BB-Mango Banana Daiquiris

It is the second Thursday of the month, so you know what that means- we have a Barefoot Blogger post. This month Veronica of Supermarket Serenade has chosen Mango Banana Daiquiris. First of all, before I go any further, let me be a child and tell you how super excited I was when I saw that this recipe required minimal ingredients and no cooking or baking. Not sure why but I felt like a child whos teacher forgot to assign her homework.

Anyways, my intention was to make this recipe over a weekend when I typically have friends over. However, due to a string of unfortunate events, like both my husband and I getting food poisoning, I was unable to do so. But, never one to let an opportunity for a good drink pass me by, I made this on a Wednesday afternoon. Well let me tell you, it's not quite the happy hour drink but, nonetheless, it was still enjoyable. To me this is the quintessential drink to enjoy on hot summer day while sitting by the pool reading a magazine. It is cold, cool and refreshing, just what you need while you are baking under the sun instead of baking things in the oven. However, don't get me wrong this works just as well on a Wednesday afternoon or Tuesday afternoon or Monay afternoon....well you get the point.

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Mango Banana Daiquiris
Adapted from Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics- Ina Garten
2 cups chopped ripe mango (1 to 2 mangos, peeled and seeded)
1 ripe banana, chopped
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice (4 limes)
1/4 cup sugar syrup*
1 1/4 cups dark rum
Mango slices, for serving

Directions
1. Place the mango, banana, lime juice, sugar syrup, and rum in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Add 2 cups of ice and blend again until smooth and thick.
3. Serve with slices of mangos as garnish.

*To make simple syrup, heat 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Chill.
Serves 4

Enjoy!