Banana Smoothies Galore!

Freeze Bananas for Future Use - But Peel First!!

Naturally, you would expect me to be biased about usage of bananas in smoothies, but I truly think they are a necessity to make smoothies delicious and filling.  While we follow two banana smoothie recipes on our food truck, we have also created many other banana filled smoothies that I find quite delicious.  Some banana smoothie ideas below, and while only two of them were required for the summer tour, the rest are Carmalt originals!

Please note - when making smoothies, we throw some ingredients in a blender, hit the on switch and assume our concoction will be tasty.  I can list ingredients for these smoothies, but for the most part I can't tell you how much of what went in where.  Did you get that?

1. Banana Pineapple Coconut Smoothies are required on the banana boat that has taken us across the nation.  You can read about it in a previous post here.

2. Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie - 

Think about some of the best food combinations of all time (see list below):

• banana + peanut butter  (sandwich)
• peanut butter + chocolate (reeses)
• chocolate + banana (frozen banana bites - read here)
• peanut butter + honey (sandwiches)
• banana + honey (baking / oatmeal)

So of course this smoothie combining all of these flavors is delicious!  This one is borderline milkshake and is also required for our sampling tour.  To be honest though, I think I will make this again well into the future.  If you want to pretend like you are having a frosty, simply use frozen bananas.  It gets so thick it is pretty much impossible to pour without making a mess.

In a blender combine the following, blend, pour and enjoy.

- 2 bananas, frozen or ripe (one frozen and one ripe is the best combination)
- 1 C chocolate almond milk
- One big dollop of peanut butter (1/4 C)
- One squeeze of honey (1 T)
- 1 C ice

Peanut butter cup banana yum yum!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies 

3. The straight up Banana Smoothie - 

This has been a lunch favorite throughout the summer.  It is easy because we have all the ingredients on the truck, and it saves us a trip to go get lunch if we aren't terribly hungry.  Plus, it is delicious and filling!

•  3 to 4 frozen bananas (If you don't use frozen, then throw in some ice cubes)
•  about 1 to 2 cups almond coconut milk
• -sometimes a little yogurt, but more often than not we just blended togethers banana and almond milk!
• The Kicker - Some fresh nutmeg sprinkled on top adds a nice touch.  We learned this little trick on our honey moon on the small island of Nevis in the Caribbean.  The banana smoothie I had on the beach in Nevis was possibly one of the best banana smoothies of all time.  I realize that is a bold claim, but it is true.  Fresher bananas maybe?

4. Banana and Fig Smoothie - 


This smoothie
is something I discovered on Pinterest and that I tried while we were in Arizona.  I don't totally remember what I put in the smoothie, but I remember it being satisfying (and healthy)!

• 1 to 2 Bananas
• 3 Figs, fresh or dried (if using dried, soak overnight so they rehydrate)
• Ice
• about 1 C Almond Coconut Milk
• Touch of Honey

5. The Patriotic Smoothie - 

We were working on the night of the 4th of July this summer, so we celebrated America with a festive smoothie for breakfast and a cookout for lunch.  The Red, White and Blue smoothie we made ended up being more of a Purple, Pink and White Smoothie - but it was the thought that counted.

Each layer included some ice, some yogurt, and almond milk.  The only difference in each layer was the fruit we used to make the different colors (strawberries, bananas, and blueberries from top to bottom).  The trick with the layering is to pour in the first layer, spoon in the second and third layer instead of pouring.   A big thanks to Mama Weston for being in charge of that tedious process.  It was a fun thought but I don't think I would ever do this again.  Worth one try though!

Happy Smoothie Eating!

....And Be Adventurous!  

Throw a few things into a blender and see how it goes!