White Delight

Name: White Delight
Yield: Serves 2 to 4
Ingredients: 8 apples, cored, or 3 cups filtered water; 2 vanilla sapotes, seeded; 1 large cherimoya, peeled and seeded; 2 bananas, peeled, frozen, and cut into chunks; Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean (optional)

By Jeremy A. Safron

September 28, 2011

The vanilla sapote is misnamed since it is actually not a member of the sapote family but a member of the citrus family. Vanilla sapotes, also called white sapotes, are green on the outside with pale ivory flesh. The green sapote (a true sapote) is green on the outside and orange on the inside. Look for vanilla sapotes at Latin markets and specialty produce stores.

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