A Special Valentine’s Drink!

I’ve always loved to celebrate Valentine’s Day, even in Venezuela where it wasn’t so big as it is here. I like to look for ideas to surprise the people that are close to me, cook something, make something, whatever it is, it’s fun to come up with something every year.

This time I was already thinking of making a special Valentine’s Drink, something fun for the kids, not just adults…

I keep buying different shapes of silicone ice molds every chance I get when I see them during the year, depending on the seasons you can find them in lots of different shapes and for cheap. The hearts mold is a classic, the one I have is from Ikea.

So TA-DA!! I created this super Silky Strawberry Smoothie with Raspberry Ice Hearts! It’s really nothing fancy, just milk, fruit, sugar and ice but when you serve it in a little special glass and include a red heart it’s just so cute!! The kids were fascinated with this. Maya kept asking, for me Mami? And she was intrigued, she tried it and drank it all the way and said: More Mami?

So maybe for Valentine’s Day you can surprise your little ones or your friends with this cute, lovely Valentine’s Drink, they’ll love it and they will all have their heart melted, LOL, literally!

Silky Strawberry Smoothie with Raspberry Ice Hearts

-Makes 2 glasses- 

• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1/2 cup raspberries
• 1/3 cup of water

For the Smoothie

• 1 cup of strawberries
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 3 or 4 ice cubes
• 3/4 cups of milk

DIRECTIONS:

 

– ESPAÑOL –

BATIDO DE FRESA Y LECHE

Batido suave de fresas y leche con corazones de frambuesa

• 1 cucharadita de azúcar
• 1/2 taza de frambuesas*
• 1/3 taza de agua

Para el batido