This is a smoothie you can make when your fruit is getting old. I had two overripe mango's sitting in the fruit bowl. I hate waste so I came up with this smoothie. I also used some pineapple chunks and a banana I had frozen before they went bad.
Here is the recipe,
2 overripe mango's (the skin should be wrinkly and they should be mushy),
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple chunks,
1 peeled and frozen banana,
1 tablespoon homemade strawberry freezer Jam (optional).
The point is to juice the mango as much as possible. I cut my mango's as they do in this
Our Best Bites tutorial. Once the fruit is in squeeze the pulpy pit and skins to get all juices in the blender. Once they have been juiced throw the pit and skin away. Add your pineapple and banana.(They must be frozen) Blend on high for at least a minute. I have a Ninja blender and it takes about a minute to get super smooth. Depending on your blender it may take more or less time.
This makes a great dessert or breakfast. We actually had them for a sweet snack. I love it because it tastes almost creamy like those old creamsicle popsicles, only no dairy! This would also make a good homemade popsicle. You could freeze it in ice cube trays and put a toothpick in each one as the popsicle stick or get a popsicle mold from the store. A great summer treat!
This is a smoothie you can make when your fruit is getting old. I had two overripe mango's sitting in the fruit bowl. I hate waste so I came up with this smoothie. I also used some pineapple chunks and a banana I had frozen before they went bad.
Here is the recipe,
2 overripe mango's (the skin should be wrinkly and they should be mushy),
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple chunks,
1 peeled and frozen banana,
1 tablespoon homemade strawberry freezer Jam (optional).
The point is to juice the mango as much as possible. I cut my mango's as they do in this Our Best Bites tutorial. Once the fruit is in squeeze the pulpy pit and skins to get all juices in the blender. Once they have been juiced throw the pit and skin away. Add your pineapple and banana.(They must be frozen) Blend on high for at least a minute. I have a Ninja blender and it takes about a minute to get super smooth. Depending on your blender it may take more or less time.
This makes a great dessert or breakfast. We actually had them for a sweet snack. I love it because it tastes almost creamy like those old creamsicle popsicles, only no dairy! This would also make a good homemade popsicle. You could freeze it in ice cube trays and put a toothpick in each one as the popsicle stick or get a popsicle mold from the store. A great summer treat!
