Mango Buttermilk Smoothie

By Martha Rose Shulman

Mango Buttermilk Smoothie
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Total Time
5 minutes
Rating
5(264)
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This mango-banana-strawberry smoothie is inspired by lassi, the creamy yogurt drinks popular throughout India. It's as easy to make as a smoothie should be. Just toss everything into a blender – the flesh of an entire mango, a handful of strawberries, half of a banana, a cup of buttermilk, a bit of honey and a few ice cubes – then blend to cool and creamy perfection. If you don't have fresh mango, frozen works just as well, and if you don't have buttermilk on hand (who does?), plain old yogurt will do just fine. Add a splash of milk to loosen if it gets too thick.

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Ingredients

Yield:One 16-ounce or two 8-ounce servings
  • 1heaped cup fresh or frozen ripe mango
  • 1cup buttermilk
  • 1teaspoon honey
  • ½medium size ripe banana
  • 4frozen strawberries
  • 2 or 3ice cubes
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Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)

288 calories; 4 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 60 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 51 grams sugars; 10 grams protein; 366 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine all of the ingredients in a blender, and blend at high speed until smooth.

Tip
  • Advance preparation: Smoothies should be made and drunk right away. This will thicken and lose flavor if it sits.

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Margaret V. Williams

A tart but refreshing drink. I have tried this recipe before, but this time, a key detail was using really fresh, very local, REAL buttermilk — in my case, buttermilk from Mills River Creamery (Mills River, N.C., near Asheville, N.C.). Using the real deal makes a huge different. Ditto for my buttermilk-biscuit recipe!

Mary

Use frozen strawberries and skip the ice cubes.

John R

This one is a keeper, but the quality of ingredients definitely matters. I used a Champagne mango, which has a beautiful bright, sweet-tart flavor which I prefer to the more common Tommy Atkins variety. Used plain whole milk yogurt, otherwise followed the recipe as is. Delicious tangy flavor, definitely will be going into my smoothie rotation.

Lovey D. Love

oh man this is so good and easy especially with Trader Joe's frozen mango (and strawberries) and Animal Farm's incredible buttermilk (the joys of living in VT are many)...did not measure at all just eyed it and used a frozen banana (20 seconds in microwave to unpeel easily) and this...is the best drink I have had in a long while, healthy too

Freeman

Yummy. Good way to use up leftover buttermilk

Jena

Skipped the ice cubes and honey

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