Love Potion Smoothie

snacks smoothie halwa mango drinks juice dates banana

01.12.2014

عصير المتزوجين translates in English to the married couples juice but since that sounds a little confusing I decided to call this Love potion smoothie. The reason its called this is because it has a lot of food which are considered to be aphrodisiacs in Yemen such as nuts, honey, and raisins. For that reason it is a popular drink for newlyweds.

Ingredients

1 mango, peeled and chopped
1 banana
2 tbsp. tahini halwa with pistachio
2 tbsp. of date paste or about 5 pitted dates
2 tbsp. of honey or to taste
half a small can of condensed milk OR 1 cup milk
4-5 ice cubes
extra water it's too thick
unsalted nuts such as almonds, cashews, walnuts, crushed
raisins
flaked coconut
vimto to decorate the glass

How to make

1. First blend together the ice, mango, banana, halwa, dates, honey and milk in a blender until smooth.
2. Pour a couple drops of vimto on the sides of two or three clear glasses. Then pour in the smoothie mixture.
3. Sprinkle the coconut flakes, nuts and raisins on top.