BANANA AND COFFEE SMOOTHIE

BANANA AND COFFEE SMOOTHIE

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon unbrewed ground coffee (not instant)
  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice)
  • 1/4 cup brewed coffee, cooled
  • 1/2 frozen banana (the riper, the sweeter)
  • Raw honey, if necessary, for sweetness (and if you're not vegan)
  • Ice, if necessary, to thicken


Preparation

  • Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Add more ice cream if too runny liquid, or more almond milk if too thick, as required.
  • Serve immediately.


To prepare the smoothie in advance and freeze

  • To prepare the smoothie freezer bag, add the ground coffee to the bottom of the bag, then the banana, vanilla extract and peanut butter to a freezer bag.
  • Remove excess air from the bag, seal tightly and place in the freezer.
  • When you're ready to blend, add the almond milk and cooled coffee to a blender, followed by the frozen contents of the freezer bag.
  • Blend until smooth.

Tips

If you can't get bananas or aren't a fan, you can substitute with frozen avocado, sweet potato, Greek yogurt, oatmeal or any other frozen fruit of your choice. 

 You can also replace the almond milk with the milk of your choice and the peanut butter with the seed butter of your choice - it's only there to add substance, thickness and natural fat.