Vanilla, Plum, and Buttermilk Smoothie

By mollydahma

Ingredients

• 2 * 2 cups sugar
• 1 * 1 vanilla bean, halved with scraped seeds
• 5 * 5 plums, quartered, pitted
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups small ice cubes

Preparation

Step 1

1. Put 4 cups water, sugar, and halved vanilla bean with scraped seeds into a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Add plums. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until plums are tender, about 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer plums to a plate to cool completely; remove bean, and discard poaching liquid.
2. Puree cooled plums in a blender. Add buttermilk and small ice cubes; blend until smooth.