Remember that Sinh tố bơ recipe that I posted a while ago? This is another version of that sweet avocado milkshake. The shake is really thick and super sweet (which is how I like it), but this smoothie is a whole lot healthier.
My mom's co-worker, Miriam, introduced me to avocado-based drinks. At first I thought it was such a gross idea, but they actually taste really good. A bit grassy maybe, but still good. This avocado smoothie recipe is much lighter than the shake, and less sweet too. So while the milkshake is great for dessert, this smoothie is well-suited to breakfast or a post-workout snack.
Feel free to play around with the quantities to suit your personal taste.
Miriam's "Healthy" Avocado Smoothie
Ingredients
- ¼ cup 2% milk, plus extra
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 3-4 heaping tbsp non-fat vanilla yogurt
- ½ ripe Hass avocado
- 4-5 ice cubes
Instructions
- In a cup, warm the milk and honey together. Stir to combine and pour into blender.
- Add the yogurt, avocado and ice cubes to the blender. Cover.
- Blend on high until the mixture is smooth.
- Check the consistency, and add more milk if needed.
- Blend again and serve cold.
Please read the blog post for detailed tips and explanations.
Nutrition Disclaimer: please note that the nutritional information for this recipe is only an estimate, and has been calculated using a plugin.
Ally @ Om Nom Ally
I love that using avocado in smoothies makes them even creamier than with bananas and that this smoothie also doesn't try to hide away the flavour of the avo - it's forefront and centre! I can't wait to try this recipe, in fact I've got some avocados in the fruit bowl now 🙂
Thanks for sharing at Smoothie OTW, I hope you'll link up again soon 🙂
Shareba Abdul
Let me know how it turns out! Thanks for letting me know about your link party 🙂
Ally @ Om Nom Ally
My pleasure Shareba, thanks so much for linking up!
Ally @ Om Nom Ally
A late notification, but I wanted to let you know I featured this recipe at Smoothie OTW this week. Thanks again for linking up and I hope you will again soon!
Shareba Abdul
Thanks Ally!
Jane
Hello, just wondering does this recipe still taste the same as the regular Vietnamese smoothie, or does it taste a bit different and more yoghurt-y?
Shareba
It does have a different taste. The regular one (at least the one I make) is VERY sweet due to all of the condensed milk in it. This healthy version tastes more like a yogurt-based smoothie, and is less sweet (unless you add a lot of honey). I hope this helps!
Jane
Sounds good, thanks for your reply- will be trying the recipe tonight!
Shareba
No problem! Let me know how it turns out 🙂
Eve
I am dairy free and don’t eat yogurt. Substitutions?
Shareba
Can you have vegan yogurt? A coconut-based yogurt would probably work just fine.