Watermelon Frosty

  July 5, 2012  |    Blog>Recipes

Want a cold and refreshing frosty to get you through your day? Try this Watermelon Frosty! It’s packed with potassium, energy-revving carbs and vitamins A, C, and B6. Adding chia seeds will bring an extra bite to the frosty and will pump up the fiber, protein, and omega fatty acids. The best way to do this is freeze watermelon in chunks to make it deliciously frosty--then you don't need ice, just a little water!  Once blended, you simply fold the chia seeds in (see directions)! Enjoy! (And if you're looking for some other smoothies too, try our  Detoxifying Green Tea Smoothie and this Avocado and Apple Green Smoothie)   watermelon_Frostie (And if you also want some "detox" drinks try our Orange-Lime Sparkling Refresher, Lemon Mint Detox Drink, Morning Detox Shot,  Sparkling Cucumber Detox and Refresher,  Citrus Reboot and Detox Flush, and Kale Recharge Smoothie)   Watermelon Frosty Ingredients: (Serves 2)
  • 2 1/2 cups frozen watermelon cubes
  • 1/2+ cup water
  • 1 small lemon, squeezed
  • 1 lime, squeezed
  • 1 fresh banana
  • 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
Directions: 1. Blend all ingredients together. If it seems a little too thick, add slightly more water. 2. Once blended, fold in the chia seeds (about 1/2 tsp per serving glass.  Note, fold them in after blending - you can't blend the seeds with the frosty because they will break down - making them look less seedy and more grainy. But don't worry - these "seeds" are soft and bubbly since they plump up when they hit the melting frosty. Allow your seeded frosty to sit for just a minute or so before consuming for more chia "plumping" action. Nutrition Info per serving: Approximately 130 calories, 2g fat, 3g protein, 5g fiber and 31g carbs.
Watermelon Frosty
 
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups frozen watermelon cubes
  • ½+ cup water
  • 1 small lemon, squeezed
  • 1 lime, squeezed
  • 1 fresh banana
  • ½ tbsp chia seeds
Instructions
  1. Blend all ingredients together. If it seems a little too thick, add slightly more water.
  2. Once blended, fold in the chia seeds (about ½ tsp per serving glass. Note, fold them in after blending – you can’t blend the seeds with the frosty because they will break down – making them look less seedy and more grainy. But don’t worry – these “seeds” are soft and bubbly since they plump up when they hit the melting frosty. Allow your seeded frosty to sit for just a minute or so before consuming for more chia “plumping” action.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ Recipe Calories: 130 Fat: 2 g Carbohydrates: 31 g Fiber: 5 g Protein: 3 g

 

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