Shakes are one of the best ways to cool yourself in a hot climate. Summer shakes are made using the seasonal fruits and vegetables available during these days.
Fruits like mangoes, pineapples, watermelon, etc. are some of the most popular fruits available during the summer.
Using these fruits in making shakes is not just tasty; they are loaded with a lot of important nutrients. Most importantly, consuming these shakes helps you maintain your hydration level during the summer.
Therefore, in this post, I will share the 7 best refreshing shakes to enjoy in a hot climate.
Also, to make the base of the Indian shakes, products like milk, coconut water, fruit juice, or yogurt are widely used.
7 Best Summer Shake Recipes
1. Mango Lassi Shake
Ingredients:
- Ripe mango (peeled and diced): 1 pc
- yogurt: 1 cup
- milk: 1/2 cup
- honey or sugar: 1 tablespoon (optional)
- A pinch of cardamom powder
- Ice cubes
Instructions:
- In a mixing bowl, add mango, yogurt, and milk. Make sure mangoes are in pieces to make them easy to blend. For making lassi, use thick yogurt, which is nice and creamy.
- And then add honey and cardamom powder. You can use sugar instead of honey. This is optional.
- With the help of a blender, blend them until smooth. You have to make sure all mango pieces blend well and no chunks are left behind.
- Next, add ice cubes to the shake. Now you have to blend again until the shake is chilled. You can also refrigerate the shake instead of adding ice cubes and keep it for 15 minutes to cool.
- Finally, transfer the shake into glasses and serve immediately.
Note: You can also use almond milk instead of cow milk to make the base. Using honey instead of sugar is good for your health. Also, you can add nuts like almond or cashew pieces to add a little crunch.
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2. Berry Blast Shake
Ingredients:
- strawberries: 1/2 cup
- blueberries: 1/2 cup
- raspberries: 1/2 cup
- 1 banana
- almond milk: 1 cup (or any preferred milk)
- chia seeds: 1 tablespoon
- Ice cubes
Instructions:
- Take a mixing bowl and add all three berries and bananas to it. Choose good quality, fresh, and red strawberries. Also, you have to make sure these berries are cut smaller for easy blending.
- And, now, add almond milk and chia seeds to the mixing bowl.
- Now, with a blender, blend these ingredients until smooth.
- You can now add ice cubes and blend again until the shake is chilled.
- Finally, transfer the Berry Blast Shake into glasses, and serve immediately.
3. Pineapple Coconut Shake
Ingredients:
- fresh pineapple chunks: 1 cup
- coconut milk: 1 cup
- Greek yogurt: 1/2 cup
- honey: 1 tablespoon
- Ice cubes
Instructions:
- In a large mixing bowl, add pineapple chunks and coconut milk. If you do not have coconut milk, you can use normal milk with coconut water. This is optional. I recommend that you use coconut milk for an authentic taste.
- Next, add Greek yogurt and honey to the mixing bowl. The yogurt must be fresh and thick to make the shake.
- Take a blender and blend these items properly so they turn smooth.
- It is time to add ice cubes and blend again until chilled. Otherwise, you can refrigerate the shake before serving.
- Transfer the pineapple-coconut shake into serving glasses and serve immediately.
4. Green Detox Shake
Ingredients:
- spinach leaves: 1 cup
- cucumber: 1/2 pc (peeled and chopped)
- green apple: 1 pc chopped
- 1/2 lemon juice
- coconut water: 1 cup
- Ice cubes
Instructions:
- As usual, take a mixing bowl and add cucumber and spinach leaves to it. Fresh green spinach will make your shake flavorful, with added health benefits.
- Next, add green apple, lemon juice, and coconut water to the bowl.
- Blend these ingredients until you get a smoother consistency.
- Finally, add ice cubes to the shake. Remember to blend again until chilled.
- It is serving time; now pour the green detox drink into serving glasses. Your shake is ready and you can include it to your diet.
5. Peach and Oat Shake
Ingredients:
- ripe peaches: 2 pcs (peeled and sliced)
- oats: 1/2 cup
- milk: 1 cup (or any preferred milk)
- yogurt: 1/2 cup
- honey: 1 tablespoon
- Ice cubes
Instructions:
- In a large mixing bowl, add peaches and oats in the quantity mentioned above. Use fine, raw oats so that they are easy to blend and get a smoother consistency.
- Now add milk, yogurt, and honey to your mixing bowl for blending.
- Next, blend these ingredients until you see a smoother consistency.
- Now add ice cubes to your peach and oat shake and remember to blend again.
- Pour the peach-oat shake into glasses and serve immediately.
6. Watermelon Mint Shake
Ingredients:
- watermelon chunks: 2 cups (seeds removed)
- Greek yogurt: 1/2 cup
- fresh mint leaves: 1/4 cup
- lime juice: 1 tablespoon
- Ice cubes
Instructions:
- Put watermelon chunks, Greek yogurt, mint leaves, and lime juice in a large container.
- With the help of a blender, blend all these ingredients until smooth.
- Now add ice cubes to the shake and blend again until chilled.
- Transfer the watermelon-mint shake into glasses and serve immediately.
7. Banana Almond Shake
Ingredients:
- 2 bananas
- almond milk: 1 cup
- almond butter: 1 tablespoon
- honey or maple syrup: 1 tablespoon
- A pinch of cinnamon
- Ice cubes
Instructions:
- Put bananas, almond milk, almond butter, honey, and cinnamon in a large container.
- With the help of a blender, start blending these ingredients until smooth.
- Now put ice cubes into the banana-almond shake and blend again.
- Pour into serving glasses and serve immediately
Conclusion
I am sure these shakes are enough to delight your taste buds and help you stay hydrated. As an important tip, make sure to use only fresh fruits to make these shakes.
You can use different nuts like almonds, cashews, etc to add crunch to these shakes. This will also add health benefits to your recipes.
As mentioned earlier, you can use yogurt, milk, almonds, etc to make the base of the shakes. But cow milk is usually used to make traditional shakes in India.