The culinary highlight of most of my workdays is my smoothie break. Fast, easy, delicious, energizing. And I usually whip up my fave matcha (or spirulina!)protein shake. Today I made a tiny change with some delicious results! Check out the recipe..
Frozen melon. Frozen melon is delicious in smoothies and one of my smoothie secrets. It adds the iciness of ice without adding plain water to "water down" the flavor. Plus it adds some sweetness and healthy nutrients like potassium, vitamin C and more.
I usually put frozen watermelon in my matcha shake but today I subbed in frozen cantaloupe. It tasted so creamy and "milky" in a delicious dairy-free way. Cantaloupe has a unique creamy melon flavor and when frozen creates some amazing blends. I have a few frozen cantaloupe smoothie recipes in 365 Vegan Smoothies, out July 2nd.
Give this recipe a try and fall in love with frozen melon...
ps - be sure to freeze sliced cantaloupe that is RIPE and very sweet. Do a taste test before freezing to make sure your melon is sweet.
Cantaloupe Spin Matcha Shake
vegan, serves 1-2
½ cup soy or almond milk
1 cup frozen cantaloupe
½ cup frozen watermelon
1 large banana, frozen
1 scoop vanilla vegan protein powder
¾ - 1 teaspoon matcha powder
Blend and serve! If you need to add a few more splashes of non-dairy milk to blend, you may. But using as little liquid as possible ensures a thick shake-like smoothie.
ps... the cookie in the top photo does indeed have a recipe attached. My best cookie recipe yet!
Adriane says
I made the version with watermelon yesterday and used spinach since I didn't have matcha and it was ahhhmazing! Thank you for the Inspiration!
Monica says
this sounds really good! where is the cookie recipe?...
Roxanne says
I will definitely try adding frozen melon to my smoothies! I am a creature of habit ( as I suspect many of us are) and end up making the sameish type of smoothies- greens, frozen fruit, almond milk, chia seeds, etc. which are always good, but I really want to try going for a special smoothie with a specific taste and flavor profile to get out of my smoothie rut.
Question- how do you think this would turn out if I used a type of soy yogurt, instead of or with a dash of almond milk to up the protein in the smoothie instead of a protein powder (I have never used protein powders and am kind of afraid of them based on many reviews and their steep price). Would adding hemp seeds and chia seeds, without any protein powder, also keep the flavor profile while upping the protein?
Thanks!!!
kllmaca says
This looks so good. I can't wait to try using frozen cantaloupe...!
Jules says
I want to lick my screen. That looks incredible and definitely helps me get over not having ice cream shakes! I froze some watermelon this weekend and there's a cantaloupe in the fridge that has a new destiny.