Melon Freeze

2cups cubed honeydew melon, frozen

34 cup honeydew melon flavor liquer

12 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

13 cup hot water

1tablespoon instant espresso powder

114 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.

212 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

13 cup lime juice

34 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 (34 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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KitchenAid 5 SPEED ULTRA POWER BLENDER manual Melon Freeze, Frosty Chocolate Raspberry Latte, Lime Frosty

5 SPEED ULTRA POWER BLENDER specifications

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