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Spris (layered fruit juice)
Spris (ስፕሪስ): thick avocado, mango and papaya purées layered in a tall glass and finished with lime
Juice houses all over Addis Ababa, with their towers of fruit stacked in the window, are famous for spris: a tall glass of thick purées poured in stripes, usually green avocado, golden mango and orange papaya, with a wedge of lime on the rim. It is closer to a spoonable smoothie than a juice, and people often eat the layers one by one before stirring the rest together. It makes a filling breakfast or an afternoon pick-me-up, and children love the colours. Chef's tip: blend each fruit separately and keep every purée thick enough to hold a spoon; runny purées bleed into each other and the stripes vanish.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
Avocado layer
- 1 ripe avocadolarge
- 2 tsp sugar
- ¼ cup cold water
Mango layer
- 9 oz ripe mango fleshabout 1 large mango, or thawed frozen mango
- 2 ½ tbsp cold water
Papaya layer
- 9 oz ripe papaya fleshseeds scooped out
- 1 limehalf juiced, half cut into wedges
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Blend 1 ripe avocado with 2 tsp sugar and ¼ cup cold water until completely smooth and thick. Spoon it into a jug and rinse the blender.
Step 2: Blend 9 oz ripe mango flesh with 2 ½ tbsp cold water until smooth, adding a splash more water only if the blades stick. Pour into a second jug and rinse the blender.
Step 3: Blend 9 oz ripe papaya flesh with the juice from half the 1 lime until smooth. Taste each purée and add a little sugar if the fruit is not very sweet.
Step 4: Chill the three purées for 10 minutes if your fruit was at room temperature; cold purées hold their shape better.
10 minStep 5: Spoon the avocado into the bottom of 2 tall glasses. Pour the mango slowly over the back of a spoon held just above the avocado, then the papaya the same way, so each settles on the one below. Pouring straight from the jug is the usual mistake; it punches through and mixes the layers.
Step 6: Hang a lime wedge on each glass and serve at once with a long spoon and a wide straw. Avocado darkens if it stands, so make spris just before drinking.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 45 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 11 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does spris (layered fruit juice) take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of ripe avocado?
- Mashed peas with lemon juice (for dips).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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