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Banana Coffee Smoothie

January 2, 2015 by Dhanya Samuel 8 Comments

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My first post for 2015 has to be about coffee – my poison!

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I had been a ‘milk drinking’ gal for the longest time. But while doing my Master’s, I realized that my humble glass of milk could not keep me awake during the long, intense (and sometimes, boring) lectures on genetics, virology, immunology etc….

My classmates recommended the strong, dark potion called coffee sold at our in-house café, and that’s how the addiction started. This particular brew was full on – high on sugar, high on caffeine and the habit stuck.

Today, I simply cannot function without my cuppa coffee. For a brief period, my caffeine levels were dangerously unhealthy but luckily, common sense and will power prevailed. I have cut down my coffee intake to 1-2 cups a day now. But I still need it high on sugar, high on caffeine. And whenever I order my cappuccino at a café and say 3 sugars please, I still get the ‘3 sugar-really-look’?

When I first saw this smoothie on Nigella Lawson’s (well, who doesn’t know the domestic goddess) channel, it was love at first sight. Coffee with banana…..what a delicious way to hide my caffeine beneath a lot of nutritional goodness!

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The banana coffee smoothie is the simplest one to make. I always store peeled bananas in my freezer; it comes so handy to whip up a smoothie and you don’t need to hunt for ice too. The smaller varieties of banana work best as these are sweeter and you don’t need to add any extra sugar; and if you must add honey to sweeten the smoothie.

While in India, I was a Nescafe girl but here in Melbourne, Moccona is my go-to instant coffee powder. It’s rich, dark and delicious…..and makes me the perfect cappuccino.

So if you are a coffee lover like me, then this smoothie is a must try…a great pick-me-up for those rushed mornings when you need more than a caffeine kick. And if you don’t like coffee, you can still make this smoothie; just replace the coffee with chocolate – as my son has it!

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Banana Coffee Smoothie

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Smoothies

Ingredients

  • 2 small bananas; fresh or frozen
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ tsp Moccona medium roast coffee adjust measurements to taste
  • ½ tsp honey
  • Ice cubes optional

Instructions

  • Blend all the ingredients together into a smoothie consistency.
  • Enjoy your caffeine kick!

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  1. chefceaser

    January 5, 2015 at 9:07 am

    Reblogged this on Chef Ceaser.

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  2. pragati

    January 4, 2015 at 4:10 am

    I love this combination..used to drink this since when I hadn’t heard the word ‘smoothie’..this makes me so nostalgic! thanks for sharing 🙂

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    • vanyadhanya

      January 4, 2015 at 10:11 am

      that’s lovely to hear Pragati; the best food is which invokes memories in us.

      Reply
  3. Sadia Mohamed

    January 3, 2015 at 3:36 pm

    Coffee and banana, a very new combination. Lovely! 🙂

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  4. Maureen

    January 3, 2015 at 12:34 pm

    Yum, this looks like a perfect afternoon pick me upper 😀

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    • vanyadhanya

      January 3, 2015 at 12:38 pm

      nice to know more coffee lovers…let our tribe increase!

      Reply
  5. Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried

    January 2, 2015 at 5:24 am

    Coffee is my poison too. Great smoothie!

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    • vanyadhanya

      January 2, 2015 at 7:33 am

      thanks Anjana; and great to know I have company.

      Reply

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