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Taro Smoothie Recipe
This taro smoothie recipe is a great way to sneak more fiber and veggies into your diet. You'd be surprised how easy it is to make!
- cook TIME 20 mins
- prep TIME 10 mins
- total TIME 30 mins
Course: Beverage, SmoothieCuisine: Global
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 252 kcal
Author: Tuyet Pham, Luna Regina
Ingredients (8)
- 14 oz taro peeled and cut into chunks
- 4 oz purple sweet potato peeled and cut into chunks
- 3 tbsp condensed milk
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 0.5 oz sliced almond divided in half
- 8 mint leaves
- 2 cups ice
INSTRUCTIONS
1
Cook the taro and purple sweet potatoes: Fill about 1-inch of water in a pot. Bring it to a boil over high heat. Place 14 oz taro and 4 oz purple sweet potatoes chunks in a steamer basket. Put the basket over the boiling water. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and steam for 20 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the steamer basket and set aside to cool.
2
Put the steamed vegetables in the blender along with 2 cups ice, 3 tbsp condensed milk, 1 cup whole milk, 1 tbsp heavy cream, 0.25 oz sliced almond.
3
Blend all the ingredients: Blend in 20 - 30 seconds at high speed until completely smooth.
4
Transfer the smoothie to glass.
5
Garnish and serve: Garnish with the remaining 0.25 oz sliced almond and fresh mint leaves. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 252kcal | Fat 6.6g | Saturated Fat 3g | Trans Fat 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat 1g | Monounsaturated Fat 2g | Cholesterol 17mg | Sodium 76.9mg | Potassium 870mg | Carbohydrate 44g | Fiber 6g | Sugar 13g | Protein 6g | Vitamin A 4321IU | Vitamin C 6mg | Calcium 189mg | Iron 1mg