Mango Madness

Pour this smoothie into parfait glasses, add decorative straws and serve as a dessert to your dinner guests. Offer a plate of gingersnaps for everyone to share.

Ingredients

3/4 cup (180mL) buttermilk

1/2 cup (120g) low-fat vanilla yogurt

2 1/2 cups (750g) diced fresh mango, frozen

1 Tbsp (15mL) fresh lime juice

1/2 tsp (4g) ground ginger

1 tsp (8g) grated and chopped fresh ginger

3–5 ice cubes

Directions

Combine the buttermilk and yogurt in the blender. Add the mango, lime juice, fresh ginger and ground ginger. With the blender running, add the ice cubes one at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

Nutrition Facts
Calories: 234
Fat: 2g
% fat calories: 8%
Cholesterol: 8mg
Carbohydrate: 50g
Protein: 7g

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