Last updated: July 23, 2019
Creamy Fruit Cocktail
In Spanish, this tasty and vaguely healthy creamy fruit cocktail dessert is called ‘bionico’.
We just call it damn good instead.
We also learned from a food blogger a little bit of the history behind the dish. According to Erika of Nibbles and Feasts, “A bionico or a bionic in English, is a common energy snack enjoyed in between meals. Many people with physically enduring days add granola and popped amaranth for a source of protein and added energy. It’s a better-for-you treat. Way better than the store bought granola or protein bar because it has all the benefits of fresh fruit and dairy.”
It serves as a dessert here for all intents and purposes. Forgive us, Ericka.
Ingredients:
4 cups diced fruit (strawberries, apples, mango, pineapple, melon)
1/3 cup each of sour cream, plain yogurt
and sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla
½ cup granola with nuts, raisins, and coconut
2 Tbsp. honey
Directions:
Mix fruit in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix sour cream, yogurt, vanilla, and condensed milk. Add 2 tablespoons of the cream mixture to 4 dessert bowls, and top each with 1 cup fruit, 2 tablespoons granola and a ½ tablespoon of honey.
By Lori Ross, Southern Boating June 2019
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