smoothies and popsicles

Bases:

Pureéd bananas
Silken tofu
Yogurt
Pudding (milk cooked with corn starch, rice, or tapioca)
Cream
Cool Whip

Sweeteners:

Dates
Maple syrup
Honey
Sugar
Sugar syrup steeped with herbs (lemon verbena, mint)

Flavors:

Chai (ground cardamom, cinnamon) or sweet potato chai (add pureéd sweet potato)
Green tea or jasmine tea (steep several tea bags in hot milk, blend with thick pudding or cream base)
Dark chocolate (sifted good quality cocoa powder or melted dark chocolate, almond extract) or Mexican chocolate (add cinnamon and red pepper) or chocolate cherry (add canned cherries)
Khulfee (ground pistachios, ground cardamom, dash of vanilla extract)
Mango peppermint (pureéd mango, fresh mint and/or peppermint extract)
Orange peppermint (orange juice, a few fresh peppermint leaves, orange zest and lime juice and peppermint extract to taste)
Bluebana (blueberries and orange juice in a banana base)
Mocha (strong coffee + dark chocolate)
Strawberry lime
Strawberry kiwi
Strawberry banana
Raspberry cheesecake (vanilla pudding or cream base, balsamic vinegar and raspberries)
No-guilt cheesecake (balsamic vinegar and vanilla pudding or cream base)
Salty, spicy, sweet adventure (Tabasco sauce and vanilla pudding)
Plum lemon
Prune lime cucumber
Cucumber watermelon lime
Carrot orange pineapple
Peach cherry (add amaretto!) in a cream base


Don't be afraid to add some acid and salt to balance the flavors!