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Banana Smoothie Recipe (Plant Based)
Banana Smoothie is wonderfully healthy and delicious to enjoy for breakfast or as a snack. This is a healthy, delicious and filling smoothie made with ripe bananas, coconut milk and flavored with ground cinnamon.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 230 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American , International
Ingredients
- 3 bananas - large-sized
- ½ cup lite coconut milk – thin or medium consistency coconut milk or almond milk
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon or ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoons nuts or toasted seeds, for garnish – optional
Instructions
- Peel and chop the bananas. Add them in a blender.
- Add ground cinnamon powder and lite coconut milk. You can even add vanilla extract instead of cinnamon powder.
- Blend till smooth and to a fine consistency. If the smoothie is too thick for your liking, add a splash of water or lite coconut milk. Blend again.
- For more sweetness, consider adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of your preferred sweetener.
- Pour banana smoothie in two glasses.
- Sprinkle some toasted nuts and seeds. This is an optional step. But it will add some crunch to the smoothie and also make it more healthy and filling.
- Serve banana smoothie straightaway.
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Notes
- Bananas: Preferably use sweet bananas. If the bananas are less sweet you may need to add some sweetener. Over ripe bananas also work well. You can also use frozen bananas for a thick frosty smoothie. Freeze the bananas for a few hours before making the smoothie.
- Other fruits: To make the smoothie more healthy and flavorful, add fruits like avocado, strawberries, mango and blueberries.
- Nut butters: To make a richer, creamy smoothie with healthy fats, consider adding unsweetened nut butters like cashew butter, almond butter or peanut butter.
- Liquids: Other plant based milk or non-dairy milk options are oats milk, cashew milk, almond milk, rice milk or soy milk.
- Sweetness: For a more sweeter taste, add your preferred sweetener. A few options are maple syrup, raw sugar, coconut sugar or brown sugar. For a non-vegan smoothie you can use honey.
- Protein: For some protein boost add about 1 to 2 tablespoons of protein powder or 1 tablespoon of moringa powder. You can also add some ground flax seeds (flax meal) for more fiber and protein.
- Vegetarian version: You can opt to make the smoothie with milk or yogurt. But note that that according to Ayurvedic principles the combination of milk or yogurt with banana can be heavy on the stomach.
- Scaling: Make a larger portion of the recipe by scaling the ingredients.
Nutrition Information
Calories
230kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
43mg
(2%)
Potassium
635mg
(18%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Vitamin A
114IU
(2%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
1mg
Vitamin B6
1mg
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Vitamin E
1mg
Vitamin K
1µg
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
35µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
48mg
Phosphorus
39mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 230
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 230kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 43mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 635mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 114IU | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | |
| Vitamin K | 1µg | |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 35µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 48mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 39mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.