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!
I have to be honest, the green monsters always scare me a litle bit…. but this one might be the one to bring me off the bench!!
Yumm!
I am down with this Green Monster, so clever! and that Parfait, wow.
Yes, I wish you luck to raffle some glo bars or a donation page like you said.
What a beautiful parfait!
I actually tried something silimar to this when I started drinking green monsters. I put peppermint extract and chocolate right in the blender…I was looking for a healthy Shamrock Shake. Nummy!
This looks so much than green beer! All that green dye kinda grosses me out….
LOL @ “peel before freezing.” I have made that mistake. Definitely doesn’t work with a peel. Definitely. :)
You could top this with some (vegan) Irish Whipped Cream… and a drizzle of creme de menthe. I don’t think a teensy bit would lead to the college-hangover. Haha!
AHH!! I need to make this right now! Peppermint patties are me favorite and have always been, except I am allergic to dairy. I will convince myself that one won’t hurt, but it DOES!!!
This is a fabulous healthy way to get my peppermint patty fix! :)
Oh my goodness, that green monster sounds amazing! I love the peppermint and mint idea, and the chocolate sounds (and looks!) fabulous.
xxoo
Heather
Oh my goodness, that green monster sounds amazing! I love the peppermint and mint idea, and the chocolate sounds (and looks!) fabulous.
xxoo
Heather
Mmmm, I love adding avocado to my green monsters for the extra green and healthy fats, plus it adds an amazing creamy texture!
This definitely blows a Shamrock Shake from the double arches out of the water! I might have to get some more almond milk just to make this. Beautiful!
These look SUPER yummy. Can’t wait for the mint to be growing wild in the garden.
I love this idea! How did the banana work with the mint? Good combo?
You must have the world’s longest spoon to eat those overnight oats!
I was thinking the same thing!!!
An iced tea spoon, perhaps?
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haha I do. It is a super long spoon (I think from crate and barrel!)
I will be hitting up McCabe’s on Thursday. Gotta love downtown G and UoG students drunk on the bus at 10am. :)
OMG – peppermint + chocolate is totally up my ally!!! :)
Yum! I have far too much school work to get my drink on on Thursday so this sounds like the perfect way to celebrate the “holiday.”
That green monster looks delish!
I had my first overnight oats of the season this morning also :) I was freeeeeeeeeeezing eating them after a chilly run!
The peppermint & chocolate smoothie looks delish!
I know I’ve told you this about half a dozen times already, but the effort and skill you put into your photography, food, and posts is so awesome! I bow at your glowy altar.