Coffee Avocado Milkshake

This is an Indonesia favorite:

Ingredients

1/2 cup espresso or 1/2 cup French Roast coffee (preferable Sumatran), chilled

1/2 large ripe avocado

1/2 cup half & half

2 cups ice cream (your choice of flavor)

2 teaspoons Tahitian vanilla extract

2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

Garnish by floating 3 dark roasted coffee beans on top

Optional: add ½ teaspoon of ginger to add tartness

Or

add 1 teaspoon of sugar to sweeten

or

substitute yogurt for ice cream (plain or with fruit)

or

substitute ½ cup of blueberries for the avacado (but do try the avacado – it adds great body to the drink)

Preparation

Brew coffee the day before & place in sealed container in refrigerator

Split avocado in halves

Spoon avocado flesh into a blender, first

Add remaining ingredients

Puree until completely smooth

Serve chilled

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