Best Nutty Banana Shakes Recipes

EASY 5-MINUTE BANANA SMOOTHIE

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Our banana smoothie is extra creamy and fruity. Depending on how ripe or sweet your banana and orange are, you may need to add a little extra honey, so add based on your taste. There are many additions you can make. For a green smoothie, add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of fresh greens like spinach or kale. You can also add more fruit. Add 1/2 cup of strawberries, mango, frozen berries, pineapple, or other favorite fruit.

Provided by Adam and Joanne Gallagher

Categories Drink

Time 5m

Yield Makes 2 kid-size smoothies or 1 large

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 banana
1/2 orange, peeled and quartered
1/3 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup water or milk (dairy or non-dairy)
1 to 2 teaspoons honey, optional

Steps:

Roughly chop the banana and orange quarters, and then add to a blender. Top with yogurt and water (or milk). Turn blender on and blend until creamy and smooth. Taste, and then adjust with honey if needed.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 kid-size smoothie, Calories 122, Protein 5 g, Carbohydrate 23 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 16 g, Fat 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 5 mg

THE ULTIMATE PEANUT BUTTER BANANA SMOOTHIE

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A creamy, versatile peanut butter banana smoothie made with oats! The perfect satisfying breakfast or snack, with just 5 minutes and 4 ingredients required!

Provided by Minimalist Baker

Categories Beverage Breakfast

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup frozen ripe banana slices ((1 medium banana yields ~1 cup slices))
1/3 cup rolled oats ((gluten-free certified as needed))
3/4 - 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
2-3 Tbsp peanut butter
1 handful baby spinach
1 Tbsp flaxseed meal or hemp seeds ((for added nutrition))
1-2 tsp honey or maple syrup ((or a pitted medjool date))
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Steps:

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy, adding more almond milk to thin, banana or oats to thicken, or peanut butter for richness and peanut flavor.
Serve immediately or freeze in an ice cube tray then reblend (adding dairy-free milk as needed) to enjoy later. Texture/flavor is best when fresh.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 smoothie, Calories 426 kcal, Carbohydrate 54.6 g, Protein 12.7 g, Fat 20.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 138 mg, Fiber 7.7 g, Sugar 19.5 g, UnsaturatedFat 15 g

NUTTY BANANA SHAKE

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This rich drink makes a filling breakfast. For a superb eggnog, add orange zest and rum, brandy, or bourbon. Before buying bananas, read about their production in "Must-Buy Organics," on page 16\. If you like nondairy milk, then blending your own nut milk, as described in this recipe, is much more economical than buying it premade. And unlike store-bought nut milk, it comes without added sugar, preservatives, and hard-to-recycle cartons. Homemade nut milk works beautifully for cereal, smoothies, baking, and simply drinking on its own.

Yield serves 2 to 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup almonds, soaked in water for 1/2 hour, or 3 cups commercially prepared almond milk
1 banana, peeled and broken into pieces
1/2 cup smooth almond butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

If you are making your own almond milk, drain the almonds, then place them in a blender with 3 cups water and blend until the almonds are completely pulverized, about 1 minute. Pour the milk through a fine-mesh strainer, using a ladle to press the liquid from the almonds. You should end up with 3 cups of almond milk.
Rinse out the blender, then pour in the almond milk. Add all of the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Or, for a colder drink, blend in a few ice cubes and serve immediately.