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I’ve been playing nurse for the past few days, doing my best to help Eric beat his flu (and not catch it myself!). We’ve been eating lots of healthy dinner leftovers like Spicy Rainbow Rice & Bean Salad, Ultimate Vegan Lentil Walnut Loaf, Creamy Tomato Barley Risotto, and Back on Track Wheat Berry and Bean Salad, sure to give any cold a run for its money.
I also decided to pull out my Winter Flu-Buster Secret Weapon this week…
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Ah Clementine’s, the perfect winter fruit to ward off a cold, don’t you think?
Eric and I have been eating these juicy little delights non-stop, but when he started to feel like he was getting a fever, all he wanted was something COLD to soothe his throat and help his body cool down.
I started thinking about packing vitamin C into a delicious smoothie and then it hit me – Why not make a smoothie based off of one of our favourite childhood popsicles- the Creamsicle?
Yes, this just may work.
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Flu-Buster Clementine Creamsicle Smoothie
Yield: ~2 cups
Ingredients:
- 1 large ripe banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen
- 1/2 small avocado, flesh scooped out, and frozen
- 2-3 Clementines, peeled and broken into segments
- 2 tbsp coconut milk (the cream from top of can)
- 1/2 cup coconut milk (watery part) OR 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp milk (I used almond milk)
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1 Medjool date, pitted and roughly chopped (optional)
- 1-2 tsp fresh lemon juice
Directions: Peel and freeze the avocado, Clementines, and banana before making this smoothie. Once frozen, place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. You may add more liquid if it is too thick. Makes 2 cups.
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You start by freezing your Clementines, Avocado, and Banana like so:
- Peel and slice a large ripe banana, freeze
- Take 1/2 of a small avocado, scoop out flesh, freeze
- Peel 2-3 Clementines, break into segments, freeze
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Once those are frozen (they must be frozen before making or it won’t work) grab your chilled coconut milk, almond milk, almond extract, lemon, 1 medjool date, and your frozen avocado, banana, and Clementines.
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Place into a blender and blend until smooth. If it is too thick, add a bit more almond milk to thin it out to your desired consistency. It should be very thick and almost like an ice cream shake though.
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The result is a creamy and energizing smoothie, with a hint of orange that will help keep those cold bugs at bay! Eric is pretty much obsessed with this smoothie and he asks for one about 6 times a day.
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Oh, and it would also be delicious with any type of Winter citrus I’m sure.
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Here is to a healthy 2011.
I used to love creamsicles! Nice recipe :)
Yum! And without that weird flourescent colour!
haha u mean that orange colour is not natural? ;)
Hi Angela! I just wanted to say how much I adore your blog. Your recipes are incredible and so helpful for someone like me who doesn’t have much imagination in the kitchen. I”m actually committing to a 30 day vegan challenge this month because I want to see how the changes in my diet really do affect my skin/acne and mood/energy levels. Your blog is definitely going to be my cook book bible haha!
thanks hun! Goodluck with your challenge :)
This looks amazing…but how do you bring yourself to drink a smoothie when it’s so cold outside? Yesterday it was 8 deg F and I wanted to stay in a blanket all day!
Eric had a fever so all he wanted was something cold!
nurse Angela with the best remedy! come to the hospital and serve my patients that, I’m pretty positive they would prefer it 38457398753x better than hosp food, and I have no doubt that they would heal quicker with all those vitamins! Yum!
Mmm, if I took to the time to peel all those clementines, 90% would be popped directly into my mouth. Not sure if I’d ever actually get any in the blender :) Creamsicle is should a good smoothie idea!
Oh my word, in the words of the Fitnessista this looks “Foodgasmic”. You can not go wrong with creamsicle for brekkies.
Medicine that tastes good? Sign me up ;)
a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!!
you had me at the word creamsicle. i’m such a sucker for creamsicles!
hope eric is feeling better!
I think I can eat about 47 clementines in one sitting =] Love the idea for a creamsicle smoothie! You…Are…Amazing!
Anything that is called “creamsicle” is a winner in my book! I dont know if they have those thing in canada that are called “orange pushups”. They are like a creamy sorbet ice cream of sorts and you push them up thru a paper tube. Think kiddie ice cream treat. Well if you have ever had one, your smoothie reminds me of the grown up and far more healthy and delish option…and I am so making this!
I can just FEEL any colds/flu vanishing with it. I can feel the healing properties…from here :)
Hope Eric is too. And that he’s on the mend, soon!
haha i used to eat those too!!!!
This looks 53988583 x better than a creamsicle, I want to go and make one right now, but it’s just a little too cold for me to enjoy one. Yum!!
Yum!… and sooo much better than dairy filled shakes/ice cream/smoothies that produce so much mucous. I always cringe when I see people eating ice cream to soothe their throats…
This looks divine! I miss creamsicles!
wow! I love clementines, and am desperately in need of a flu buster! thanks!
This looks delicious, I love creamsicles :)
Oh my! I love clementines and creamsicles!! This looks amazing!!! Happy New Year!
That looks amazing! I used to love creamsicles.
Angela, I don’t think I’ve left you a comment before, but I wanted to say I absolutely love your blog! You are an inspiration to me, and your recipes are to die for. Keep up the great work!!
Thanks Laura! Happy New Year :)
Mmmmmmm sounds tasty! I’ll have to buy the ingredients the next time I go to the store!