Andy’s Papaya Shakes (Vegan and Wonderful!)

This weekend, Andy made some Papaya shakes with soy milk.  They were incredibly tasty and healthy, so I asked him to email the recipe to me for madhuknitsandcooks.com.  They are not too sweet and wonderfully creamy.  I highly recommend you try them! 

Here is the recipe, which makes 4 large servings or 8 smaller (approx. 8 oz.) servings:

• 1 ripened papaya that is skinned, pitted and cubed
• 1/2 large carton of cold vanilla soy milk (approx. 4 cups)
• 3-4 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• Ground cinnamon

Note:  If you have a standard size blender, you will probably be able to only make two shakes at a time so just halve the ingredients for each blend cycle.  These directions reflect usage of a standard size blender.

Directions:

• Place half of cubed papaya in the blender
• Cover the papaya with soy milk
• Add 1-2 tablespoons of sugar
• Add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
• Blend until there are no more papaya chunks (the mixture is smooth)
• Pour into glasses
• Add some ground cinnamon as a garnish.  Although you may think that cinnamon makes no sense at all in this recipe (as I did), just try it — you won’t regret it!
• Serve immediately