It’s mid-September, which means that a lot of you are starting to experience some cooler temperatures and the start of autumn. You’re stashing your flip-flops away in exchange for ballet flats, throwing on pants instead of shorts, and starting to make pumpkin everything. If this is you, this recipe is not being shared with you in mind… because this post is dedicated for all of the Californians who have been experiencing a heat wave with me (and anyone else whose sweating somewhere in the world)! 😉
The last couple of weeks here have been hot. I’m not complaining, especially because I live in a place that has awesome weather year-round, but not having air conditioning makes temperatures in the 90s with a crazy high UV index feel kind of brutal. Okay, maybe I’m complaining a little – I know, such a first world problem – but as I mentioned in my last post, my only relief is constantly eating refreshing foods. And jumping in my pool every chance I get, as I hate being hot and sweaty unless I’m working out!
My poor pup has been making me nervous panting so heavy at night, and like the overprotective pawrent that I am, I’ve constantly been feeding her ice cubes to cool her off a bit. My hubby and I have also forced my water-hating dingo to take a dip in the pool a few times.
Luckily, yesterday San Diego got some much needed rain, which brought about a bit of cool air and some relief. The temperature today is supposed to be 75, so get your parkas out local Californians! But then we’ll be back in the high-80s in a few days, so yeah, let’s talk about smoothies… this smoothie recipe in particular.
I bought a ton of fruit recently, and even with my summer fruit eating obsession, I just couldn’t eat it fast enough. With the warm weather, fruit has been ripening so quickly in my kitchen, so I came up with this smoothie recipe to consume some of my excess watermelon and cantaloupe before it got too ripe. So for this smoothie goodness, we’ve got fresh cantaloupe and watermelon, some frozen mango added in there to make it creamy, and some thick coconut milk to make it even creamier. We drizzle some honey in for some extra sweetness, vanilla for added flavor, and a handful of ice to thicken it up a bit more. Combine everything together, and voila! A refreshing summertime smoothie.
I’ll join in on the food blogger autumn pumpkin eating and squash baking craze soon enough, but for now, I’ll be sipping on refreshing smoothies like this one.
Creamy Mango Melon Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup watermelon chunks
- 1 cup cantaloupe chunks
- 1 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1/2 cup lite coconut milk I used canned
- 1 TBSP raw honey
- 1 TSP vanilla extract
- Handful of ice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and pulse until smooth.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Tell me… What’s the weather like where you live?
I didn’t realize that you don’t have AC! That’s rough considering how hot it has been. But we did get some cooler weather in this week. I hope it blows your way soon!
In the meantime, this smoothie sounds like a delicious way to cool down!
Yea my house was in the 80s for a solid month! It’s been feeling nice this week though 🙂
I bet the coconut milk in this makes it so decadent! I’m all about mango-flavored things, and since it’s still in the 70s/80s here it’s definitely not out of place to have smoothies!
Definitely! I never had made a smoothie with canned coconut milk before, and it made it nice and creamy.
Oooo love this! It just got really really hot here. The weather is all over the map. One day it is chilly and the next it is super hot! Love the coconut milk idea!
Could of had that here today! It was in the high 80s low 90s and a little humid. Really need to get into making smoothies.
Smoothies are such a staple in my kitchen!
Holy HEALTHY!! I loveeeeeeee the color of that drink, it just looks so dang refreshing! It needs a strawberry on the rim and a little umbrella! LOL!
I know, it’s so bright and beautiful right?!