A fruity, creamy mango smoothie with the fluffyness of aquafaba, made with few ingredients. A fast healthy breakfast smoothie.
Aquafaba Mango Smoothie
Watering my lawn is hard work. Especially with a hand sprayer.
It’s kind of like hand-mixing vs. a counter mixer, although not quite as fun because there is no resulting cake, haha. Anyway, I was outside, spraying away – getting the dog a couple of times when he became too curious and I was gazing up at the cloud-strewn sky – when I realized something.
Aquafaba might be awesome in a smoothie.
It’s airy and pillowy just like the clouds I was staring at. Why should it be relegated to dessert recipes only? And the more I thought about it, the more I realized the addition of aquafaba to a smoothie would be perfect in a vegan, plant-based diet – bringing in a lightness and even a bit of protein.
So, I decided then and there that the lawn had had enough of my attention, and I made a dash for the kitchen. Throwing ingredients as I thought of them – and based on what I had in the fridge – I came up with this! One sip and I swooned.
Such an airy pillowy citrusy mango flavor. Admittedly it takes a bit of time to whip up the aquafaba – about 9 minutes. But the reward is a show-stopper of a smoothie for a special brunch event or just as a one-time treat.
Do you know what aquafaba is? It’s the liquid you get off a can of chickpeas (or the liquid you cook them in if you make it from scratch).
Aquafaba is said to be low in calories as well, and to contain a bit of protein, almost as much as what is found in egg whites. And combining it with smooth and creamy mango is really a dream smoothie!
Okay, so while you go try this recipe. I will go back out and finish watering my lawn.
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Aquafaba Mango Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cups frozen or fresh mango
- 1 cup frozen fruit such as pears, peaches or banana
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1/4 cup aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas)
- 2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
Prep
- Freeze fruit overnight.In your blender, whip aquafaba into a foam. About 1 minute.
Make smoothie
- Add all ingredients and blend until smoothie. Drink immediately.
Dee Dine is founder of Green Smoothie Gourmet, a plant based recipe blog, and author of the recent cookbook, Crazy Healthy with 4 Ingredients . On this blog you’ll find incredibly easy recipes with hidden veggies for anyone wanting to eat healthier, regardless of diet. Dee has graduate degrees in sciences and journalism. More about Dee Dine here.
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