One of the quickest ways to replenish your energy, whether it’s at Sahur or Iftar, is with nutritious drinks. For those who practice fasting, consuming a highly nutritious meals and drinks in the early morning and late at night helps sustain you through the day.
These are some healthy drink recipes that you can try out this Ramadan.
Healthy Breakfast Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 cup Australia's Own Soy Milk
3/4 cup low fat yogurt
1/4 cup muesli
2 medium bananas (sliced and frozen)
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp maple syrup or honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
Place all the ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
Pour in a serving glass and enjoy immediately
Peanut Butter & Dates Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 ripe banana
4-5 pitted dates
1 frozen banana
2 tbsp Peanut Butter & Co Bee's Knees
1/4-1/2 cup ice
Instructions:
Place all the ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend till smooth
If you prefer it thinner, add more almond milk
Guava Aqua Fresca
Ingredients:
2 cups pink guava juice
3 tbsp Lazy Lemon juice
1/4 tbsp masala spice
1/4 cup sparkling water
4-6 ice cubes
fresh mint leaves
Instructions:
Add lemon juice and masala spice to pink guava juice and stir, then strain
Pour the juice over ice cubes in a glass and top up with sparkling water
Garnish and enjoy
Mango Colada
Ingredients:
1 cup ripe mango pieces
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup coconut cream
3/4 cup Australia's Own coconut milk
1/2 cup pineapple juice
ice cubes
Instructions:
Blend together mango pieces, sugar and coconut cream until smooth
Add coconut milk and pineapple juice and blend until mixed well
Pour mixture over ice cubes and enjoy
Almond Saffron Milk
Ingredients:
4 cups OraSi almond milk
Large pinch of saffron
1 tbsp peeled almonds
2 cardamom pods (whole)
1 tbsp honey
Instructions:
Using a mortar and pestle, grind almonds to a paste
In a small bowl, combine 3 tbsp almond milk with saffron
In a saucepan, boil the remaining almond milk for 10 minutes
Add cardamom, almond paste, honey and saffron mixture to the pot and simmer for 5 minutes
Remove cardamom pods and serve warm
Mixed Berry Tonic
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen mixed berries
4 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp lemon juice
6 cans (200ml each) Fitch & Leedes tonic water
ice cubes
lemon slices and fresh mint as garnish
Instructions:
Blend frozen berries, maple syrup and lemon juice until smooth and pour into a large pitcher
Add ice cubes, lemon slices and mint
Pour tonic water into the pitcher and stir
Serve cold and enjoy