Featured Ingredient: Apricots
The mailman brought me a present today. A box full of my new
cookbook. My second book The No-Cook, No-Bake Cookbook is all about
feeding yourself without the need to fire up the stove. I think I have a pretty
good collection of no-cook breakfast, sides, mains and dessert recipes to help
people stay cool all summer long. I’m probably making the no-bake cheesecake
tonight.
Now I have all the motivation I need to make a bunch of
cook-free muffin tin creations this summer. A great start are these apricot
smoothie cups. As you may know, I’m a huge fan of smoothie cups as they are a
solution to a refreshing drink after a workout or when in need of a quick snack
or breakfast.
Apricots are now showing up at our local farmer’s market and
infuse smoothies with a surfeit of beta-carotene, a potent antioxidant that is
also converted to vitamin A to bolster immune, eye and bone health. If you have some extras on hand, I suggest
blending in a couple fresh apricots when making the smoothies.
It’s time for another Muffin Tin Mania giveaway. This time I’d
like to award a reader with a copy of my new cookbook. To enter, all you need
to do is leave a comment on this blog post that says “I’m not cooking my
apricots” along with some way of identifying yourself such as your initials,
name or email address and I will use this online
tool to randomly select a winner. I’ll announce the winner next Wednesday June 26th,
so if you entered write the date down on your calendar and check back in then
for a chance to claim your prize.
Congrats to Suzan E who was randomly selected the winner of a copy of my new cookbook. Thank you to everyone who entered. Suzan, just pass along your shipping details using the contact tab above and I'll get a book out to you.
Congrats to Suzan E who was randomly selected the winner of a copy of my new cookbook. Thank you to everyone who entered. Suzan, just pass along your shipping details using the contact tab above and I'll get a book out to you.
Apricot Smoothie Cups
10 apricots, sliced in half and pits removed
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese or plain Greek yogurt
1/4 cup almonds
1-inch piece fresh ginger
2 tablespoons fresh mint
2 teaspoons orange zest
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon allspice
Place all of the ingredients in a blender container and
blend until smooth. If needed, add a bit more water to help with blending.
However, the mixture should be nice and thick.
Divide the mixture among 12 standard sized muffin cups and
freeze until solid, about 4 hours.
Unmold smoothie cups, place them in an airtight container,
and return to freezer until ready to use. If you did not use silicon muffin
cups or liners and are having trouble unmolding the frozen cups, try placing
the bottom of the muffin tin in warm water for few seconds, being
careful not to thaw the contents.
When ready to make a smoothie, place 1 cup liquid of choice
(I prefer coconut water) and 2 smoothie cups into a blender container and blend
until smooth. For most blenders, its best to carefully slice the smoothie cups
into halves or quarters first before placing them in the blender container.
I’m not cooking my apricots - Thank You!
ReplyDeletenyima2@gwi.net
I'm not cooking my apricots. Congrats on another great cookbook!
ReplyDeleteI am not cooking my apricots. Any recipe that saves me from turning the oven is hugely appreciated. The oven that is my current weather is far more than enough already.
ReplyDelete-cmackley
“I’m not cooking my apricots”
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely going to try this, I've been making so many smoothies lately and this one sounds great! Thanks :)
Bex
I am not cooking my apricots! Love the muffin mania!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Nancy W
nanwickham@juno.com
I'm not cooking my apricots!! The cookbook sounds great, especially with the weather finally warming up!!
ReplyDeleteEve
I'm not cooking my apricots! So excited about your new cookbook!
ReplyDeleteSuzan E
I'm not cooking my apricots!!!!!
ReplyDeleteValerie C
vvericel@optonline.net
I'm not cooking my apricots!
ReplyDeletechocnchillies@gmail.com
I'm not cooking my apricots this summer!
ReplyDeleteMeganM
I’m not cooking my apricots. karengdelaney [at] yahoo (dot)com
ReplyDelete“I’m not cooking my apricots!” eric.c.hui@gmail.com :) Selina told me about your great book and muffin tin recipes. Fabulous stuff!
ReplyDeleteWhy would I ever cook my apricots? With summer finally here, any excuse to not turn on the oven is awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteKJC
I am not cooking my apricots! I hopped over from FB and have to say not only is this recipe beautiful - my taste buds are screaming gimmey :) dz59001[at]gmail[dot]com
ReplyDeleteI'm not cooking my apricots! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYou better believe it... I'm not cooking my apricots! And of course, congratulations on your new book!
ReplyDeleteKamala
Yay! So excited to have a copy of your latest cookbook! I've emailed my shipping address. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteSuzan E
I’m not cooking my apricots!
ReplyDeleteKat E