Baklava Pistachio Lassi
Lassi meet baklava! This creamy, sweet yet refreshing baklava inspired lassi with pistachios, lemon, cinnamon and dairy-free yogurt is the perfect drink for cooling you down on a warm day. Think of it as an Indian milkshake with a Middle Eastern twist.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup non dairy milk, I like oat milk or almond milk
- 2 tablespoons raw pistachios, plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons almond flour optional
- 6-7 dates
- Zest of ½ lemon
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup non-dairy yogurt , I like kite hill plain almond milk yogurt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or sugar optional as needed
Instructions
- Add the milk, nuts, almond flour and dates to a blender and blend for a minute then let it sit for 5 minutes and then repeat 3 or 4 times until all the nuts are well blended in.
- Then add yogurt, lemon zest and cinnamon and blend again.
- Taste and adjust flavor, add more maple syrup or sugar if you want it sweeter and blend again.
- Then pour it over in glasses at least ½ filled with ice cubes and serve. Optionally top the lassi with some chopped pistachios.
- This makes a really thick lassi. You can add ice cubes to the mixture when you add yogurt to blend some in so that it becomes a little lighter.Store: refrigerate in closed container for upto 3 days
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Notes
Variation flavors: add some vanilla or cardamom
Pistachio sub: Use walnuts or pecans
Yogurt sub: Lassi is a yogurt drink. Without yogurt it would be a milkshake. You can use thick non dairy milk such as coconut cream or cashew milk instead for a baklava milkshakeZ
Nutrition
Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 179mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 339mg | Iron: 1mg