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Healthy Banana Milkshake (Dairy-Free!)

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5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Yield 2 small milkshakes or 1 large
Category Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Lauren Grant

Description

Silky smooth naturally sweetened chocolate banana milkshakes! A quick, easy, plant based dessert everyone will love. Mix and match the flavor add-ins to make a variety of milkshakes.

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas sliced and frozen (about 2 ½ cups)
  • 2 tablespoons natural creamy nut or seed butter such as almond, peanut or sunflower seed butter
  • 1 tablespoon dark chocolate chips or chunks
  • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ½ cup milk of choice such as unsweetened vanilla almond milk, coconut milk or whole milk

Chocolate milkshake:

  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Instructions

  • Pulse bananas, nut butter, chocolate chips, and vanilla together in a high-powered blender or food processor until chopped.
  • With blender running, stream in milk, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
  • Blend until completely smooth with small chocolate chunks, about 1 minute. 
  • For a chocolate milkshake, add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder to the bananas and nut butter.

Equipment

dark chocolate chunks
high-powered blender
pure vanilla extract

Notes

Creating the thick consistency. Pulse everything but the milk together until chopped. With the blender running, stream in the milk. This creates a super smooth milkshake without it super melty.
Chill the glasses you intend to serve the milkshakes in prior to blending them up. Cold glasses keep the milkshakes chilled longer. 
Pre-slice the bananas before freezing. The most convenient way to prep bananas for freezing is to peel ripe bananas then slice ½-inch thick. Arrange slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet or plate and freeze until solid. Transfer slices to a zipper-lock bag and store in the freezer until ready to use.
Use a high powered blender. This is ideal for making these homemade milkshakes. If you have an under-powered blender I recommend slightly thawing the banana slices first. Just let them sit at room temperature for 5–10 minutes until they start to soften. A food processor will also work well for these.
For the refrigerator: it's best to serve these banana milkshakes immediately after blending. If you want to keep them for up to an hour after mixing, you can store in the fridge for freezer.
Freeze the milk for easy storage: Pour the milk into ice cube trays and freeze for convenience when making milkshakes.
Make-ahead milkshakes: you can make milkshake kits ahead of time to make morning or snack prep easier. Divide the banana slices, nut butter, and chocolate chips into individual bags or containers and store in the freezer. When it's time to make, just pull a bag out, add to the blender. No prep time needed!
If you don't have any ripe bananas on hand ready to be frozen, you can find frozen banana slices in the freezer section of your grocery store. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1small milkshake (1/2 of the recipe)Calories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 72mgFiber: 6gSugar: 22g
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