Heathy Low-Fat Banana and Coffee Milkshake

Healthy Low-Fat Banana and Coffee Milkshake

(makes one)

Hello everyone!

I decided to post one of my sister's milkshake recipes, because she is always making drinks and likes to experiment with the flavours and the ingredients - this is the first time she has made this drink, and it tasted really nice so I thought I would kindly share this healthy recipe to you all :)

Although this drink may not look very appealing, I guarantee you will not be disappointed with how it tastes!


You don't have to stick with these ingredients, if you think you can make this recipe healthier for example using soya milk instead of semi-skimmed milk- even better! Or if you really want to taste the coffee in your milkshake, use less bananas and so on.

This is what I used...

Ingredients

• Half a cup of semi-skimmed milk (alternative: soya milk/almond milk/coconut milk I really recommend using Alpro products) - if you intend to use almond milk or coconut milk, the taste might be different.
•  1 banana (if you only have a small banana, use 1 1/2 bananas)
•  2 tsp instant coffee (alternative: instant decaf coffee)
•  1 tsp sugar (optional)
•  3 cubes of ice (optional)

Milkshake tips

- If you are using a banana in the future making of milkshakes containing bananas, it can act as a natural sweetener, so there's no need to use sugar, unless you have a sweet tooth of course!
- Honey can also be a healthier alternative to sugar.
- Although you put ice in your drink, it might take a while for your milkshake to cool, so stir the ice using a straw or spoon to cool the drink instantly!
- Do not blend the ice in the blender with your drink, it might make your drink taste watery and you may lose the flavour!
- Add a small tsp of cocoa powder, to make your drink taste richer


Method

1. Put 2tsp of instant coffee in a small bowl, add add hot-warm water to dissolve the coffee and stir for a few seconds until you get a murky dark brown coloured liquid
2. Chop the bananas
3. Place the coffee substance into the blender container
4. Pour 1/2 cup of the milk into the blender container
5. Add the banana into the blender container
6. Secure the blending tool on top of the blending container (if you have a different blender, just pour all the ingredients into the container)
7. Blend until all ingredients are liquefied!
8. Taste and add more of the ingredients that you think will make the drink more tasty (if you think the drink is too thick, add a bit more milk, but if you add too much milk, then you might lose the flavour)
9. Add three cubes of ice, if they are big cubes add two and stir using your straw or spoon and add a sprinkle of cocoa powder for decoration (optional)
10. Enjoy your drink!

 

My opinion: I thought this drink tasted really nice, it tasted light and also the coffee really brings out the flavour. Using fresh ingredients and making milkshakes yourself is not only healthier but it even tastes healthier because you don't get the taste of thick creamy milkshakes that are full of additives like the ones you get in fast food restaurants.

However, my sister did add 1/2  of Alpho coconut milk and 1/2 semi-skimmed milk, hoping the coconut milk was not too strong and that the semi-skimmed milk would weaken the coconut milk, but she regretted adding the coconut milk, as she found the drink tasted bitter and the combination did not work, so she recommends using just one product (so no mixing different flavoured milks).

If you have tried this recipe, please repost and comment below, I'll love to hear what you guys think of it.

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