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Prep time
10 minutes
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Serves
2
Author Notes
This yummy frosty treat is like a combination of a milkshake and a smoothie. It is from Louisa Shafia's book The New Persian Kitchen and is based on a drink called majoon. Though you don't need to use all of the nuts she lists, use at least some! They add a fabulous crunch to the drink. —fiveandspice
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Ingredients
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1
banana, peeled and frozen
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8
Medjool dates, pitted
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1/2 cup
plain yogurt
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1/2 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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1 pinch
ground cinnamon
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1 pinch
sea salt
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2 cups
ice cubes
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3/4 cup
to 1 cup water
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1 tablespoon
each: toasted coconut flakes, toasted chopped almonds, toasted chopped walnuts, toasted chopped pistachios, and toasted sesame seeds
Directions
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Cut the banana into 1-inch-thick slices and place them in a blender. Add the dates, yogurt, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, ice cubes, and 3/4 cup water and blend until smooth. Add an additional 1/4 cup water if the shake is too thick.
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Pour the shake into glasses and top with rows of the coconut flakes, almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and sesame seeds, and serve.
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