Blueberry Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 handful frozen pineapple chunks
• 1 handful frozen blueberries
• 1 cup almond milk I use unsweetened
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 tbsp chia seeds

Instructions:

Mix in a blender until smooth. If too thick, add more almond milk.

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STRAWBERRY VANILLA SMOOTHIE

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats
• 1 Tablespoon honey
• 4 cups frozen sliced strawberries
• 1 banana
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds
• 1 cup water, plus more if you want a thinner smoothie
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Instructions:

1. Grab ingredients, blender and measuring cups.
2. Add your almonds and oats to the blender, blend for one minute.
3. Add the remainder of ingredients and blend until smooth.
4. Pour into glasses and serve.

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Blackberry Peach Frozen Margaritas

Ingredients:

For the Bláckberry Márgáritás:

• 4 oz. tequilá - good quálity
• 2 oz. oránge liqueur - good quálity
• 3 oz. fresh lime juice
• 2 cups frozen bláckberries
• 3 cups ice cubes

For the Peách Márgáritás:

• 4 oz. tequilá - good quálity
• 2 oz. oránge liqueur - good quálity
• 3 oz. fresh lime juice
• 2 cups frozen peáches
• 3 cups ice cubes
• 3 Táblespoons ráw honey

To serve:

• simple syrup (see notes below) - ádd for sweetness
• kosher sált
• fresh lime wedges
• fresh bláckberries

Instructions:

1. Prepáre 4 lárge (or 6 smáll) márgáritá glásses by rubbing lime álong the rims ánd dipping them in á bowl of kosher sált/lime zest.  
2. Squeeze limes to máke 6 ounces of lime juice.
3. Pláce áll ingredients for the bláckberry márgáritás in á blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into prepáred glásses so thát hálf the gláss is full.
4. Rinse blender, ánd pláce áll ingredients for the peách márgáritás in the blender. Puree until smooth. Pour on top of the bláckberry márgáritás.
5. Serve with fresh bláckberries ánd á lime wedge.

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VIRGIN MOJITO RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 10 mint leaves, large or 15 small

• 2 tbsp lime juice

• 2 tbsp honey simple syrup

• sparkling water

• ice optional

• lime slices optional

Instructions:

1. Place mint leaves and lime juice in a glass and muddle them together for 1 minute. 
2. Add the honey simple syrup.
3. Add the sparkling water.
4. Garnish with lime slices, a sprig of mint, and/or fresh fruit.

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Brown Sugar Irish Coffee

• Prep time: 10 minutes
• Chilling time time: 1 hour
• Yield: 1 drink

Ingredients:

• 1 cup dark brown sugar

• 1 cup water

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

• 4 ounces freshly brewed hot coffee

• 1 ounce Irish whiskey

Instructions:

1 Make the brown sugar syrup. Place the brown sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until the brown sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

2 Make the whipped cream. Using a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, or using a hand-held whisk, whisk the cream with 1/4 cup of the cooled brown sugar syrup until it hits the ribbon stage. This is when you lift your whisk and a bit of the thickened cream falls back in a ribbon, keeping its shape for a second or two before dissolving on the surface.

3 Make your cocktail. Place the coffee and whiskey in an Irish coffee glass, coffee mug, or whathaveyou along with 1/2 ounce of the brown sugar syrup. (Use more or less of any of these ingredients according to your taste.) Top with plenty of the whipped cream and serve.

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The Ultimate Chocolate Martini

Ingredients:

• 1 shot chocolate liqueur

• 1 shot creme de cacao

• 1/2 shot vodka

• 1 1/2 shots half and half

• chocolate syrup for drizzling

• ice

Instructions:

1. Fill a cocktail shaker half full of ice. Pour the chocolate liqueur, creme de cacao, vodka and half and half over the ice and replace the lid. Drizzle the inside of a martini glass with chocolate syrup. Shake the ice in the shaker thoroughly and pour the cocktail into the glass.
2. Serve immediately.

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SPARKLING CIDER FLOATS

Ingredients:

• 12 oz. lemon lime soda
• 2 cups apple cider
• 2-3 cups vanilla ice cream
• 2 T. caramel ice cream topping
• sea salt

Instructions:

1. Scoop ice cream into two serving glasses.
2. Pour half of the soda and apple cider over the ice cream in each glass.
3. Drizzle Caramel on top.
4. Sprinkle sea salt on top of caramel.
5. Serve immediately!

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CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY MARTINI

Ingredients:

• 3 ounces cherry vodka

• 3 ounces creme de cocoa

• 3 ounces heavy cream

• 1 ounce grenadine

• high quality chocolate syrup I recommend Ghirardelli

Instructions:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake to combine.
2. Drizzle the chocolate syrup in the martini glass by holding the syrup steady and spinning the glass slowly by the steam.
3. Slowly pour the drink into the martini glass. Garnish with cherries.

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Mango Green Tea Smoothie

Indeed, even in the center of winter it's so pleasant to have a reviving and renewing smoothie! This Mango Green Tea Smoothie is the ideal lift me up to beginning your day and obviously it's pressed with bravo fixings.
I'll be adding it to my smoothies constantly! In the event that you haven't attempted green tea in your smoothies before this is the ideal spot to begin, who doesn't cherish a sweet and dynamic mango smoothie? On the off chance that you didn't prepare and make the green tea the prior night you could simply soak it in somewhat less water than coordinated for 5 minutes at that point add ice to chill.
This Mango Green Tea Smoothie is the ideal lift me up to beginning your day and it's pressed with bravo fixings. Such an invigorating, delectable smoothie!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups brewed and fully chilled green tea (it works best to prepare it the night before, refrigerate, then remove tea packets the following morning)

• 1 1/2 cups (8.5 oz) frozen diced mangos

• 2 medium ripe bananas

• 2 cups (2.5 oz) packed fresh spinach

• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

• 1 small handful fresh mint

Instructions:

1. Add all ingredients to a blender and process until well pureed. Serve immediately

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Blended Iced Mocha

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 cup Almond Breeze Almondmilk Chocolate (about 10-12 ounces), frozen in cubes 

• 4 ounces strong coffee or espresso , chilled 

• 1 tablespoon simple syrup 

• Whipped cream and chocolate sauce (optional)

Instructions:

Add the frozen cubes of chocolate almond milk to the blender with the coffee and simple syrup. Blend until smooth.  

Add up to 4 ounces additional chocolate almond milk to achieve desired consistency.   

Add whipped cream and chocolate sauce to the top of the mocha if desired.

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Honey and Lemon Tea

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup or more of hot water

Instructions:

Put honey and lemon juice into a tea cup or mug. Add hot water and stir. Add more lemon juice, honey, or hot water to taste.

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Coquito (Puerto Rican Coconut Eggnog)

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (15-ounce) can cream of coconut (like Coco Lopez or Goya)
• 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 (13.5-ounce) can of coconut milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla, or 1 vanilla bean, split and seeded
• 2 whole cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 to 2 cups rum
• Grated nutmeg or ground cinnamon for garnish 

Instructions:

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Instructions:

1 Steep the spices: Place the sweetened condensed milk, cream of coconut, evaporated milk, coconut milk, vanilla, cinnamon sticks, and nutmeg (all the ingredients except the rum) in a large saucepan. Warm over medium-high heat until just starting to simmer.

Remove from heat, cover, and let infuse for 30 minutes.

2 Mix in the rum: Remove the cinnamon sticks and the vanilla bean (if using) and pour the mixture into a punch bowl or pitcher. (Note: I rinse and dry the vanilla bean and cinnamon sticks, and save them future infusions such as rice pudding.)

Add 1 cup of rum and taste; add more rum for a stronger punch. I usually stick to around 2 cups as I prefer it strong.

3 Chill: Chill this in the fridge for at least 2 hours or for up to 3 days.

4 Serve: Serve neat or over ice in small portions. Garnish with grated nutmeg or ground cinnamon as desired.

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Eggnog recipe

Prep Time : 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 6 egg yolks (decrease to 4 egg yolks if you would like it less rich)
• 3/4 cup sugar (decrease to 1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet)
• 2 cups milk (we use 2% milk)
• 2 whole cloves
• Pinch of cinnamon
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (lightly packed)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp each of bourbon and rum, or to taste (can omit for kid-friendly eggnog)
• 4 egg whites

Instructions:

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Instructions:

1 Beat egg yolks, beat in sugar: In a large bowl, use a whisk or an electric mixer to beat egg yolks until they become somewhat lighter in color. Slowly add the sugar, beating after each addition. Beat at high speed or whisk until fluffy.

 

2 Heat milk with cinnamon and cloves: Combine the milk, cloves, and cinnamon in a thick-bottomed saucepan. Slowly heat on medium heat until the milk mixture is steamy hot, but not boiling.

3 Temper the eggs by slowly adding half of the hot milk mixture into the eggs, whisking constantly while you add the hot mixture. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan.

 

4 Cook until eggnog mixture thickens: Cook the eggnog on medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture begins to thicken slightly, and coats the back of the spoon. It helps to have a candy thermometer, but not necessary; if you have one, cook until the mixture reaches 160°F.

Do not allow the mixture to boil, or it will curdle. (If the mixture does curdle you may be able to save it by running it through a blender.)

5 Remove from heat and stir in the cream.

6 Strain and chill: Strain the mixture through a mesh strainer to remove the cloves and any curdled bits that may have formed. Let cool for one hour.

7 Stir in vanilla extract, nutmeg, and bourbon and rum (feel free to omit for kid-friendly eggnog). Chill.

8 If you you want to include egg whites (optional): Beat egg whites with an electric mixer until they reach soft peaks. Add a teaspoon of sugar and continue to beat until they reach stiff peaks. Gently fold into eggnog.

Note that because of the salmonella risk from raw eggs, it is recommended that children, elderly, and people with compromised immune systems refrain from eating raw eggs such as the optional whipped egg whites in this recipe, unless you use pasteurized eggs.

You can also reheat the combined eggnog and egg white mixture until it reaches 160°F, then remove from heat and let cool, then chill. The mixture will lose some of its fluffiness from the beaten egg whites, but not all, and the eggnog will be much airier than without the egg whites.

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STRAWBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE

Ingredients:

1 cup strawberries 150g

1 banana

½ cup milk can sub dairy-free milk, orange juice, or apple juice

Instructions:

Blend all ingredients until smooth, adding a touch more milk as needed to reach a texture to your liking.

Notes:

For best results, make sure at least one of your fruits is frozen before blending. This will make your smoothie thick and frosty!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 2 overripe bananas, peeled, sliced and frozen
• 1 heaping spoonful of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 heaping spoonful of peanut butter
• 1-2 cups Unsweetened Plain Almond Milk
• Flaxseed (optional)

Instructions:

1. Blend

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HEALTHIER ORANGE JULIUS COPYCAT WITH BANANA

Ingredients:

• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 cup skim milk (or almond milk)
• 2-4 Tablespoons honey (can also use agave or granulated sugar)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ripe banana (I prefer to use a frozen one for this recipe)
• 1-2 cups of ice

Instructions:

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Instructions:

1. Put all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.
2. This is also delicious put into popsicle molds and served as frozen orange popsicles!

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Lemon Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup low fat French vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric

Instructions:

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Instructions:

In blender, combine all ingredients; blend until smooth. Serve immediately.

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