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Strawberry & Papaya Smoothie
Using a cup of frozen fruit chills and thickens the smoothie without
diluting the fruit flavors.
Makes about 5 cups
2
cups fresh strawberry halves
3
cups fresh papaya chunks, about ¾-inch
1
cup orange, tangerine or guava juice
1
cup frozen strawberries
Place ingredients in blender jar in or
der listed. Cover and blend on
Food Processor for 20 to 30 seconds until completely smooth
and blended. Serve immediately.
Nutritional information per ser
ving (one cup):
Calories 96 (5% from fat) • carb. 23g • pro. 2g • fat 1g • sat. fat 0g
• chol. 0mg • sod. 5mg • calc. 45mg • fiber 5g
Mocha Frappé
Why go out for special coffee drinks when you can pr
epare them easily
at home in your Cuisinart
®
PowerBlend Duet
™
?
Makes 2 servings
8
ounces espresso or double str
ength coffee, chilled*
¼
cup chocolate sauce
2
tablespoons flavored syrup – vanilla, hazelnut,
almond, raspberry, etc.
15 ice
cubes
Place all ingredients in blender jar in or
der listed. Cover and blend
on Food Processor until smooth and slushy
, about 30 to 40
seconds. Serve immediately in tall glasses. Garnish with a dollop
of whipped cream if desir
ed.
Nutritional information per ser
ving:
Calories 138 (0% from fat) • carb. 33g • pro. 1g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g
• chol. 0mg • sod. 37mg • calc. 6mg • fiber 0g
Note:
For a creamy frappé, add 2 tablespoons half-and-half befor
e
blending.
*May be prepar
ed from instant espr
esso powder.
Berry Berry Berry Daiquiris
Makes 4
4
ounces amber rum
1½ ounces
Triple
Sec
2
tablespoons superfine sugar
¼
cup fresh lime juice
1½ cups
frozen
strawberries
¾
cup frozen blueberries
¾
cup frozen raspberries
Place all ingredients in blender jar in or
der listed. Cover and blend
on Food Processor until thick and smooth, about 30 to 40
seconds. Pour into stemmed glasses and serve. May be garnished
with fresh berries on a skewer
.
Nutritional information per ser
ving (¾ cup):
Calories 205 (1% from fat) • carb. 30g • pro. 1g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g
• chol. 0g • sod. 6mg • calc. 26mg • fiber 4g
Dulce de Leche Shake
Makes about 6 cups
3
cups vanilla bean or French vanilla ice cr
eam
1½
cups milk (whole or reduced fat)
¹⁄³
cup dulce de leche (a very thick, Spanish/South
American “caramel sauce” which can be found in
well-stocked grocery and specialty food markets)
Place ice cream, milk, and dulce de leche in blender jar in that
order
. Cover and blend on Food Processor until smooth, cr
eamy,
and homogenous, about 30 to 40 seconds.
Serve in chilled martini glasses as a dessert drink. Garnish with
chopped sugared pecans and a slice of fr
esh peach or strawberry.
Nutritional information per ser
ving (one cup):
Calories 262 (48% from fat) • carb. 29g • pro. 5g • fat 14g • sat. fat 8g
• chol. 48mg • sod. 114mg •
calc. 186mg • fiber 0g
Note:
For an adult dessert drink, add bourbon, rum, brandy or
liqueur such as amaretto or Frangelico
®
– about ½ ounce per
¾-cup shake.
