Papaya Creamsicle Smoothie

The papaya in this velvety drink provides vitamin C and natural fruit sugar for energy.

Preparation facts

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

2 ripe papayas

1/2 cup (120mL) orange juice

1/2 cup (120g) vanilla frozen yoghurt

Directions

Peel, seed and coarsely chop papayas.

Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving

Calories 320

Calories from Fat 24 (7%)

% Daily Value*

4%Total Fat 3g

7%Saturated Fat 1.4g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.7g

0%Cholesterol 1mg

2%Sodium 45mg

44%Potassium 1531mg

24%Total Carbohydrate 73g

30%Dietary Fiber 7.4g

Sugars 58g

Sugar Alcohols 0g

11%Protein 5g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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