Ingredients
- 1c honeydew melon
- 1/2c vanilla ice cream
- 1/2c plain yogurt
- 1/4c milk
- 1tbsp honey
- 1/4tsp cinnamon
(roughly)
Throw everything in a blender. Enjoy.
Thoughts: Pretty delicious. It's like lassi, but with a subtle melon-y taste (go figure). I was mainly trying to get rid of a not-so-great honeydew melon, and this worked. My only gripe is that the melon doesn't blend TERRIBLY well - it takes a lot of blending to get it into small enough bits to be enjoyable. But the melon in question wasn't completely ripe - otherwise I wouldn't have been blending it in the first place. Catch-22. It could use to be thicker, too. Maybe some quick oats next time, no added milk, and a banana. That would make it a little more smoothie-like and probably the desired density.
Disaster Index: 2/10
UPDATE:
Ingredients
- 2c honeydew melon or honeydew-cantaloupe hybrid OR whatever you want
- 1/4c vanilla ice cream
- 1/2c plain yogurt
- 1/3c quick oats
- Any additional flavors you want - other fruit, cinnamon, etc
(roughly)
Throw everything in a blender (make sure you add the oats last or it'll be tough to get it started blending). Blend for 20 or 30 seconds, until it looks pretty smooth. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. I just throw in the whole blender bowl and leave the base on the counter. During this time, the oatmeal (now more like oat flour) will plump up and thicken the smoothie, also enhancing the oat flavors, but it gets kind of lumpy. Take it out and re-blend it for 10-20 seconds on high speed after it's done. Enjoy.
Thoughts: Much improved. The oats actually add a little extra sweetness to the smoothie, and the texture is much thicker & richer. This works great if you have some melon that isn't quite sweet or flavorful enough to motivate you to eat it straight OR if you just bought way more melon that you needed and Claire won't help you eat it.
Disaster Index: 1/10
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