Category: Drinks

Peach, Apricot & Banana Minty Milk Smoothie

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What’s your Monday morning routine? I make my bed, splash my face with cold water and drink a glass of this amazing goodness! I try my best to start the day on a healthy note. With some conscious eating. I can talk to my morning brain which is rational at that time of day. By the time evening coffee starts brewing, it’s nearly impossible to talk me out of popcorn, a bite or two from cookies and spoonfuls of ice-cream! And dinner looks like any romantic chick-flick breakup scene where a heartbroken girl eats her weight in every mouthwatering thing ever!

It’s a new Monday… It’s a new week… So let’s start the week off feeling lively!

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We use frozen banana chunks for this one.. It lends the smoothie richest, creamiest and thickest texture!

Pairing peach and apricot with bananas really kicks up flavors and gives it a truly tropical feeling!

To brighten up the flavors a bit more, I added handful of mint leaves!

Make it a Minty Monday’!!!

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Peach, Apricot & Banana Minty Milk Smoothie

Yields: 4 glasses

Ingredients:

  • 3 bananas, sliced into chunks, frozen
  • 2 fresh peaches, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
  • 7-8 fresh apricots, cored and roughly chopped
  • 1 handful of mint leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 and 1/2 cup cold milk

Directions:

In a blender, add all the ingredients and blitz until smooth. Add more milk if the consistency is too thick for your liking. Enjoy immediately.

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Mango Mint Margarita

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Its a lazy afternoon.

Its a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Can you feel the laziness in my bones yet??!!

Oh God… This is going to be ONE lazy post!

And looks like Lazy is going to be the ‘word of the day’ today!!!

But don’t you worry… I have got you THE Ultimate Drink which will compensate for my laziness sluggishness at typing this post!

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Please don’t blame me for being lazy lethargic as it seems like this Sunday arrived after ages and I am trying to rejuvenate! This drink seemed like a perfect option at the current state of affairs.

A bombastic flavor from mango stirred with zingy mint, a pinch of salt and tangy lemon totally uplifts this drink to a new level.

Oh I feel a whole lot better already! So get your blenders out and start blitzing this, like right now!!!!

Enjoy your Sunday! 🙂

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Mango Mint Margarita

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

  • 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and roughly chopped (I used Alphonso mangoes)
  • A handful of Mint leaves, washed and roughly chopped
  • 3 Tbsp Triple Sec (I used Monin’s)
  • Juice of 1 small lemon
  • A pinch of salt
  • 6-8 ice-cubes
  • 1 cup cold water (or a bit more as per preferred consistency)

Directions:

Add all the ingredients in a blender and blend thoroughly for about 2 minutes. Add more cold water if you prefer a thinner consistency.

*For an Adult version, mix 30 ml tequila with 60 ml of the above mixture.

 

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Oreo Nutella CoffeeShake

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What’s worse than Friday the 13th?! A: Monday the 13th! Okay… It’s a BAD joke! But can you blame me for being hostile towards Monday? I think not… 😉 Today was kinda horrible for me so hopefully my Monday Mourning will be totally acceptable.

I am a very accommodating and flexible person – with flaws. And anyone who knows me even a bit is aware of my bad temper (not that I am proud of it and I m constantly working towards it). In any case, nothing calls for an undue advantage of my good nature. I hate being pushed just like anyone with small amount of dignity would. I am a kind of a person who goes out of the way to help others but not those who have no respect for boundaries and are selfish.

Okay… I’m done whining and I have put the bad day behind me. Let’s not get in to the nitty-gritty of what-how. At the end of a really crappy day I needed a beautiful distraction for myself. I was definitely craving some chocolate and some caffeine was more than welcome! So I decided to blend myself a yummilicious milkshake. Or should I say CoffeeShake! Oh… And it has Oreos… Ummm… and Nutella… Can’t wait to try it right?! 😀

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Oreo Nutella CoffeeShake

Serving: Cools down 1 very angry person

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup milk
  • 5 Oreo Sandwich cookies
  • 1 heaping Tbsp Nutella
  • 1 tsp coffee
  • 3-4 ice-cubes
  • 1 Oreo Sandwich cookie, coarsely chopped for topping

Directions:

Add all the ingredients in a blender and blend it thoroughly for a minute. Pour it in a glass and sprinkle with the Oreo topping. Serve immediately.

Quench your thirst with this awesomeness in less than 2 minutes! 🙂

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Watermelon & Cranberry Virgin Mojito

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Nope.. You’re wrong! I am not going to write about mother’s day today…!

In fact, I am all about self-indulgence today. After all the prep you did to pamper your mumma.. After all the attempts at proving to be the best son/daughter a mother can have, you definitely need to chillax! Which you can do with your mum, of course. Jus saying!!! 😉

What better way to spend that much talked-about quality time with your whole family than sipping a drink on a lazy Sunday afternoon! A drink which is refreshing, soothing, dang simple and packs a punch! It just doesn’t get better than that. Trust me!

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So no more drama.. Let’s get down to the business!

I bring to you my tried & tested & much appreciated winner recipe of Watermelon & Cranberry Virgin Mojito!

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup fresh watermelon juice, juiced with 10-12 mint leaves
  • 1 cup cranberry juice
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 cups lemon based aerated drink

Directions:

Mix watermelon-mint, cranberry and lemon  juice together and pour into 4 glasses dividing equally.

Top the glasses with the aerated drink, garnish with a slice of lemon and cheers!

Note:

*You can easily turn this drink into an amazing Cocktail by simply adding 30 ml Rum to each glass. At the base of each glass, muddled mint leaves and 2-3 ice-cubes are a MUST!

*To make this for a larger crowd, follow my thumb rule: 1 part watermelon juice, 1 part cranberry juice, 2 parts aerated drink! Make this for your next party and become the fabulous host of all time!

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