Drinks

Avocado & Condensed Milk Summer Shakes

Ever had an avocado halved with sticky sweet condensed milk poured in the cavity?

No plates required – just the avocado as your bowl. With one hand acting as the balancing board for the sticky condensed milk that gloops over the sides, the other hand holds your spoon – scooping out curls of green soft flesh coated in yellow gloriousness.

Weird – yes?
Delicious – oh my – so utterly addictive.
Try it – it’s an oldie but a real goodie.
AND – it’s a bit of green and gold – Happy Aussie Day everyone down under and expats abroad!

I’ve been in Australia 26 years and it’s the sweet treat I ate growing up. Whilst everyone else had cornettos, goldern gaytimes and paddle pops – I had the dear old avo (it wasn’t so cool back then). Don’t worry, once I reached the age where I could buy my own treats – I ditched the avo and took the chocolate tipped cone of a cornetto instead.

As life comes full circle, I’ve returned to my childhood first-sweet-love. As you do – I’ve literally shaken it up and added a little mint. It’s creamy, refreshing and takes me back to the good old days.

Whizz one up and let me know if you’d take the avo over the cornetto?

Avocardo and condensed milk summer shake recipe

Avocado and condensed milk summer shake recipe, milkshake, asian drink, summer shake, green shake, condensed milk shake

Avocado and condensed milk summer shake recipe, milkshake, asian drink, summer shake, green shake, condensed milk shake

Avocado and condensed milk summer shake recipe, milkshake, asian drink, summer shake, green shake, condensed milk shake

Avocado and condensed milk summer shake recipe, milkshake, asian drink, summer shake, green shake, condensed milk shake

Avocado and condensed milk summer shake recipe, milkshake, asian drink, summer shake, green shake, condensed milk shake

AVOCADO & CONDENSED MILK SUMMER SHAKES

INGREDIENTS
HALF RIPE AVOCADO
3-4 TABLESPOONS OF CONDENSED MILK (SWEETEN TO TASTE)
2 CUPS OF MILK
A HANDFUL OF ICE
MINT FOR GARNISH (OPTIONAL)

LET’S GET WHIZZING

STEP ONE  Place all of the ingredients (except the mint) in a blender
STEP TWO Whizz for a good minute until super smooth
STEP THREE Serve in tiny tumblers top with mint and a stripey straw for fun
Drink immediately. Makes 4 tiny tumblers.

HOT TIP

Serve with a pot of condensed milk to drizzle over the shake for an added sweet hit.


How to make a Caramello Latte

It’s forever been a problem – laughing in non-laughable (inappropriate) situations. Sometimes, it’s my instant reaction in situations where I’m not sure how to act, or what to say.

I can remember the first time vividly. I was about nine, and we’d just gone ice skating at Macquarie Ice Rink (cause that’s what you did back then). On the drive home, my friend’s older sister had a sudden pull-the-car-over-moment. There’s the sound of screeching tyres and a stellar manueure mimicking the men off Top Gear. The door flings wide open, there’s a bum in the air and the sound of sickness. I just couldn’t help it – it just came out… a loud, uncontrollable laugh. Her mum did told me off – big time.

The other time was when Round Eye ordered a caramel latte. It was early on in our dating years. As soon as he said it, I couldn’t control myself. A boy – drinking caramel with coffee? Not very man-ly. Seriously, who orders a caramel latte at a lovely waterfront Woolloomooloo restaurant post dinner? The waiter walked away wondering why is this girl laughing so bad?!

And most recently, in Thailand. When Round Eye asked me to pass the remote control for the TV. I didn’t pass it – I lobbed it. It hit him smack-bang in the middle of his forehead. Right between the eyes at quite some force. I’m not exactly sure how it happened so quickly, and how it was so spot-on target. Let’s just say I was the only one laughing. Oops!

Stop me, I’m rambling.

Rewind back to incident two.

My recent obsession into caramel lattes has brought me to this too-good-to-be-true recipe for a caramello latte. That requires no caramel making and only two ingredients, plus a lovely cup or jam jar and a spot of stirring. I’m actually ashamed to call it a ‘recipe’ because it’s pretty much mixing a few things together. But who cares, it will probably make you laugh uncontrollably at me – heck – I can take it. Laugh, do it.

CARAMELLO LATTE

2 x Caramello Koalas (or one large one)
1 Cup of milk
1 Jar or mug

LET’S GET COOKING

STEP 1 Heat milk on stove or microwave til super hot but not boiling
STEP 2 Add Caramello Koalas to your chosen jar or mug
STEP 3 Pour hot milk over the Caramello Koalas – stir and enjoy!
Drink immediately. Serves 1 big kid or small kid.




 
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