The Arrival {Plus A Mango Banana Freeze Recipe}

*Cue dramatic music.*

After an eternity of waiting (okay it was just four days…) the Vitamix Diane ordered was finally delivered to our house. To say we were excited is an understatement. To think we waited until after dinner before busting it out and whipping up sorbet gives us too much credit.

 

This peach sorbet from last night was our first Vitamix creation. We used a pound of frozen peaches, 1 cup of vanilla almond milk, and 1/4 cup sugar. It was so good!

The model we got is the Vitamix Creations Elite. Its awesome because it has the same powerful motor as the regular Vitamix but is quieter and shorter so it can fit on counter tops under the counters. It has a place of honor in our kitchen. 😀

For dinner tonight I decided to make a green smoothie using the Vitamix. I call this a mango banana freeze and it is packed with healthy nutrients, good fats, fiber, and protein.

Mango Banana Freeze:

(Makes 1)

• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups spinach
• 1 mango peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup frozen chopped bananas
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• 1 1/2 tablespoons hemp protein powder

Blend for about 30 seconds and enjoy!

I was so excited to get to try this bad boy! I saw Wegmans was selling Ataulfo mangoes for $1 and was intrigued. I had never seen them before but they were on a super sale so I figured what the heck, I’d try them. Also known as a champagne mango, it is so smooth and creamy, it almost melts in your mouth as you eat it! I had quite a few samples before blending it up. ;p

All of the ingredients in the blender. Hemp protein looks so funny but its taste is by far my favorite of the protein powders I’ve tried.

I love how quickly a Vitamix works. 30 seconds later my dinner was ready.

I ate up every last bit of this ooey gooey green stuff.

It was such a thick smoothie I ate it through a straw. It was filling and nutritious and absolutely delicious. The Vitamix’s blade is so strong it pulverizes the spinach. This is the first green smoothie I’ve had without any spinach chunks left in it and that doesn’t taste like I’m drinking a salad. It was naturally sweet and so tasty, I couldn’t even taste the spianch. It reminded me of a banana mango smoothie. This was the first green smoothie I’ve not only finished but looked forward to drinking again!

And of course we had to have dessert! ;p Diane mixed a pound of frozen raspberries with 1/4 a cup of sugar and 1 cup of vanilla almond milk. This sorbet was so delicious, I loved how it still had the seeds in it and tasted so fresh.

I definitely have a new addiction with this thing! Next on our to-do list is making homemade soups with it!

I hope you guys have a wonderful weekend! I’m heading to bed so I can be rested for my last two finals tomorrow before summer starts. After class I’m heading to Josh’s for the weekend. I’ve really missed him while he was in Cali. I’ll be back sometime early next week with weekend updates. 🙂

Question of the Day: Do you have any favorite smoothie or sorbet recipes? Please share! Diane and I are on a blending spree!