The Kerith Smoothie

The Kerith Smoothie

With all this discussion at church based around the Peach and the Coconut, my culinary mind has been buzzing with ideas.  After some experimenting, I have come up with The Kerith Smoothie.  This may not be theologically correct, but it tastes absolutely delicious!

Ingredients (for two people):
2 fresh peaches
Half a tin of coconut milk
1 heaped teaspoon of brown sugar
1 heaped teaspoon of Golden Syrup.
A sprinkling of Ground Ginger
A sprinkling of Ground Cinnamon.

Method
Cut all the way around each peach and twist the two halves apart.
Carefully dig out the stone.
Cut a whole slice from each peach, about ¼ of an inch thick (for decoration later) and cut a small groove in each one for it to hook onto the glass.
Finely chop the rest of the peaches and add them to a liquidizer or smoothie maker.  If you don't have these to hand, put them into a large jug and cut them up and mash them into a peachy pulp.
Add the following:
1 large teaspoon of brown sugar.
1 large teaspoon of Golden Syrup.
A generous, but not over zealous sprinkling of ground ginger.
A dusting of Cinnamon.
Mix it all up for about a minute.  You need the all grains of sugar to dissolve.
Shake the tin of coconut milk.  If you have a large tin and you don’t shake it you’ll have an even richer creamier milk from the top half.  If you’re using a large tin, pour half of it into the mix and save the other half for another mix.
Mix it all up (or liquidise it or smoothie it) and then pour it carefully into a couple of glasses.
Hook a peach slice onto the side of each glass.
Put these in the fridge to chill or serve straight away.

Once you have your Kerith Smoothie, why not put on your favourite worship CD, put your feet up and enjoy the next chapter of The Peach and the Coconut by Simon Benham.
Mmmmmm!!!  That’s good!

By the way…
Just as a health warning, coconut milk is about 20% saturated fat!  So this is a treat – not an everyday drink.

If you would like a healthier option, why not just have the peach and coconut milk mix.  After all, it does count towards 1 of your 5 a day.

If you like a tipple, why not add a splash of Gordon's Dry Gin to give it a bit of a sophisticated kick!