Mango and melon (cantaloupe) fruit shake

I love melon (cantaloupe) and I love fruit shakes. Not necessarily for breakfast, and not only during the hot summer months when ice-cold fruit shakes seem nothing less than heaven-sent, but just about any time I feel like it. But melon fruit shake can be monotonously sweet. I usually pour in a teaspoonful of kalamansi juice to add a refreshing zest to the sweetness of the melon. Last night, however, I didn’t need to.

Because mango season has long been over, mangoes these days aren’t all that sweet. They are what we describe as nag-a-agaw tamis — on the verge of sweetness but with a sharp tang of the sourness that it is about to discard. Half a melon and one not-quite sweet mango and the fruit shake was just perfect.

My daughter, Sam, took the opportunity to play with my camera and she took step-by-step photos of the whole process while I made the mango and melon fruit shake.

This recipe yields enough fruit shake for three to four people.

melon (cantaloupe)

Cut a medium-sized melon in half. You will only need one portion so set aside the other half. Cut the half melon into slices and scoop the flesh with a spoon or teaspoon, then cut into cubes.

Philippine mango

Slice the mango, discard the stone at the center, score with a sharp pointed knife to create squares then scoop out the flesh with a spoon or teaspoon.

add ice and process in the blender

Place the cut melon and mango in the blender, add sugar (honey works too), pour in about half a cup of cold water and top with lots of ice. Pulse the blender a couple of times to start the processing. Then, set on low and process of about 15 seconds.

pureed cantaloupe and mango

Turn up the speed to high until the ice is crushed. The fruit shake is ready to serve at this point but I like to add milk to mine, so…

add milk to the pureed fruits

Remove the cover, pour in about half a cup of milk and process on low speed for about five seconds.

mango and melon (cantaloupe) fruit shakes

Pour into drinking glasses and enjoy. :)

October 14, 2007  Print This Post   
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8 Responses to “Mango and melon (cantaloupe) fruit shake”
  1. dhayL says:
    October 15, 2007 at 1:54 am

    ooh my daughter loves mango shakes, and so do I! hehehe, next time i’ll try cantaloupe and mango together! It looks so good and healthy too!

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  2. noemi says:
    October 15, 2007 at 2:21 am

    delicious! i’d like to try one.

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  3. Connie says:
    October 15, 2007 at 7:53 am

    I was just telling my husband that fruit shakes are a much healthier breakfast than cereals in boxes. :)

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  4. soloops says:
    October 15, 2007 at 9:40 am

    Hi,

    Great photos!

    J esp. loves the mango-apple with kalamansi juice combination. I’ll definitely try cantaloupe this weekend.

    Reply
  5. jeff says:
    October 17, 2007 at 9:26 am

    just a suggestion.. so not to water down the shake with ice.. i suggest u freeze the fruits…..i do it that way. and i love mango and melon shake.. its my favorite combination

    Reply
  6. marie says:
    July 19, 2009 at 11:35 am

    MABUTI NALANG NAKITA KO ITONG SHAKE DAHIL KUNG WALA YUNG SHAKE WALA KAMI I PREPRESENT PARA BUKAS

    Reply
  7. christine says:
    August 15, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    wla na bang ibang mga prutas na matatagpuan xa pinas na pweding i shake????????

    Reply
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