Honeydew Hefeweizen Smoothie

Do you enjoy wheat beer? Fresh honeydew melon? Then try making this tasty smoothie! It's great for warm, summer weather.

The ingredients you will need are:

1/2 of a Honeydew Melon
3 and 1/3 Cups Vanilla Ice Cream
1 Cup Hefeweizen (Wheat Beer)
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Straws (optional)
Small and Thin Honeydew Slices for Garnish (optional)

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Step 1: Remove Seeds

Cut the honeydew in half and then remove and discard the seeds using a metal spoon.

laraferox says: Aug 19, 2011. 3:04 PM

Try adding 2-4 tbsp of crushed dry ice, and stir till it stops steaming. This makes it really thick and delicious, and gives it a little carbonation too!

rbowlin7 in reply to laraferoxSep 12, 2011. 9:30 PM

this is a question probably asked many times...but where do you get dry ice?

RWWESTdesignworks says: Jun 1, 2011. 2:32 AM

I think the period and the comma should be swapped..." If desired, makes about 4 servings" (but only if you want to share),

:) beautiful presentation! It got me to look, and I don't even drink lol.

HarveyDanger says: May 29, 2011. 8:55 AM

Any recommendations for a particular wheat beer?

The only kind I have around is the Blue Moon summer brew, which could be interesting. I think I'd like to try it with a normal beer first, though.

AbstractDragon in reply to HarveyDangerMay 30, 2011. 9:11 PM

Honey Moon should be pretty much perfect with this recipe, IMHO.

ballegre in reply to HarveyDangerMay 29, 2011. 12:28 PM

Paulaner and Weihenstephaner are the gold standard of the Hefeweizen style. Franziskaner and Tucher are also good. All are nationally available but varies a lot by region, Blue Moon is a Belgian White with quite a different flavor profile though similar due to the wheat. Traditional Hefe's have a sweet banana and clove taste that I imagine make it perfect for this recipe.

matthewabel in reply to HarveyDangerMay 29, 2011. 10:42 AM

It depends on where you live. In Michigan we have Bell's Oberon, which is a summer wheat beer - and it's a big deal in some towns when it gets released each year, very fun.

I haven't tried it, and I'm somewhat unsure how it would taste, but wheat beers go very well with fruit, so it would be best to try it with a wheat beer. A regular beer isn't quite suited for fruit-pairing, at least not most all-barley brews I've tried.

HarveyDanger in reply to matthewabelMay 29, 2011. 11:10 AM

Yeah, I should have clarified that I meant a normal wheat beer, as opposed to like Sam Adams coastal wheat which has lemon in it.

Thinking of the microbreweries I do know of around here, I don't think any release a summer brew, let alone a summer wheat brew. I'll have to do some more looking.

arex in reply to HarveyDangerMay 29, 2011. 9:27 AM

Sam Adams Hefeweizen is pretty good, and probably the most readily available across the country. However, if you can find a local micro Hef, try that first...you might be pleasantly surprised.

HarveyDanger in reply to arexMay 29, 2011. 11:19 AM

I like the Sam Adams Hefeweizen. I'll go to the liquor store soon and see if they have any microbrews, and if not I'll just go with that.