When you buy a $20 jackfruit what you will do? You want to save every bit of it and enjoy. I did that too. I made Jackfruit muffins, Jackfruit pudding, and a jackfruit milk shake. I didn’t used any ice cream in it as jackfruit and milk are itself creamy and delicious.
In my hometown Trivandrum, during the summer months we used to drink different types of fruit drinks to cool down from the heat. Royal milk shake, Sharjah shake, jackfruit milk shake, pineapple milk shake are some of them. I miss Nongu/Ice apple drink which my dad used to buy for us during its season. When I visit India, I would like to try and let my kids experience the tastes. These drinks have lot of nostalgic memories attached to it. Normally these recipes don’t contain any ice cream. They freeze the milk and use it in the recipe. I didn’t do that in my jackfruit milk shake.
Jackfruit is largest tree-borne fruit native to south and southeast Asia, but is also cultivated in Central and South America, as well as Hawaii, California and Florida. If you can get hold of it, please try it even though cleaning them is little work but worth all the effort. Here is link how to clean the whole jackfruits.
I used chilled milk and some ice cubes and jackfruit along with Nectiva to make this drink. Nectiva was used to sweeten up a little, you can increase the amount if you want sweet drink. I only made two servings.
My hubby who was skeptical about this drink also gave warning that don’t spoil this expensive fruit. I told him don’t worry it will taste good. He agreed with after the first sip.
Look for HEB or Asian store to buy fresh jackfruit. You can try it with canned Jackfruit too, but do not use any additional sugar. Here is the recipe let know how it turned out for you.
Jackfruit milk shake
Ingredients
- 10 jackfruit pieces Fresh/canned
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 tsp Nectevia |Stevia Infused Agave Nectar/ your favorite sweetener
- Ice
Instructions
- Process everything in a blender to smooth consistency and enjoy
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This is Swathi ( Ambujom Saraswathy) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
I have never heard of this kind of fruit before. It looks nice and sweet, ripe and flavorful. I wish I wasn’t allergic to milk products wonder what I may substitute for it? It looks so delicious!
Try coconut milk.
That is such a yummy looking milk shake Swathi. I’ve never tried jackfruit this way, but I can imagine how good this must have tasted. Good one.
I have not seen jackfruit in ages. At least in my this part of the world. Wonder if they have them canned or frozen. Must check it out. This sounds so refreshing.
This is about the 5th recipe I have seen for Jackfruit. I have never tried it before. I am not even sure I can find it here. I will look for it next weekend when I head into Toronto.
I am in love with your jackfruit recipes and here there is one more that I am in love with. So refreshing with the flavor of my favorite fruit. Perfect for the summer months. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve never had jackfruit before but this sounds like a wonderful drink! I’d love to sit out on the back porch with this on a sunny afternoon. Cheers!
I love jackfruit, never tried adding them in shakes. This looks so refreshing, cant wait to try this out.
I’ve never heard of jackfruit and it sound delicious. I”ll have to keep my eye out for it at the grocery store or Farmers Market. I can’t wait to try it out in a milk shake.
Wow this looks so creamy and delicious. I love that you used stevia – healthier sweetener. I bet this taste JUST amazing and so flavorful. Saving this.