And of course, then I did banana milkshake, you know, banana milk, dates, banana date milkshake. Oh, it's yummy. Okay. It's all great. So then I've been doing the strawberry milkshake, banana date milkshake. So I wanted something different. And I thought, let's try blueberries. And I bought a big box of blueberries. And so today, blueberries milk, sugar, turn the blender on. Okay
Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 1:19
You had this gelled thing, and then you had clear liquid. It was the weirdest and neatest thing I have seen ever. So now I'm trying to figure out, what am I going to do with this big box of blueberries? I bought it so I can add it to milk for a milkshake. Other options. I looked online as people say, well, make it into blueberry syrup, which means I have to Cook the blueberries
phil spade
@Phil · 1:45
So I'll just choke it down. But I remember it when you said water. I was like, yes, that's exactly what it was. It was just watery and way different. Now I can tell you that when I add other berries in there, like raspberries and even strawberries, it's much better. The consistency is there. It's a much better shake, and it must be the other berries Besides the blueberries
Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 0:40
Hey, Phil, tell me more about this almond butter and avocado shake. Are we talking almond butter, avocado and milk and blended. So here's the thing for me. I need it to be sweet. So if I'm doing strawberry and milk, I will add sugar to it. The only time I don't add sugar. I know sugar is unhealthy, but the only time I don't add sugar is if it's banana milk. I'll add dates to it
Bowie Rowan
@bowie · 2:25
I also highly recommend trying out Maple syrup as a sweetener if you don't just want to go straight sugar because it's really delicious and it adds kind of subtle, additional flavor to it as well. So excited to hear more if you try any of these
Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 1:14
So I just wanted to clarify. So when I added the blueberries to the milk, right, the pectin in the blueberries got bound to the calcium in the milk. And so what it created is two layers. One is a clear liquid, and then all the milk was bound up like almost like a jelly. It had a spade of jelly or custard. So I'm curious about the yogurt because that's the consistency of yogurt
Bowie Rowan
@bowie · 0:43
So I have an important followup question were the blueberries you used frozen or not? Because I think that makes a difference as well. I've noticed a huge change in consistency and see depending on whether I'm using frozen fruit or not. So I'm curious about that because I believe when my friend years ago had made me that blueberry and yogurt smoothie, that the blueberries were not frozen
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
phil spade
@Phil · 1:49
Yes. So in my shakes, I use protein powder. And when I use when I make the avocado and peanut butter or almond butter shakes, I'll use a chocolate protein powder, and the sweetness would actually come from alkalized cocoa powder. I have no idea what that is, but that's what's in there. And also organic cane sugar is in there as well. So that's where the sweetness will come from
Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 2:32
I'm going to try that, see if it's sweet, see if it sweetens things up and then go from there. I don't know about organic cane sugar. I'd have to look for that. We'll see. I actually want to try Rachel's idea of Maple syrup. That sounds intriguing. So I would love to, but I really do want to try this avocado, almond butter and protein powder milkshake. I'm really intrigued by it
Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 0:15
Did you say Oreo milkshake? I have never had an Oreo milkshake. That sounds. Oh, that sounds sinful. I think I just got a heart attack. Just thinking about it. Good one