
Oranges :)
the raspberries and the cucumber!! yum!!
Love raspberries!
The raspberries!
In the Energy Boost Smoothie I really like the addition of the Almond milk. This would add a little different flavour to the raspberries and banana.
Raspberries
Raspberries!
Kiwi of course in your Good for you Green Smoothie
My favorite ingredient is the pineapple chunks in your Good for Green Smoothie.
I would have to say pineapple and strawberry.
pineapple
love chocolat
Raspberries and bananas
oranges are my favorite!
My favorite ingredient is the almond milk, which is high in B12. However, I don’t drink it straight up and only occasionally use it for cereal. I would love work this into my diet at least a few times a week.
favorite ingredient is kiwi
juicy pineapple of course! i don’t have it often though!
i love any smoothies yummy
strawberries
My favourite ingredient is almond milk.
Raspberries for shizzle!
I absolutely love raspberries !! That would be my fave ingredient.
My favourite ingredient is the raspberries.
Pineapple would be my favorite
The almond milk and raspberries!! :)
My favorite is the raspberries!
I love all of the ingredients in the smoothie! Kiwi and pineapple are two of my very favorites.
My favorite ingredient in the Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie is the pineapple.
Banana! I don’t think I ever made a smoothie without one :)
Watermelon and strawberries :)
Almond milk & kiwi
My favorite ingredient is the kiwi!
I love raspberries!
Strawberries
raspberries all the way!
Great recipes! My favourite ingredients are the raspberries but I also love kiwi!!
Raspberries!
Pineapple ohh yum!
Pineapple!
We are definitely raspberry fans in this house!
The Energy Boost smoothie sounds awesome! I love raspberries and almond milk, so this is the one for me!
Cucumbers! Yum!
Def cucumber, love it infused in water, juices and smoothies. So refreshing
Raspberries!!
Banana without a shadow of a doubt!
banana is yummy :)
I think that both the Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie, and the Good for you Green smoothie would be hits in my home!
The Green Smoothie:
1 cup cucumbers, diced
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 kiwi
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup ice
1 cup water
All of that would be super good, I’d probably add in some crushed almonds for fun.
My old blender just bit the dust in May, so my 1 year old doesn’t even get smoothies at home. Thanks so much for the chance! (fingers crossed)
I think the orange and the cucumber are my favorite ingredients. Both sound really good.
raspberries yum :)
The idea of cucumber and pineapple together kind of makes me curious.
My favorite ingredient are Strawberries, for sure!
Yum! I love raspberries and almond milk. The Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie sounds delicious!
I love raspberries, so I think I’d really like to try the Energy Boost Fruit Smoothie!
I can’t really choose just one. I like them all. However if I was to choose just one it would be the banana in the Energy Boost and the pineapple in the Good for You Smoothies.