Tropical Fruit Shake

A nice frosty shake to get your morning started off right. So good you'd never know it's also good for you!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup  dried apricot
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1  medium  ripe banana
• 5 -6  pineapple chunks
• 1⁄2 cup  orange juice
• 2  tablespoons  nonfat dry milk powder
• 12  ice cubes, cracked
• 1  tablespoon wheat germ

Directions

1. Combine apricots and warm water and let stand for 10 minutes.
2. Place apricots and their liquid in blender container.
3. Add banana, pineapple, orange juice, and milk powder.
4. Cover and process until smooth.
5. Remove center of blender cover and gradually add cracked ice, blending at high speed.
6. Add wheat germ and blend 1-2 minutes or until shake is very smooth.