Banana Shake / Smoothie

Chef floWer's Note:

This is a smooth healthy shake/smoothie that everyone could enjoy. Little Miss (DD) loves her to drink banana shakes/smoothies so I had to slightly modify this recipe for her to be able to enjoy it. I used a very ripe banana and didn’t have a fresh orange at home so I used orange juice. I used a hand held blender to pulp the ingredients together. Original recipe comes from 'The Little Book of Alcohol-Free Cocktails' by Hamlyn

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 banana , chopped
• 1 oranges, juice of or 100 ml orange juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 300 ml lactose-free milk (1/2 pint) or 300 ml soymilk (1/2 pint) or 300 ml full-fat milk (1/2 pint)
• 8 ice cubes
• ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Place the banana, orange juice, honey and milk in a food processor and process until smooth.
2. Pour over ice into 2 tall glasses and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Reviews

[Lalaloula]

What a great smoothie! This was the perfect quick, healthy and yummy breakfast! YUM! I left out the honey as my banana was very sweet and used apple juice in place of the orange. THANKS SO MUCH for sharing this keeper with us, Chef floWer!
Made and reviewed for the Aussie/NZ Recipe Swap November 2011.

[UmmBinat]

I think DD1 (4 years old) and I would have preferred this without orange juice. I used Tropicana. I used homemade almond milk to be soy and lactose free and followed the rest.

[Jen T]

This made a quick healthy lunch on a hot day. I didn't have any oranges on hand so used a pineapple/mango juice that I had in the fridge. Can see this being a regular smoothie for us.
Made for Aus/NZ swap December 2011