Haiti is blessed with many things, one of them is its abondant collection of fruits. Therefore,one of the many pleasures are delicious fruit shakes. No meal is complete without a refreshing glass of fruit drink for a more festive and enjoyable time at the table.
Fruit Shakes are made from myriads of fruits, oranges, mango, grapefruit, guava, papaya, granadillas, breadfruit, pumkin anything that one can imagine and the the year round tropical climate, makes it the ideal place for these concoctions.
In Haiti shakes are made with one fruit, canned evaporated milk to make a thick beverage, sugar and a touch of Vanilla essence depending on the fruits. For a creamier taste one can add heavy cream in the mix, no water is ever added. There are also healthy shakes that one drinks in the morning. Feel free to use the recipes in this page according to your taste and mix the exotic fruits if you wish because there is never one recipe and spike it with coconut milk if you like.
Many of the native caribbean fruits cannot be found at local supermarket but can be purchased either online at the Caribbean and Asian markets. Be adventurous with your milkshake, nothing beats a Soursop(Guanabana) shake or the decadent taste of a Custard Apple or Naseberry (Sapodilla) shake they are sweet, tangy and delicious.
NOTE: Clean out blender and cups immediately after drinking,
since the fruit particles tend to get stuck to the dishes.
Island Milk Shake
Ingredients:10 cl of rum
1/2 liter of guava juice
1 lime
1/4 liter of milk 1/4 liter of sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons sugar
spices: cinnamon
nutmeg
Instructions:
10 mins. Put guava juice in the refrigerator 12 hours. Remove guava juice from the refrigerator and wait 1 hour. Place the guava juice in a blender. Add 2 milks. Mixer. Add lime, spices, sugar, rum. Blend again
Additional Comments:
Refreshing drink tropical fruit milkshake islands is as its name suggests a milky drink served at teatime.
Papaya Shake
1 fresh papaya, diced
1 tsp of vanilla
Sugar
1 can of evaporated milk
Ice
In a blender, process fruit with the rest of the ingredients. Blend until thoroughly mixed and serve.
Korosol/Guanabana/Soursop Shake
1 fresh Korosol juice (Do not add water)1 tsp of vanilla
Sugar
1 can of evaporated milk
Ice
In a blender, process all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed and serve.
Apple Custard Shake
3 fresh apple custard juice (strained)1 tsp of vanilla
Sugar
1 can of evaporated milk
Ice
In a blender, process all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed and serve.
Lime or grapefruit Shake
1 can of evaporated milk
Sugar
Vanilla essence to taste
lots of ice
In a recipient add the ice, place a strainer on top of the recipient and cut the limes or grapefruits into two halves and strain the juices on top of the ice (it has to be done on the ice otherwise the shake will turn.
Add sugar and slowly add incorporate the milk into the ice and the lime juice when finish add the vanilla essence and thoroughly mix the shake and serve. Very refreshing drink for the summer!
Sapote Shake
1 Sapote, peeled, petted and diced1 can of evaporated milk
Ice
Sugar
Vanilla essence
Blend everything in a blender. Pour in glasses you can top with whipped cream.
Sapota is rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
it’s high in potassium, vitamins A and C, and dietary fiber. While fresh mamey is not widely available in the United States, frozen puréed mamey is often sold in Latin American markets.
Pineapple Shake
- 1 pineapple, peeled, petted and core removed
1 can of evaporated milk
Ice
Sugar
Vanilla essence
Blend everything in a blender. Pour in glasses you can top with whipped cream.
Cayimita Shake
3 cayimita, peeled, petted and diced1 can of evaporated milk
Ice
Sugar
Vanilla essence
In a blender, process all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed and serve.
Guava Shake
1 can of evaporated milk
Ice
Sugar
Vanilla essence
In a blender, process all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed and serve.
Bavarois/Island milk shakes
INGREDIENT
¼ cup of rum
1/2 liter of Guava juice or 1 packet of
frozen Guava
1 lime
1/4 liter of milk or cream
¼ liter of heavy cream
1/4 liter of sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons sugar
Vanilla (optional)
Nutmeg (optional)
Ice
Instruction
1. Place guava juice in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
2. Remove guava juice from the refrigerator and wait 1 hour. Place the guava juice in a blender. Add milks and cream. Mixer. Ice, add lime, spices, sugar, rum. and again
This refreshing drink is mostly serve during mid-day and can be made with any type of tropical fruit.
Mango Shake
2 fresh mango francique, peeled, cut diced1 tsp of vanilla
Sugar
1 can of evaporated milk
Ice
In a blender, process all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed and serve.
Grenadine Shake
1 fresh grenadine, peeled, cut dicedDrain the seeds and recuperate the juice from the seeds in the middle
1 tsp of vanilla
Sugar
1 can of evaporated milk
Ice
In a blender, process all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed and serve.
Veloutée a la mangue/Mango &
soursop shake
3 mangoes
1 can of carnation
evaporated milk
sugar (to taste)
1 tsp. vanilla
essence
1 cup of yogurt
1 can of soursop
juice
Ice
InstructionPeel the mango and cut it into cube by removing the core
In a blender add a bit of ice the cubed mango, sugar, yogurt and soursop juice and blend.
When all ingredients are well crushed, add milk and vanilla and blend. Pass the mixture through a sieve.
Refrigerate for 1 hour and serve with ice.
BREAKFAST SHAKES
Serves one adult or two kids
Makes certain that you wash the fruits well prior to using them. Shakes can be made in a blender with ice or simply in a container filled with ice with a sieve on top where one places the fruit and mashed it to recuperate the juice. The end result should produce a smooth drink and serve chilled.
Ingredients
Experiment and have fun!
Akasan Shake
Ingredients
2 cup of Akasan (see akasan recipe)
1 banana
1 can of evaporated or whole milk
1 tsp of vanilla essence
sugar to taste
Place all the ingredients in a blender and serve at room temperature or chilled.
Fruit Shake
1/2 pear, cored1/2 banana, frozen
1/4 cup frozen blueberries or frozen mixed berries
1 tbsp. milk powder
1 1/4 cup water
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1 heaping tbsp. high-quality protein powder (optional)
1 tsp. flax oil (optional)
Banana-Orange-Strawberry Shake
6 strawberries, frozen1/2 banana, frozen
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tbsp. milk powder
1 heaping tbsp. high- quality protein powder (optional)
1 tsp. flax oil (optional)
Instructions
V-8 Milk Shake
Ingredients
1 can of V-8
1 cup milk
sugar to taste
vanilla essence to taste
Instructions
Place all ingredients in the blender and Blend.
One of my personal favorites!
Avocado Shake
Makes about about 2 1/4 cups, enough to serve 2 or 3
1 cup ice (8 ice cubes)
1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/4 to 1/2 cup milk
Scoop the avocado flesh into a blender. Add the remaining ingredients,starting out with the least amount of milk and puree until completely smooth.Taste and add additional milk, depending on the avocado type and if a thinnerconsistency is desired.
The shake tastes better (the buttery, grassy avocado flavor becomes more pronounced) if it sits fora bit, say 10 to 15 minutes in the fridge. I’ve left it to sit in the fridge for 24 hours and it was okay. At 48 hours, there was discoloration at the top and the flavor dwindled a bit. had it sit for as long as 21/2hours
