The nice thing about making milkshakes is the great amount of fun you can have experimenting with different flavor combinations. We whipped up two shakes in a row. The first had just papaya and strawberries. For the second one I threw in half an avocado for kicks. Both shakes were super tasty. Do you ever use avocado in sweets? It adds nice texture & flavor and is also a healthy fat to help satisfy. I have a recipe for Vegan Avocado Scones you can give a whirl too.
Let’s make some shakes!
I have to tell you that I don’t usually go for papaya. I needed one for the cookbook I am shooting & I only needed a small amount for that. As we all know papayas are large in size.
Did you know the seeds are edible? My daughter was the first to try. They are spicy, taste a bit like peppercorns and do not taste at all like the fruit itself. Many people eat papaya seeds and the extracts for health benefits. The jury is out on the actual benefits or lack thereof for the seeds.
In our house we will stick with the fruit…
Papaya, like avocado is used in all kinds of sweet and savory dishes. It is great in salsa, salads and sauces. Also in smoothies. shakes, ice cream, sorbet and more!
Strawberries contrast with some acid and zesty flavor to the sweet papaya. A cool contrast if you ask me. A blend of coconut milk and almond milk are the creamy base. You can use both or one in any ratio you desire. When it comes to smoothies and shakes I try not to get all caught up in measurements.
Simple adjust sweetness to taste. This will vary depending upon your taste preferences and how ripe your fruit is…
What are your favorite ingredients for shakes & smoothies?
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Shake Recipe Links
- 1 Minute Blueberry Citrus Milkshake MarlaMeridith.com
- Banana Pudding Milkshake Eclectic Recipes
- Coffee Milkshake Eclectic Recipes
- Creamy Roasted Carrot Coconut Shake MarlaMeridith.com MarlaMeridith.com
- Green Supreme Shake: Kiwi Avocado, Green Tea, Coconut
- Vegan Vanilla and Strawberry Milkshake Colourful Palettte
Papaya Recipe Links
- Banana Papaya Ice Cream Flavors of Mumbai
- Cantaloupe Mango Papaya Salsa Tastespotting
- Cold Rice Salad with Papaya Pham Fatale
- Papaya Lime Sorbet Technicolor Kitchen
- Thai Pork and Papaya with Whole Wheat Cous Cous Mrs. Regueiro’s Plate
- Vietnamese Papaya Smoothie Pham Fatale
I’m ready for vacation after reading this! Oh, you’re buying the airline tickets? GREAT! I’ll bring the Vitamix 🙂
Averie, I love that idea!! Let’s hit the tropics!
What a unique shake! Love this idea Marla!!
Original and surely divine! Those are lovely shakes.
Cheers,
Rosa
Avocado and papaya? why not! perfect post!
I have never used avocado in a sweet, but I love them, so I bet it’s great!! I love the idea of the smoothness and healthy fat it would add.
And as usual, your bright, gorgeous photos take my breath away!!
Oh girl, you gotta try avocado in sweets. Really a great thing!! Let me know if you do 🙂
Papaya is. well, ok. Tastes better with lime juice and a sprinkle of salt!
Alex, my hubs and I would have to agree with you on that. ‘Tis why I added the strawberries and lemon juice.
Breakfast? Yes indeedy!
Amy, yes for certain for breakfast. Come on over and join us 🙂
Your shakes are gorgeous, Marla! I’ve been on a real shake kick lately — love them to cool down after a workout! Your photos are stunning, I especially love your shot of the fresh papaya!
Faith, congrats on your stunning book! I bet October can’t com fast enough. I’ll be on the lookout for it. Thanks for your sweet comment.
It looks so refreshing and delicious. I need to try papaya at home.
Oh, this looks heavenly and so refreshing. I had no clue the seeds are edible, and by the sound of it, I think I’ll stick to the fruit too! I hope you had a wonderful Easter [:
O.M.G. Y.E.S.
There are so many things I learned here today. Papaya seeds edible? Who knew?
Avocado in a milkshake? What the? I must try it!
We love papayas and all tropical fruits in our house. There are different kinds of papayas, the smaller ones are sweeter than the Caribbean ones. We like the smaller ones but they’re not as easy to find. Can’t wait to see your photos on the upcoming Trader Joe’s cookbook.
what a great ingredient list! and your photos are so lovely, as always… your whole post sings of spring. so glad it’s here! thanks for sharing…
Just love these…. how brilliant to use Avocado in it. I can just imagine how great they taste!!
I am with you on the papayas we get here…. but in Hawaii? I’d eat them morning, noon and night!! Putting them in a milkshake is a great way to use them even if they aren’t from Hawaii!!
Thanks Marla for linking me up! You are too sweet! And this tropical papaya strawberry avocado shake sounds just heavenly and so refreshing on a hot spring/summer SoCal day!
I want this shake for breakfast now. Mmmm!
What a wonderful shake! It looks heavenly!
Love the addition of the avocado! I love raspberries in my smoothies. The more tart, the better!
I bet the avocado added such organic creaminess! What a great combo, Marla!
Oooo Marla, this looks sensational. More of a treat than a health food!
LOVE this recipe; I’m going to make this tomorrow- I need to use up my avocados and this is perfect. So great seeing you at IACP last week; loved spending time with you and miss you already.
Hope you had a lovely holiday weekend.
xoxo
We definitely love avocados in our household as well. I’m not sure if I posted one of our recipe for that yet, but it was a constant hit too whenever we have it at home. Being raced in Asian country papayas and avocados are very famous on shakes. This one’s a perfect post to rekindle the memories and make one for my children now, who are not so keen into those 2 fruits. Love your photography style. You always have the eye for your readers to salivate over your recipes.
I just made a similar smoothie. I will have to try papaya next time!
Basically i like papaya.still i am try juice this is very interesting why because papaya Strawberry Avocado Shake two different taste so it looks so nice.defently i will try.Thank you for sharing.
Papaya is very expensive in Europe. May be I could replace it with melon. Nevertheless that seems very refreshing! Thank you for sharing the recipe with us. xo
I love smoothies this time of year! This looks utterly delicious! I’m an avocado enthusiast. 🙂
I love the pink wood background, is that new? What I wouldn’t do to have a tour of all of your blog props?! I’d be like a kid in a candy store!
I made one today. Shakes rock!
Love the addition of avocado to these shakes. Great idea!
I eat the seeds, and even if there are no real health benefits, I figure the fiber can’t hurt. GREG
Greg, I always adore that you are always our most adventurous gourmand 🙂
Your food is always just so beautiful – I have wanted to lick my screen so many times!
Lovely way to bring in some healthy ingredients to a morning shake! So colorful and delicious for spring!
I could so relate to this recipe — growing up, we used to incorporate papaya’s and tropical fruit in our smoothies!!
Wish I could do avocado (I’m very allergic). The shake sounds so good!
How interesting! I’ve always thrown out the papaya seeds, never knew they were edible.
this recipe looked so awesome that I had to include one of your pictures on a post i did about smoothies and shakes. i linked it to this page and gave you credit, of course! here’s the link and thanks for sharing! http://wp.me/p1cn3Q-vb
So pretty, Marla! I’m not a huge smoothie fan, but this one I want to try! Love the colors! Oh….and I’ll share a link on California Avocados Direct FB page!
I love this recipe. Avocado is in season and we love smoothies.
I really looks delicious ! But I probably wouldn’t add any sweetening to it since it already got plenty of it 🙂
Maybe a could use mango they didn’t have any papaya 🙁
Denise, the mango sounds great!