Yay! I finally bought myself some glass straws! I've been curious to try them ever since they came out several years ago. I like the uniqueness of the product, and I love when I can buy something once that can be used again and again.

I'm going to share my recipe with you – scroll down for a little more about the straws and what I think of them.

Peaches are in season, as are blackberries. The peaches have been amazingly delicious, the juice just drips when bitten into, and they are so sweet.

This recipe (for me) is sweet enough with only the fruit. Feel free to add your sweetener of choice. You may want to roast the fruit the day before, but you can do everything in the same day.

Decadent Roasted Peach Blackberry Smoothie

• 2 large peaches
• 6 ounces blackberries
• 1 cup coconut milk*
• 2 t. vanilla extract
• 1 cup ice

Cut peaches in half, remove the pits. Cut into 1″ thick slices. Place a piece of parchment paper in the bottom of a casserole dish and line with peaches and blackberries. Place in oven preheated to 375°. Allow to roast for 30 or 40 minutes, until peaches are tender.

Remove from oven. Place fruit onto a large plate to cool. You can also put them into the refrigerator at this point.

Add fruit to blender. Add coconut milk [affiliate link], vanilla [affiliate link] and ice. Blend 10-30 seconds.

*I make my own coconut milk, click here to make your own in just six minutes!

I am totally loving my new straws! My set is crystal clear but they have all different kinds. There is really quite a large selection to choose from. Some straws are colored and some have special decorative designs like the ones in the image above. Some are “barely bent” and some are straight. The length ranges from the short (6″) to the blender smoothie straw (12″). There are skinny diameter (7mm) straws all the way up to the “bubble tea” straws which are 15mm in diameter and they even have carrying cases to take your straw with you wherever you go.

It is a completely different experience using a smooth glass straw vs. a disposable plastic straw. It is hard to describe but part of it is the sensory aspect in that a plastic straw has a sharp thin plastic edge while the Strawesome straw is completely smooth with a thicker rounded surface.

Here are some facts about these straws:

• Strawesome straws are made of borosilicate glass tubing which is the strongest commercially available glass. This is the same glass that Pyrex® is made from.
• Borosilicate glass is non-toxic, so you can feel confident when drinking hot or cold liquids that no toxins are leaching into your beverage.
• Annealed (slowly cooled to make it tougher and less brittle) so that it is dishwasher safe.