Spicy Strawberry-Banana Mango Slushers Recipe
Ingredients
- Recipe from The Great Pepper Cookbook, page 47
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled
- 2 cups frozen mango chunks
- 3 bananas
- 1/2 fresh manzano chile pepper, stem and seeds removed, chopped (we substituted crushed red pepper - about 1/4 tsp, adjust to your taste)
- We also added about 1/4 cup vanilla flavored unsweetened almond milk
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 789g | |
| Calories 457 | |
| Calories from Fat 20 | 4% |
| Total Fat 2.37g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat 0.48g | 2% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 10mg | 0% |
| Potassium 1680mg | 48% |
| Total Carbs 116.23g | 31% |
| Dietary Fiber 16.7g | 56% |
| Sugars 77.82g | 52% |
| Protein 5.88g | 9% |
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