The Ultimate Milkshake Makeover
July 17, 2014 13 Comments
Do I like smoothies more than milkshakes? Before yesterday, my answer would have been, “not really”.
![Sweet Potato Smoothie](https://s9g.us/m/o/sweetpotatosmoothieb.450.jpg)
Smoothies, while good, are missing that thickness that comes from ice cream. Creamy, cold, thick, and (sadly) very high in calories, a vanilla milkshake is a rare treat.
Yesterday, I tried something new that I thought was going to turn out strangely. I put baked sweet potato in a smoothie. Why? Well, why not?
You get some serious nutritional bang for your buck with a sweet potato. This smoothie has 198% of your daily value of vitamin A, 25% of your daily value of calcium, and 13% of your daily value of calcium.
The best part is that this smoothie will remind you of ice cream. I have used tofu to make a lighter Wendy’s Vanilla Frosty but I think the recipe below is much better.
If you don’t have a baked sweet potato lying around, it is easy to make one. You can bake one in the oven at 350 F for an hour – be sure to prick the potato or you can wrap it in a paper towel (after pricking) and heat in your microwave for five minutes. Depending on the size, you may have to microwave for another five minutes to have it be cooked.
I use baked sweet potato in one of my favorite recipes in my book – Sweet Potato, Bean, and Corn Burger. Yum!
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Sweet Potato Smoothie Recipe
Makes 2 cups, 1 cup per serving
Ingredients
½ cup sweet potato, cooked and mashed (skin removed)
½ large banana or 1 small banana
1 date, pitted
1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
dash of cinnamon, optional
Instructions
Put sweet potato, banana, date, and almond milk into a blender and blend until smooth.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup is 102 calories, 1.4 g fat, 0.0 g saturated fat, 21.8 g carbohydrates, 9.9 g sugar, 2.0 g protein, 3.6 g fiber, 108 mg sodium, 3 Points+
Points values are calculated by Snack Girl and are provided for information only. See all Snack Girl Recipes
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