Mango-Banana Smoothie
You just can’t beat smoothies, in my opinion! They’re refreshing, delicious, filling and really good for you. A Smoothie made with Greek yogurt and fruit are one my favorites particularly when it includes mangoes. The fact that you can easily ripen mangoes on your counter in any season really makes me happy especially when it’s a brutal winter like this one …I can still feel somewhat tropical. Adding a jigger of RUM and a little umbrella could change it up into a “mango-banana smoothie cocktail” giving you an authentic tropical warming feeling! Enjoy.
Ingredients:
- 1 ripe mango diced up (2 cups)
- 1/2 banana sliced
- 1/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 3/4 cup crushed ice
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
- juice from 1/2 fresh lime
- 1/4 cup agave nectar
Directions:
- If you only have large chunky ice see “TIP” below.
- Cut off the bottom of the mango to give you a flat edge to work with…so you can sit the mango up right.
- Then peel the skin of the mango kind of like an apple.
- Once all the skin is off cut the down the sides of the stone pit as shown in the photos.
- Keep cutting the mango flesh until you are left with the pit (doesn’t have to be neat)
- Cut the mango into chunks
- Slice the banana
- Add the mango, banana and the rest of the ingredients on the list into the blender and purée.
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IP: If you only have a bag of large chunky ice on hand and need it crushed slide the ice chunks into a large Ziplock Baggie, fold a dish towel around it and hit it with your meat mallet and voilà.