Frozen Strawberry-Coconut Smoothie With Pomegranate Molasses

Name: Frozen Strawberry-Coconut Smoothie With Pomegranate Molasses
Yield: 1 generous serving
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons rolled oats; 2 to 3 tablespoons hot or boiling water (enough to just cover the oats); 1 heaping cup frozen strawberries (about 6 ounces); 1 tablespoon soaked chia seeds (1 teaspoon unsoaked); 6 cashews, soaked overnight or for several hours in water to cover (about 1/2 ounce) and drained; 1/3 cup light coconut milk; 2/3 cup fresh or commercial orange juice; 1 1/2 teaspoons pomegranate molasses

By Martha Rose Shulman

Total Time: 18 minutes (including oatmeal soaking time)
Rating: 4(55)
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Fruity pomegranate molasses is the perfect sweetener for this thick strawberry smoothie.

This summer I bought a flat of strawberries, and soon afterward realized that they were going to go off before I had a chance to use them. So I hulled them and froze them in small freezer bags (a heaping cup, or 6 ounces, per bag), and now I’m using them for smoothies. When I was working on this smoothie I felt that it needed something to sweeten it, but what? I looked in my cupboard and saw a bottle of pomegranate molasses, and voilà! Now I know that pomegranate molasses, with its fruity, tangy yet sweet flavor, is perfect for red fruit smoothies of all kinds. This one is enriched with cashews, soaked in water for a few hours or overnight, chia seeds (also soaked), and oatmeal.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 generous serving

2tablespoons rolled oats
2 to 3tablespoons hot or boiling water (enough to just cover the oats)
1heaping cup frozen strawberries (about 6 ounces)
1tablespoon soaked chia seeds (1 teaspoon unsoaked)
6cashews, soaked overnight or for several hours in water to cover (about ½ ounce) and drained
⅓cup light coconut milk
⅔cup fresh or commercial orange juice
1½teaspoons pomegranate molasses

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Preparation

Step 1
Combine the rolled oats and hot or boiling water in a small bowl or ramekin and leave until the oatmeal is soft, about 15 minutes (alternatively, soak in cold water overnight).
Step 2
Place all of the ingredients (including the soaked oatmeal) in a blender and blend at high speed for 1 minute. Serve at once.

Tip

To soak the chia seeds place in a jar or bowl and add 4 tablespoons water for every tablespoon of chia seeds. Place in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight. The seeds and water will be become gelatinous but the smoothie you make with them will not be. To add to a smoothie, scoop up a tablespoon of the gelatinous mixture and add to the blender jar.

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Comments

Jonathan7 years ago

I substituted plain 2% fat yogurt for coconut milk and added a few drops of coconut extract instead. This gave a more noticeable coconut flavor (canned coconut milk doesn't have much flavor) and lessens the saturated fat content

Jennifer P3 months ago

Delicious and just the right temperature and consistency - both things I find hard to obtain with my own made up recipes - these proportions provided yummy consistency and temperature.

Alyssa1 year ago

All I could taste was the orange juice unfortunately. Fresh squeezed may have been better.

nilssons2 years ago

This was really good! Although, I couldn’t really taste the coconut, so I might just use yogurt next time to add some more protein. But the oats and Chia and cashews blended perfectly and made me feel very good about drinking this before my morning run. Will make again!

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