Power shake
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp instant coffee
2 tbsp boiling water
2 tbsp sugar
1 egg
1 tsp wheat germ
500 ml milk
Dissolve cocoa and coffee in boiling water.
Combine with sugar, egg, wheat germ and
milk. Pour into blender jug and blend on
speed 3/blend until smooth and frothy. Serve
immediately.
Mango smoothie
2 mangoes, peeled and sliced
1½ cups unflavoured yogurt
250 ml orange juice
Place all ingredients into blender jug. Use
smoothie function until well combined. Serve
immediately.
Strawberry and passionfruit milkshake
1 punnet strawberries, hulled
Pulp of 4 passionfruit
500 ml milk, chilled
4 scoops passionfruit ice cream
2 tbsp strawberry topping
Place strawberries in blender jug. Use
speed 2/chop, puree until smooth. Add
half passionfruit pulp, milk, and two ice
cream scoops. Use speed 3/blend, blend
until smooth and thick. Pour into two glasses
then top with remaining ice cream and pas-
sionfruit pulp and strawberry topping. Serve
immediately.
Chocolate malted smoothie with caramel
sauce
500 ml milk, chilled
3 tbsp malted milk powder
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
4 scoops chocolate ice cream
4 tbsp caramel sauce
chocolate curls for garnish (optional)
Place milk, malted milk powder and vanilla
ice cream in blender jug. Use smoothie func-
tion until well combined. Divide between 2
glasses and add chocolate ice cream. Top
with caramel sauce and garnish with choco-
late curls.
TIP: Create chocolate curls to garnish your
drinks by using a potato peeler.
TIP: Substitute the dairy products to suit you:
i.e. replace milk or ice cream with soy or low
fat variations.
TIP: Milkshakes and smoothies are a great
way to get your kids to eat fruit.
Meals for babies
Apple and carrot
1 apple, peeled and cored
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
Cook apple and carrot in a microwave oven
or steamer until tender. Cool. Place ingredients
into blender jug with a little water and use
speed 5/puree until smooth.
Golden puree
½ small sweet potato, peeled and sliced
3 babysquash,trimmedandhalved
Cook sweet potato and baby squash in a
microwave oven or steamer until tender.
Cool. Place ingredients into blender jug with
a little water and use speed 5/puree until
smooth.
Avocado and pear
½ ripe pear, peeled and halved
½ avocado, stoned and peeled
Place ingredients into blender jug and use
speed 5/puree until smooth.
TIP: Serve immediately to avoid fruit discol-
ouring.
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