Batido de Mamey Recipe (Mamey Smoothie)

The Glass is Half-Full

My family and I are on vacation this week.

And I confess that I was going to skip posting a recipe (Shut up. I know!) because I was busy preparing what I’d take and planning what we would do.

But then, I started thinking of summer…

Ah, summer.

I started thinking about how I’m going to slowly savor that giant stack of books I have been saving.

See? I can’t even stop with the food metaphors for one post, but that’s not important right now.

I started thinking sandals and sunscreen.

Long walks on the beach and amazing sunsets.

Barbecuing every night and . . .

Batidos de Mamey!

You can take the Cuban mom out of the kitchen….

Batido de Mamey Recipe

(Mamey Smoothie)

• One 14 oz. pkg. Frozen Mamey Pulp (Goya makes a good one)
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
• About 1 cup of ice cubes
• 1/4 to 1/2-cup sugar (add to taste)
• 1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract

1) Throw everything in a blender.

2) Puree for about a minute or two or until it's all frothy and smooth and...

Ah, summer.