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Banana and Peanut Milkshake
Milkshakes and smoothies will give you a good start to the day and will satisfy children’s hunger pangs when they come in from school. The combination of fruit and milk will ensure you’re children are getting plenty of calcium and essential minerals and vitamins. They are also great for using up leftover fruit in the fruit bowl.
Ingredients show imperial units
Serves 2
- 6 pieces of frozen banana
- 2 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
- 125ml chilled milk
Milk
organic, full fat, semi-skimmed.
If milk turns sour (and this when it smells or tastes sour not when it has reached the best before date) it is excellent for making scones
- honey
Sugar and Syrups
Try having in stock caster sugar, muscavado, honey and golden syrup
- Once opened ensure they are tightly resealed with quick clips or bag clips.
- If you have got rock-hard brown sugar, crystallised honey/syrup, place in a suitable non-metallic bowl and give a quick blast of about 30 seconds on high in the microwave to bring these back to their normal state.
Instructions
- Put the bananas into a blender.
- Add the peanut butter and milk and blend until smooth. Add honey to taste.
- Blend again for a further 5-10 seconds.
Variations
- Try adding a few chopped cubes of fresh pineapple or over ripe pear to the above recipe.
- Vary fruits as much as you like. Instead of the peanut butter, berries such as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries work well.
- For more of a smoothie texture use apple or orange juice instead of milk.
- Experiment with other milks such as almond milk, rice milk, goat’s milk or soya milk.
Top Tip
Louise’s tip of freezing over ripe bananas is a really useful way of making sure bananas are not thrown away unnecessarily. Peel the bananas cut them into three, then bag up and store in the freezer.
Health Note
Bananas are healthy, filling and conveniently wrapped! They are one of nature’s ideal snacks, high in potassium, which is a vital mineral for muscle and nerve function and they also help regulate blood pressure. They contain a high level of natural sugar, which explains why athletes often eat bananas before, or even during a competition. This recipe uses peanuts, which are a useful source of protein, minerals and Vitamin E, but beware of peanut allergies – omit the peanuts if you are unsure.
Comments on this recipe
I usually can't stand banana milkshakes or anything with bananas in it, unless it's a simple banana by it's self, but I loved this. The addition of the peanut butter stops the banana being too overpowering. Would also make a good snack before hitting the gym.
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