Tropical Shake

From La Comida del Barrio, May 2003, by Aarón Sanchez and found at epicurious.com. This milk shake is a Puerto Rican and Cuban favorite; Palacio de Los Jugos on Flagler Street in Miami specializes in jugos and makes great tropical-fruit batidos. The fruit combinations are endless — try a mixture of strawberry and kiwi or guava and pineapple — and you can even use coconut milk instead of whole and spike with a shot of rum.

• Ready In: 8 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  small papaya, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
• 1  mango, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
• 1  ripe banana, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups  whole milk
•  sugar (depends on ripeness and flavour of your fruit)
• 1  cup  crushed  ice

Directions

1. Combine the fruit in a blender and purée to break everything up. Add the milk, sugar, and ice; blend until thick and frothy.