Batido de Papaya (Colombian Papaya Smoothie)
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh papaya cut into chunks
- 3 cups milk
- ¾ cup of sugar or to your taste
- 1 cup crushed ice
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add more milk as needed to reach the desired consistency.
It's very easy to find fresh squeezed, or beaten, natural juices in Colombia. Batidos o Sorbetes are drinks made with fresh fruits and milk, sweetened with condensed milk or sugar.
Everything is put in a blender with ice and the result is a creamy fruit drink, similar to a smoothie or a milk shake. They are made with any type of fruit, and can be found in most Colombian restaurants around the country, as well as in Colombian homes.
My mom made fresh fruit juices and batidos o sorbetes for us every day while growing up in Colombia. This Batido de Papaya was a staple in my house and sometimes my mom added other fruits like orange or bananas to the papaya to change the flavor and texture. This is a wonderful drink for adults and kids during the summer time.
Some of my favorites are Batido de Maracuyá (passion fruit), Batido de Mora (Colombian black berry) and Batido de Mango.
Buen provecho!
Evelyne@cheapethniceatz
Ha ha too funny you posted a smoothie. It sounds awesome, I am a big fan of papaya. Perfectly refreshing for our current hot days.
Juliana
I love the smoothie...we used to have papaya smoothie very often when I was living in Brazil...you just brought me really good memories.
Hope you are having a wonderful week Erica 🙂
Angie@Angie's Recipes
That's a giant papaya! The smoothie must be very tasty.
cquek
fantastic, i love papaya. but never tried smoothie.
Nusrat Azim
Good Lord ! How inviting and honest that smoothie looks ! A must try !
Thanks a lot for the easy but adorable recipe 🙂
Ana DelMont
There's a variation of this recipe; it has hawaiian papaya -which is the size of a hand- (peeled and seeded), 1 glass of milk, sugar to your taste, the ice cubes and the secret ingredient- one teaspoon of vanilla! Blend and enjoy. This recipe is typical of the Santanderes, a region of Colombia near the frontier with Venezuela.