Melon Freeze
2cups cubed honeydew melon, frozen
3⁄4 cup honeydew melon flavor liquer
1⁄2 cup chilled gingerale
1cup small ice cubes
Vanilla ice cream, if desired
Place all ingredients except ice cream in blender jar. Cover and blend at LIQUEFY, pulsing 5 to 6 times, about 5 seconds each time, until smooth. Serve in glasses with small scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Yield: 4 (1 cup) servings.
Per serving: About 178 cal, 0 g pro, 28 g car, 0 g fat, 0 mg chol, 14 mg sod.
Frosty Chocolate Raspberry Latte
1⁄3 cup hot water
1tablespoon instant espresso powder
11⁄4 cups lowfat milk
2to 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1package (10 oz.) frozen raspberries in syrup, broken into chunks
Place water and espresso powder in blender jar; let stand 30 seconds. Add milk, chocolate syrup and raspberries to blender jar. Cover and blend at LIQUEFY until smooth, about 10 seconds. Add ice cream to blender jar. Cover and blend at LIQUEFY, pulsing 4 to 5 times, about 5 seconds each time, until smooth; scrape sides of blender jar, if necessary.
Yield: 4 (1 cup) servings.
21⁄2 cups light vanilla ice cream
Per serving: About 292 cal, 8 g pro, 54 g car, 5 g fat, 13 mg chol, 128 mg sod.
Lime Frosty
2cups light vanilla ice cream
1⁄3 cup lime juice
3⁄4 cup lowfat milk
2tablespoons powdered sugar
6 ice cubes
1drop green food color, if desired
Place all ingredients in blender jar. Cover and blend at LIQUEFY until smooth, about 30 to 45 seconds; scrape sides of blender jar, if necessary.
Yield: 4 (3⁄4 cup) servings.
Per serving: About 162 cal, 6 g pro, 27 g car, 4 g fat, 9 mg chol, 91 mg sod.
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