My Favorite Treat of the Season
I have really been into smoothies and chia or avocado puddings this summer. Since going Paleo 6 weeks ago, my sugar intake has gone way down, and I have found myself being drawn more towards fresh fruit this season. Some of my favorite smoothies have been papaya with cardamom and cinnamon and this one, which is actually more of a pudding than a smoothie.
Roberto is the smoothie maker in the family, I just tell him what I want in mine and he whips it up in the vitamix. We usually have a smoothie after dinner on most nights.
Once papaya season was over, I started getting mangoes. For some crazy and fateful reason, the day Roberto made the first mango smoothie, he added an avocado to the mix. The result was amazing, the best treat of the season! As anyone who has made a smoothie with avocado knows, the consistency is more of a pudding that a smoothie. With the addition of lime juice, and the color of the avocado, this dessert is reminiscent of a key lime pie filling. As the season draws to a close, be sure to get in one of these delicious smoothie-puddings! You won’t regret it!
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup coconut milk
1 mango
1 avocado
2 pitted dates
Juice of 1 lime
½ tsp cinnamon
Ice
METHOD:
Place all ingredients in the blender in the order they appear (except the ice). Go from low speed to high slowly to make sure that all the ingredients blend well together in a smooth consistency. Once it has been blended add 1-2 ice cubes at a time until you reach the desired consistency. Serves 2.
Rosa - September 11, 2012 at 2:12 pm
A wonderful combination of ingredients. That smoothie must taste wonderful. It is so nourishing that it’d replace my lunch… ;-P
Cheers,
Rosa
Happy COok / Finla - September 11, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Wow a really healthy smoothie, and i am in love with the color
Abigail (aka Mamatouille) - September 11, 2012 at 6:43 pm
The only thing I don’t have in this recipe is the dates—I think I’ll have to get some and make this! Yum. We have green smoothies every day at the start of our lunch then we move on to protein.
bellini - September 12, 2012 at 8:04 am
I’m with Rosa!
Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soul - September 12, 2012 at 11:55 pm
I’ve yet to try an avocado in a smoothie…looks interesting! Love the coconut milk too!
OND - September 15, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Looks so yummy. I will try next time when I can buy mangoes
sunidhi - September 15, 2012 at 1:29 pm
Hi, This looks very yummy and mouth watering. definitely i will try and let u know. you have described it really good anyone can follow it . thanks for a wonderful recipe.
Jessica@LovesAvocado - September 16, 2012 at 10:27 pm
This sounds delicious! I will have to try it. I think I have one lonely mango in the fridge and will have to try this out.
Simone - September 18, 2012 at 4:19 pm
I’ve never tried to put an avocado into a smoothie but it sounds great. The problem is that we do tend to have pretty bad avocado’s here but if I find some good ones I will definitely keep this in mind. love smoothies!