Sinh To Bo, Vietnamese Avocado Shake
Sinh to bo is the Vietnamese avocado shake, sold from smoothie carts and cafes across the country, thick enough to eat with a spoon. Vietnam treats the avocado as a sweet fruit, and blended with milk and ice it becomes something between a drink and a dessert. The traditional version leans on sweetened condensed milk; here whole soy milk carries the body and a few Medjool dates do the sweetening, so it stays plant-based and coconut-free while keeping the richness that makes it worth drinking. One avocado serves two, which keeps this whole-food fat where it belongs, as the center of an occasional treat rather than an everyday base. Blend it long enough to go completely smooth.
Ingredients
- 1 Avocado, ripe, halved and pitted
- 1 1/2 cups Unsweetened soy milk, cold
- 3 Medjool dates, pitted
- 1 tsp Lime juice
Method
- Blend the avocado, cold soy milk, pitted dates, and lime juice until completely smooth, scraping down once. The dates dissolve into the avocado's fat and sweeten the shake with fiber attached, replacing the sweetened condensed milk this drink is usually built on.
- If the dates leave any grit, blend a full minute longer. A silky texture is the whole appeal of sinh to bo, and Medjools need time to break down fully.
- Pour over crushed ice and drink right away. Vietnamese fruit shakes are served slushy-cold, and the lime slows the avocado from browning, but it is still best within the hour.
Nutrition
Estimated per serving: 230 calories, 6 g protein, 7 g fiber, 60 mg sodium. Computed from USDA FoodData Central reference values for the main ingredients. This is an approximation, not a laboratory measurement. How these are computed.
Cost per serving is estimated from US national-average retail prices for cheap staple forms, using BLS dried-bean prices and USDA produce prices. Prices vary by store and season, so treat it as a guide, not a receipt. How this is computed.
