Refreshing and Delicious Summer Essential Drinks
On this hot summer day, the editor recommends a few refreshing and delicious summer essential drinks to help you cool down and enjoy the summer!
Mango and Strawberry Juice
Difficulty: Beginner
Time: 10-20 minutes
Main Ingredients: Fruits
Cuisine: Drinks
Ingredients
1/2 Mango
200g Strawberries
20ml Milk
10ml Condensed Milk
10ml 7-Up
1 Starfruit slice (for garnish)
Instructions
1. Wash, peel, and cut the mango into small pieces.
2. Wash the strawberries in light salt water and remove the leaves.
3. Add 7-Up to the mango and blend into juice. If you don't like 7-Up, you can use purified water instead.
4. Strawberries contain a lot of water, so no water is needed; blend them directly into juice.
5. Take a clean glass, add a little condensed milk, and gently pour in the milk.
6. Slowly pour in the mango juice.
7. Slowly pour in the strawberry juice.
8. Garnish with a slice of starfruit.
Layered Fruit Yogurt Parfait
Ingredients: 1 cup of fruit-flavored yogurt, 1/2 cup of fruit slices, 1/3 cup of breakfast cereal crisps, 1 cup of sliced almonds, 1/2 cup of coconut flakes.
Instructions: Layer the coconut flakes, fruits, sliced almonds, and breakfast cereal crisps with the fruit-flavored yogurt in a glass or cup, from top to bottom, and it's ready to eat.
Suggestions: Vanilla yogurt pairs well with sliced bananas for a smooth and rich texture. Pineapple-flavored yogurt with mango and kiwi is refreshing. Lemon or peach-flavored yogurt can be paired with strawberries and blueberries for a sweet and slightly tart taste.
Strawberry and Almond Smoothie
Ingredients: 2 cups of skim milk, 300g of strawberries, 2 bananas, appropriate amount of honey, chopped almonds.
Instructions: Put the milk, strawberries, bananas, honey, and chopped almonds into a blender and blend until smooth. Then pour into 4 tall glasses and garnish with strawberries and whole almonds.
Suggestion: You can use soy milk instead of skim milk for a richer texture.
Cucumber and Milk Cooler
Difficulty: Beginner
Time: 10-20 minutes
Main Ingredients: Fruits
Cuisine: Drinks
Ingredients
1/4 Cucumber
40ml Milk
15ml Condensed Milk
20ml Purified Water
Appropriate amount of ice cubes
1 Starfruit slice (for garnish)
Instructions
1. Wash, peel, and cut the cucumber into small pieces.
2. Put the chopped cucumber into a juicer, add purified water, and blend into juice.
3. Take a clean glass, add condensed milk, and gently pour in the milk.
4. Add ice cubes.
5. Slowly pour in the cucumber juice.
6. Garnish with a slice of starfruit.
Tips
1. Adding a small amount of condensed milk can improve the texture and richness of the juice, but don't add too much to avoid it being too sweet.
2. This drink is very refreshing with a fresh color, making it perfect for summer.