Try These Yummy Banana Smoothies!

These banana smoothies are quite tasty! For a long time my favorite has been the Banana Nut Smoothie. It is very creamy and full of flavor.

Save Your Money and Time

Freezing your bananas give smoothies a fluffy the thick consistency. This dense fruit helps keep the other fruit suspended in the smoothie for a longer period of time. To freeze your bananas for your smoothies, choose bananas that have brown spots from the ripening process... not from bruising. These are sweeter than the green or bright yellow ones. Then peel the bananas and freeze them in a ziploc bag. You can break the bananas in quarters or thirds for easier blending. Leave them in the freezer for at least 24 hours before creating your own banana smoothies.

If you do not peel your bananas before freezing, you will have frozen fingers trying to peel the bananas later. I have done this once and have never done it again. :)

I usually buy a box of "overripe" bananas at the store for half the price of regular bananas. And freeze them in gallon bags. If you can't find overripe bananas for sale on the self, ask the produce manager if they have any in back. Since the grocery store down the street from my house sells their leftover fruit to the local zoo, I have to ask for my bananas every time.

This will save you a lot of money and they are extremely convenient for banana smoothies.

By freezing your bananas you will also avoid those nasty fruit flies hovering around your precious produce.

While working at a smoothie bar, I realized that people either really like bananas or totally dislike them. Before you decide one way or the other, try these yummy banana smoothie recipes.

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Banana Smoothie Recipes

Banana Nut Smoothie

2 ripe banana, peeled and frozen

1/4 cup raw nuts (pecans, cashews, almonds)

1 ripe pear

1-2 packet of vanilla stevia

1/2 cup of pure water

2 ice cubes

First, pour water and stevia into the blender. Second, place the nuts and pear on the bottom with the frozen bananas and ice on top. Blend on low for 10-20 seconds. Then increase the speed to medium/high until creamy smooth.

Chocolate Banana Smoothie

2 ripe banana, peeled and frozen

1/4 cup raw nuts (pecans, cashews, almonds)

1 tablespoon cacao/chocolate/carob

1-2 packet of vanilla stevia

1/2 cup of pure water

2-4 ice cubes

First, pour water, stevia, and chocolate into the blender. Second, place the nuts on the bottom with the frozen bananas and ice on top. Blend on low for 10-20 seconds. Then increase the speed to medium/high until creamy smooth.

Cherana Smoothie

1 large ripe banana, peeled and sliced

1 1/2 cup cherries, pitted and frozen

1 packet of vanilla stevia

1 tsp of lemon/lime juice

1 cup of pure water

3 ice cubes

First, pour water and juice into the blender. Second, place the bananas and stevia on the bottom with the frozen cherries and ice on top. Blend on low for 10-20 seconds. Then increase the speed to medium/high until creamy smooth.

Banana Fig Yogurt Smoothie

2 frozen bananas, quartered

4 fresh figs, tops removed

1/2 teaspoon stevia

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1/2 cup of pure water

4-6 ice cubes

First, pour water and yogurt into the blender. Second, place the figs, bananas, ice, and stevia into the blender. Blend on low for 10-20 seconds. Then increase the speed to medium/high until creamy smooth. Serves 1-2

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