Muffins Two Ways

Today is muffin day:

Bakery-Style Blueberry Lemon

Brown Sugar Banana Clementine

And off I go to bake!

Blueberry Super Smoothie

1/2 cup fresh or thawed frozen blueberries
1/2 banana
1/4 cup creamed coconut
1/4 cup pureed sweet potato
about 2 cups ice
cold water as needed

Blend all ingredients until smooth and ice is completely crushed.  Add water 2 tablespoons at a time for easier blending.

Banana, Coffee, Cashew, Cocoa Smoothie

This one sounds like a winner!  Dates are actually quite great.  I have almost all these ingredients on hand, including the best cocoa I've ever found -- Callebaut from Belgium.  There is some evening prep, but it seems easy enough.  I'll post what I think of this after I try it.

Banana, Coffee, Cashew, Cocoa Smoothie

Avocado Coconut Pineapple Smoothie

Super delicious avocado-coconut-pineapple smoothies! I made this for lunch today. Very smooth with a nice pale green color. Family approved.

1/4-1/2 of a ripe avocado (1/4 if you're unsure, 1/2 if you love avocado)
1/4 cup canned coconut milk
1/2 cup pineapple (frozen (but thawed), fresh, or canned)
1/2 ripe banana
1/8 cup cane sugar or turbinado
About 2 cups ice
Optional: a key lime

Put all the fruit, coconut water, and sugar in the blender. Optionally you can squeeze the key lime in -- remove the seeds before you squeeze! Toss or compost the fruit skins and the lime. Add the ice to your blender. Pulse and blend. If the smoothie has trouble blending, add cold water 1-2 tablespoons at a time, shake it in, and re-blend. Blenders get air pockets around the blades when blending, and adding water will thin out your smoothie.

This makes enough for two adults to share, or 3-4 little people, or one adult that loves smoothies. About 327 calories prepared as written (half banana -- 55, half cup pineapple -- 40, quarter avocado -- 80, quarter cup canned coconut milk -- 55, eighth cup cane sugar -- 97).

Next time I'll try it with coconut rum.smile emoticon