Water :: Earth :: Wind :: Fire
Art and Art Education with the Elements
This Raspberry Lemon Lurch (Smoothie) is so danged good that you will be lurching around with pleasure while you drink it, or immediately afterwards. Like. A. Zombie. A satisfied. Zombie. So, try it and get your lurch on! And no, that is not a type where I say to add a whole lemon. You really do add the whole lemon. It’s awesome!
Pina Colada smoothies are all over the web, but I decided that instead of trying to copy one of those, I would just use the basics (lime, coconut and pineapple) to invent my own. Adding a half of a lime — peel and all — is one of the tweaks that makes this my favorite smoothie ever. You can add rum if you’re making these for a party… or just leave it as it — excellently awesome and full of pizazz!
If you can find canned pumpkin puree in your local market, don’t wait til cold weather to make this smoothie. It’s UNbelievably delicious. Yes, I know it’s the middle of summer and pumpkin pies are an Autumn thing. But cold creamy smoothies are a thing of any season, and today I happened to have a can of pumpkin puree and two young ladies who say they love, love, love pumpkin pie, so …
This smoothie truly tastes like a chocolate milkshake, even though it has no ice cream — in fact, no dairy at all. It also has no added sweeteners. Frozen bananas and coconut milk create a sweet, smooth creaminess. Use vanilla and a smidge of almond flavoring to make it really yummy. Raw almonds add protein. Unsweetened cocoa elevates this smoothie into the realm of the gods!
INGREDIENTS: 2 amalfo mangos, cut up * 1 cup fresh raspberries (or frozen if it’s not the season)** 1/2 frozen banana 2 or 3 cubes ice 1 cup (or more) coconut milk or almond milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 tsp almond extract 1/4 tsp raspberry extract (optional, and make sure it’s real, not artificial flavoring) …
Wow! Talk about an energy lift — this smoothie has zing that’ll lift the whole rest of your day while filling you up and making you healthier. Can’t get any better than that. Adding whole lemon slices — peel and all — really gives this smoothie an amazing lemonadey flavor. The lemon and peaches are a yummy combination — they get along well.
Blueberries turn everything purple — tongues, fingers, lips. Purple is good. It’s the color your hands turn when you’ve been scrounging in the blackberry patch in August. It’s the color of some of my favorite garden blossoms It’s a royal color, so make this smoothie and imagine yourself a king or queen. Because you are.
Pink is pretty. It’s also full of anti-oxidant phytochemicals that are just plain old GOOD for you. This smoothie is loaded with raspberries, and berries are some of the highest antioxidant foods on Earth. Peaches are a very high-nutrition-density food, so are the almonds in this smoothie. This smoothie will make you smile. Check out the recipe.