Mango Orange Smoothie Recipe

Manfood hot today and not much going on in refrigerator to help cope with heat. What in fridge but some leftover mango and OJ? Not enough to cool Manfood down. So Manfood check out freezing section: ice cream and popsicles. So Manfood is thinking, ‘What would MacGuyver do?’ And that when lightning strike Manfood with idea to cool down with awesome summer mango orange smoothie.

This one inspired by beating the heat with whatever leftovers youse got hanging around in fridgerator. Manfood check inventory and decide is sufficient to concoct a soothing cooling smoothie to beat the heat. Not want just a plain mix all fruit in blender, Manfood knew can add secret ingredient of not telling to liven up juice and give more sugary goodness to flavor and better thick texture. Then throw in some banana liqueur lying around for grown-up taste assuming your pet monkeys not already get to it first like Manfood’s.

Mango Orange Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients

Yield: 2-3 drinks

• leftover mango
• 2 cups orange juice
• 5 ice cubes
• canned pineapple
• secret ingredient: 2 orange flavored popsicles
• banana liqueur (optional)

Directions

1. Unwrap each popsicle and using a knife, cut small sections off and dump into the blender. This helps remove the popsicle from the stick.
2. Cut a few small slices of mango and put it into the blender. Be sure to use our mango slicing technique.
3. Cut and add a few small pieces of canned pineapple.
4. Pour in the orange juice.
5. Add some ice cubes, more ice cubes makes the smoothie thicker, but the popsicle will already help do that so no need to use as much as usual.
6. Optional: Add a dash of banana liqueur.
7. Blend in low, medium, and then high power until the smoothie is even.