Back in our University days, we would often line up at Irish Pubs to drink green beer on St. Patty’s Day, all decked out in green St. Patty’s Day paraphernalia and faces decorated with four leaf clovers. There would be line-ups at the pubs by 10am on St. Patty’s Day; all the students were eager to get their fix of Green Beer and a day of skipped classes!
Yesterday, I thought I would remake the green beer, Green Monster style, all without a hangover by 3pm! And if you are going out to celebrate on Thursday you can start your day on the right foot, giving you some green power that would make even the Irish green with envy.
Did you just hear that?
It was the sound of my Irish relatives laughing at me while they drink their Guinness. They’re just jealous.
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Peppermint Patty Green Monster
Spin-off of Peppermint Carob Green Monster.
Ingredients:
Yield: 1 serving
- 1-1.5 large frozen banana (peel before freezing) (I used 1.5 bananas)
- 1-1.25 cup non-dairy milk (almond, soy, hemp, rice, etc)
- Handful of fresh mint leaves, stems removed
- 1-2 handfuls spinach
- 1/8-1/4 tsp peppermint extract (optional)
- 1-2 tbsp chopped dark chocolate, for garnish
Directions:
1. Add in all of the ingredients except the chocolate into a blender and blend until smooth. Adjust to taste and serve with a garnish of chopped dark chocolate and mint leaves. Enjoy with a spoon. Serves 1.
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I loved this GM…very minty and fresh!
In other news, this morning marked my very first Vegan Overnight Oat Parfait of 2011.
If you are new to the blog, you may not know about these VOO Parfaits that I started making last Spring. You can see a bunch of them on my recipes page here. Today I made Strawberry Banana Soft Serve and layered it with carob Vegan Overnight Oats.
Delish!
But COLD. Very, very cold. I froze while eating this (it was –6C when I got up this morning) and I needed a lot of green tea afterwards. I can’t wait until I am enjoying these on the deck this summer!
Updates:
– My apologies for the blog down time yesterday. Dreamhost had a site-wide outage yesterday morning and my blog was down for about 3 hours.
– I’m also thinking about doing a Japan Relief Fundraiser, auctioning off a bunch of Glo Bars in a raffle. Would you guys be interested in that? I have been looking and looking for a website in Canada where I can create a donation page, but so far no such luck. If anyone knows of how I can do it, I would love your tips!
This is like a healthy version of McDonalds Shamrock Shake. Nice job Angela!
That strawberry banana parfait looks gorgeous! We used to go all out drinking on St. Patty’s Day, but that green monster is more my speed these days:-)
Yum! This GM is such a pretty color…perfect pick-me-up :)
everything keeps getting better and better! Both the VOO and GM LOOK AMAZING. I wish I was home right now to make both of those!
That green monster looks amazing! Will have to make this soon!
Wow, your photos are always so perfect! This looks divine!
Darn…i was really hoping you put beer in that green monster
I can’t wait to try this peppermint patty green monster! What a great idea for St. Patrick’s Day!
I love the idea of putting mint in the smoothies! Must try!!
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I am going to have to make both of those recipes!!! They look amazing!!!
I need to get a blender. And a food processor.
Perfect for St patty’s day! The chocolate on top is a must have too.
Love the festive GM smoothie! The parfait looks great too! Gorgeous!
This looks delicious — and I’m definitely going to make one!
I think raising money is a great idea!
Great festive pictures of your green monster! I’m not a mint person, but I have to tell you that I’ll be whipping up one of your parfaits in the very near future!
I think your raffle is a great idea!
Yay! I use Crowdrise for my Japan funds, but that’s just for donations. I’m fundraising quickly this week for my marathon this Sudnay.
So festive & sounds great! I’ve added peppermint extract to green monsters before, but I have to be careful not to add TOO much because it’s strong. The auction sounds like a great way to raise money.
That green monster sounds incredible & you made me crave some vegan overnight oats :P.
Its like McDonalds’ Shamrock Shakes!! Love it. Love it. Love it.
That parfait is too pretty to eat.
I never thought to make a peppermint smoothie. I will be trying that out tomorrow morning for sure. Yum! Mint and chocolate is my favourite combo.