Avocado Milk
Waaaaiit a minute. I thought that was my own little secret. Not even my sister knew about it. I actually believed that it was my Tita (Aunt) Leah’s quirky concoction that she passed on to me when I was about 8 years old. When I decided to poke around, I was surprised to learn that variations of a milky avocado drink are widely popular around Asia.
This describes an Indonesian variety with chocolate (!). Flickr produced loads of avocado drink images. Here is yet another version.
So, apparently, I’m not alone.
My kids love what we call “Avocado Milk.” My son periodically begs for this drink. And when I’ve got ripe avocados, I am happy to oblige. While avocados are high in fat, it’s what we like to call the “good” (mono saturated) fat, AND it has more potassium than bananas AND is high in vitamins B, E, and K. Oh, and avocados are a good source of fiber. You know how good that is for you.
The drink is simple, really. Avocados, milk and sugar. You can control the sugar, of course. My friend likes to use rice milk, which is already sweet, and passes on the sugar. I haven’t tried it yet, but I imagine that would be good. My kids like it smooth from a blender, I like mine chunky. There are many ways to enjoy it! Give it a try, you might find that avocados aren’t just for guacamole anymore.
Avocado Milk
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients:
1-2 ripe avocados (Haas avocados are preferred)
3 cups cold milk (I prefer skim)
1-3 Tbsp sugar, to tasteDirections:
Mash avocados with sugar to a paste. Add milk and stir (or blend). Enjoy!
Nice photo! It makes me want to take a big gulp of the green stuff!
kitchenworthy replied: — February 11th, 2010 @ 7:11 pm
Let me know when you make it and how you like it!
I will, in fact I have purchased my avocado & rice milk. Just need to wait for the ‘cado to ripen. P.S. I passed by a store that had california cuties in a crate and saw the cutie character smiling at me. Thought of you!
In Indonesia, you can find this with chocolate condense milk in every restaurants. It’s said to be skin-nourishing.
kitchenworthy replied: — February 13th, 2010 @ 6:43 pm
Really?! I’ll definitely have to try it with chocolate and condensed milk one day — it sounds delicious and would make a good dessert!
Been following your blog for a couple of days now! I’m loving it! I remember my lola (grandma) making Avocado ice candy in the Philippines while I was little. It was my favorite! This reminded me of it! I;m going to have to make this soon! Thanks for sharing! It made my day :)
Liren replied: — March 21st, 2010 @ 11:13 am
Hi Sheila, welcome! Did your lola really make avocado ice candy? How did she do it? I would love to know!
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Wow, sounds strange but enticing at the same time!! I look forward to meeting you next weekend! – Gina
Mmm…avocado milk! Tastes even smoother with condensed milk then you can omit the granulated sugar