Avocados....hmmm...yummy avocados...In Season Today!
Two months ago, my little boy ask me to check our avocado tree in the backyard. It's not ours actually..lol...it was sort of a heirloom from my husbands great grandfather. I remember the last time i visited our backyard for some gardening and weeding, the avocado trees( we have three actually) are in blooms, all three of them. It was an awesome sight. All my kids beamed at the thought that we are going to have a bountiful avocado harvest this season. And it truly is..! There's is only one little problem, some branches snapped of too much weight of this yummy bunch of fruit before harvest time starts. Though it eventually ripened it's not as yummier as the fully matured ones.
Here are some refreshing avocado coolers and smoothies my kids always enjoy.
I say you should also try it!
CREAMY AVOCADO MILK SHAKE
1 kilo ripe avocados
1 can condensed milk
1 bucket finely crushed ice
whipped cream
1/2 cup candy sprinkles
Peel avocados, discard seed and slice in halves. Put into blender and blend for 3 minutes.
Add the condensed milk and the finely crushed ice. Blend for another 5 minutes.
Pour in glasses of your choice. Add whipped cream on top and sprinkle with candy sprinkles.
Best party treat when the fruit is on season.
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AVOCADO PEARL SHAKE W/ PEANUTS
1 kilo avocados
1 can condensed milk
2 cups pre-boiled tiny tapioca pearls
1 bucket finely crushed ice
1 tbsp. crushed shelled peanuts
Peel avocados, discard seed and slice into halves. Put in a blender and blend for 3 minutes.
Add the condensed milk and finely crushed ice. Blend for 5 minutes more.Pour in tapioca pearls and mix thoroughly.
Pour in glasses of your choice and topped with crushed shelled peanuts.
Serve immediately.
Yummier with garlic toasts.
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AVOCADO ICED CANDY
1 kilo large ripe avocados
370 ml evaporated milk or more
1 cup refined sugar
1/2 cup young coconut meat, cut in strips
1 pitcher drinking water
ice candy wrappers(plastic)
Peel avocados,discard seed. Mashed fruit in a large deep stainless bowl with back of the fork.
Add sugar and milk. Mix thoroughly.
Add water and the coconut meat. Mix with a ladle. Test taste for sweetness. Add milk or sugar depending on your taste.
Pour the mixture in ice candy wrappers. Leave space for tying. Tie the end tightly for faster freezing.
Best midday snack or after lunch.
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AVOCADO MILK CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE
1 kilo avocado
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 packet easy melt chocolate
1/2 cup crushed shelled peanuts
Peel avocados and discard seed. Blend in a blender for 4 minutes or more depending on smoothness.
Add the evaporated milk. Melt chocolates in a pan and set aside.
Pour smoothie in a glass of your choice just about enough so you can add chocolate syrup.
Sprinkle crushed peanuts on top. You can use any nut of your choice.
Best paired with garlic sticks.
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AVOCADO-MANGO TANGO
1 kilo avocados
1/2 kilo ripe sweet mangoes
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
all purpose cream
Peel avocados and discard seed. Blend in a blender until smooth enough. Peel mangoes and scrape the juicy meat from pulp with spoon in a bowl. Add confectioner's sugar and chilled all purpose cream. Mix and set aside. Measure 2 spoonfuls of avocado in a clear glass, flatten a bit and
then add mixed mangoes about a spoonful, then again the avocados. Do it alternately until glass is full enough. You definitely know what to do next.
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