Avocado Shake

I love avocados, but I tend to buy a big bag of them and they all ripen at the same time. It's either make a lot of things with avocados or toss them. As you can tell I opt for using them :)



This sounds like it shouldn't be good, but it is! It's yet another recipe from Weelicious. In case you can't tell I like the site!



Ingredients

1 Large Ripe Avocado

1 Large Ripe Banana

1 Cup Milk (Can use Rice, Soy Etc.)

1 Handful of Ice

Honey or Maple Syrup (Optional)



Toss all ingredients into the blender/food processor (after peeling/pitting the fruit of course!), and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and enjoy. I like to drizzle a little honey on top for decoration and a little extra flavour. This freezes well as popsicles, but definitely needs a tablespoon or two of honey (or other sweetener) since flavours are never as strong once they are frozen.

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Banana Avocado Mousse

This is another recipe from Weelicious. It's wonderfully easy to make and if you have toddlers and babies (so long as your babies are having dairy already), you can serve it to both of them! I made this today, but much to my dismay my kids ate all of it, and I was left with only the spatula to lick :( I think I will have to make a double batch next time! My 2 year old loved that he helped make it (minus where he scared himself by pushing a button on the blender before we were ready to go!), and my 11 month old seemed delighted to be eating the same thing as her big brother. And me? Well I'm delighted that they had a super healthy snack and viewed it as a treat!

Ingredients
1 Banana
1 Small or 1/2 Large Avocado
1/4 Cup Plain Yogurt
2 Tbsp. Milk (Can use Rice, Soy, Etc.)

Put all ingredients into a blender/food processor and blend until smooth (After peeling/pitting the fruit of course!). Then try to get some before your kids eat it all :) 

Anything I make for the kids including dairy I use full fat. My son is on the skinny side and my daughter is under 2 so I just keep it the same for both kids. Plus it makes it extra creamy! My hubby went to the store yesterday for me and I asked him to buy 'high fat plain yogurt', and he came home with 6% baking yogurt instead of the 3% yogurt I had in mind! It definitely added to the creaminess of this pudding!