Agave Aid: Using Agave Nectar

Looking for more ways to use agave nectar?

•    Try our Banana Fudge Smoothie (below)
•    Use as a sweetener for tea
•    Squeeze a half teaspoon agave nectar into your morning oatmeal
•    Use in place of maple syrup on pancakes and waffles
•    Make macerated berries by crushing fresh or frozen berries with agave nectar
•    Use in cakes and other baked good by substituting ¾ cup agave nectar for each cup of sugar and reducing the amount of liquid by about one-third.

Banana Fudge Smoothie

Mark Boughton

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Creamy and delicious, this smoothie is great for breakfast or a midday pick-me-up.

Ingredients

1½ cups fat-free or low-fat milk
½ cup soft silken low-fat tofu
2 ripe medium bananas, frozen and cut into 1-inch chunks
2 tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
1 teaspoon agave nectar or dark honey

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve immediately. Serves 3.

Recipe by Cherly Forberg, Relish the Healthy Table, “The Biggest Loser’s Plan to Win,” Jan. 2008. Forberg is the author of Positively Ageless: A 28-Day Plan for a Younger, Slimmer, Sexier You (Rodale, April 2008) and Stop the Clock! Cooking (Avery, 2003). Recipe adapted from Stop the Clock! Cooking. Visit her website at cherylforberg.com

Nutritional Information

Per (1-cup) serving: 170 calories, 2.5g fat, 9g prot., 30g carbs., 3g fiber, 65mg sodium.

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