A date with a banana
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24 oz.
I don’t know why I’ve been craving bananas and dates these last few days (yeah they’re really good for me and the baby but they are all I want to eat!) I wouldn’t call this a smoothie, more like a thick milk. Since we’ve had a small shortage of raw almonds in the market I gave in and used cow’s milk. I’m sure it would have been tastier with nut milk though. This filled me right up and baby was even bouncier (is that a word?) after I finished. I guess she liked it too.
Ingredients
- 5 Majool Dates, Pitted and halved
- 3 Small Bananas, Broken into peices
- 1½ cups Milk (Nut or cow), Ice cold
- 1 Tray of small ice cubes
Preparation
This is how I did it (because my blender is a tad on the weak side.. if you got a vitamix you can just throw it all in and enjoy it faster)
1 Pitted and halved the dates and put them in the blender
2 Added the milk
3 Blended till there were no more chunks
4 Removed the date milk and added all the ice cubes
5 Added the bananas
6 Added the milk back
7 Pulse till ice is pretty broken then blend on high till smooth
- You can also add cinnamon if you like but I forgot
Comments
KurdishMom0607 writes: (September 22, 2007)
I made some more tonight for everyone to break their fast with… I added cinnamon this time and it was way better with it than without. I doubled the recipe and added a teaspoon of cinnamon. Everyone thought it was great..
123 writes: (September 22, 2007)
I make banana mylk all the time with just bananas, agave nectar or dates (when I have them) and water. I doubt there would be much taste difference, if any, without milk. It’s quick, easy and great tasting.
123 writes: (September 22, 2007)
Oh, I love the name of this recipe!
omshanti writes: (September 22, 2007)
kmom i have been eating dates and bannanas like crazy too!!! up to 5 bannanas a day until yesterday then all i wanted was root veggies so i made my cenote salad and ate it for breakfast lunch and dinner!!! still enjoying my dates though…ill fix this for hubby tonight for dessert without the ice! sounds perfect for a fall evening….
chefraw16 writes: (September 22, 2007)
i do banana dates and romaine..yummy green smoothie..or even kale…
writeeternity writes: (September 23, 2007)
Hi Kmom! I think bananas are one of the best things you can eat but I am a little worried about you. Are you able to eat soups that don’t have any sweet fruits in them?
laurajean writes: (October 16, 2007)
Baby was probably bouncing from all the natural sugars in the dates and banana!Yum, now I’m craving it, too!
lady_isobel writes: (February 05, 2008)
I tried this the other day, it was really good. The cinnamon gives it a nice taste.
anmanoel writes: (February 27, 2008)
I really love your recipes KurdishMom! :)
leafekat writes: (June 08, 2008)
If you add spinach to this it is green and great!! This is my favorite smoothie!!
TheRawDance writes: (September 12, 2008)
I make these as treats, sometimes add raw honey and spinach. How lovely of you to post this. The name is by far almost as good as the taste!
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