In Theory This Was A Good Idea...
Thursday, February 25, 2016
The plan for this weeks post was to make super yummy fruit cubes you could put into your yogurt for breakfast, or defrost them into a jar for a quick smoothie, or to snack on them throughout the day... but to be perfectly honest the did not turn out. So, what follows is my super cute photos of fruit and even mushy-er fruit!
In theory, this should have worked out so well. How can you even mess up blended fruits? I think where I went wrong was using too much water and not enough fruits. For my fruits I used blackberries & raspberries, mango, and strawberry & kiwis. All of the fruits were frozen accept the kiwis! I decided to use frozen fruits because they get a really creamy texture when you blend them and then you don't have to wash or peel anything!
If you're reading this and are semi interested in replicating this, make sure that you are using fruit combos that work well together. Strawberry and kiwi for example is the worst combination ever, so don't do it. The mango cubes were the only ones that had a good flavour to them and a really good texture as well, so if you take anything away from this post, it's that mangos make amazing fruit cubes. Also adding a bit of sugar, honey or some sort of sweetener would be great because the berries especially are not that sweet.
Once you've decided on your fruits, toss them into a blender with the honey or sugar and then add some water. Depending on how many cubes you are wanting to make will depend on how much water you need to add. Just gauge this as you blend them and add water when you need to! Pour the mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until they're solid. Like I said earlier, in theory this is a great idea but I just couldn't pull it together... hopefully if you're attempting this you have much better luck than I did!
In theory, this should have worked out so well. How can you even mess up blended fruits? I think where I went wrong was using too much water and not enough fruits. For my fruits I used blackberries & raspberries, mango, and strawberry & kiwis. All of the fruits were frozen accept the kiwis! I decided to use frozen fruits because they get a really creamy texture when you blend them and then you don't have to wash or peel anything!
Once you've decided on your fruits, toss them into a blender with the honey or sugar and then add some water. Depending on how many cubes you are wanting to make will depend on how much water you need to add. Just gauge this as you blend them and add water when you need to! Pour the mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until they're solid. Like I said earlier, in theory this is a great idea but I just couldn't pull it together... hopefully if you're attempting this you have much better luck than I did!
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