Coffee without Coffee? Is it truly possible? Yes!
This is a healthy banana blended drink that is a GREAT substitute for coffee. It’s mix of spices is a great morning (or all day) concoction that is VERY HEALTHY FOR YOU! Mmmmmm….
I dare you to give a try! Come on… You’ll like it…
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THE BANANA WHO THOUGHT HE WAS COFFEE
Serves 2
Dietary Fiber 3.6g per serving!
Ingredients
2 large, ripe bananas
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 cups milk, slightly warmed
Preparation
1. Take you favorite bowl (like above) & mash your bananas with a fork
2. Measure all your spices & sugar (mise en place)
3. Put everything except the milk into your blender.
4. Warm your milk (I actually use a mix of 1/2 water & 1/2 milk) in microwave.
About 45sec to 1 minute is sufficient.
5. Start by putting one cup into the blender. Mix, Mix, Mix. Taste the latte and mix to desired consistency. Whirl away in the blender until nice & frothy.
Nutritional data per serving: Cal 201.2; Total Fat 2.7 g;Chol 9.2 mg; Sodium 82.9 mg;Potassium 755.1 mg; Carbs 38.8 g; Dietary Fiber 3.6 g;Sugars 10.6 g ; Protein 7.5 g
Enjoy!
Tell me your take on it. Did you like it?
This does sound really good! But bananas don’t like me, so I am gonna have to stick with morning coffee! 😉
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Hi Christine,
This recipe sounds delicious and inspired me with yet another way to use cashew cream ~ sub the milk with cashew cream! Thank you for the idea and thanks for stopping by me blog today.
Enjoy the day.