Apricot Kefir Smoothie 🥤 Balkan Orchard 🇷🇸 (Kajsija Kefir Shake)

Description

Ripe apricots blitzed with tangy kefir, honey, and lemon—silky, sunny, lightly tart. 🍑🌞

Hook: Chill, blend, pour—5 minutes to a probiotic stone-fruit shake. ⚡

Ingredients

• 🍑 Ripe apricots, pitted (fresh or frozen): 260 g (1¾ cups / 9.2 oz)
• 🥛 Kefir (or thick plain yogurt): 300 ml (1¼ cups / 10 fl oz)
• 💧 Cold water or milk: 120 ml (½ cup / 4 fl oz)
• 🍯 Honey or sugar, to taste: 12–24 g (2–4 tsp / 0.4–0.85 oz)
• 🍋 Fresh lemon juice: 10 ml (2 tsp / 0.34 fl oz)
• 🧂 Pinch of salt: 0.5 g (⅛ tsp / 0.02 oz)
• 🧊 Ice cubes: 6–8 (≈1 cup)
• 🌿 Ground cinnamon or vanilla (optional): 0.5 g (¼ tsp / 0.02 oz)
• 🌰 Ground walnuts (optional richness): 10 g (1 tbsp / 0.35 oz)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Add 🍑 apricots, 🥛 kefir, 💧 water/milk, 🍯 honey, 🍋 lemon, 🧂 salt, and 🌿 spice (if using) to a blender; blend until very smooth.
2. 2️⃣ Add 🧊 ice (and 🌰 walnuts if using); pulse to a frosty, pourable texture.
3. 3️⃣ Taste; adjust sweetness or lemon. Pour into chilled glasses.

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 5 min
⏳ Total: 5 min

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