
Perfect for a hot day, and so easy to make with ingredients on hand, this easy, inexpensive Hispanic treat is done with a Southern twist!
I fell in love with Batidos in Miami, and my Cuban friends taught me how to make them. They are inexpensive and so easy to do - try it with any of your favorite fruits! Mango, watermelon, peaches, strawberries, bananas - go for them all!
For the watermelon-peach:
2 cups very cold, chopped watermelon
1 peach, peeled and sliced (preferably frozen to keep cold)
1 strawberry, frozen
1 Tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
3 to 4 pieces of ice
In a blender, chop ice and blend all ingredients together. Serve cold.
For the strawberry-banana batido:
2 bananas, frozen
5 strawberries, frozen
3 to 4 fresh strawberries (not frozen)
1 Tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
3 to 4 pieces of ice
Place bananas in microwave for about 25 seconds, just to loosen peel. Remove peel and add to blender. In a blender, chop ice and frozen strawberries and then blend all ingredients together. Serve cold.
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