Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Mango Smoothies

Mangos are in season here is South Florida.  I have a box full sitting on the floor in the kitchen just waiting to be frozen.  Below are a few of my favorite mango smoothie recipes from allrecipes.com.

Blueberry Mango Smoothie

Ingredients
1 tablespoon chia seeds (or flax seeds)
1 (6 ounce) container vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup mango juice
1/4 cup fresh blueberries
1/4 cup fresh mango chunks
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
Grind chia (or flax) seeds in a food processor until pulverized; add yogurt, mango juice, blueberries, mango, and vanilla extract and blend until smooth. 

Mango Cardamon Smoothie

Ingredients
2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted
1 cup plain yogurt (low-fat optional)
8 cubes ice
2/3 cup skim milk (fat-free optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom (or cinnamon if you prefer)
1 tablespoon Agave

Directions
Place mango, yogurt, ice, and milk into a blender. Sprinkle in cardamom and agave to taste. Puree until smooth, frothy, and creamy. 

Mango-Pineapple Smoothie

Ingredients
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 banana, sliced
1 mango – peeled and seeded
1/2 cup nonfat milk
2 tablespoons cream of coconut or coconut milk

Directions
In a blender, blend the vanilla yogurt, pineapple juice, banana, mango, milk, and cream of coconut until smooth.

2 comments:

  1. I never tried blueberry mango combo. It looks fabulous!

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  2. It was delicious and full of vitamins. Mangos are a great source of vitamin c and blueberries are a great source of vitamin c and k.

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