So you know how you can make “ice cream” out of frozen bananas? Well you can make even better milkshakes out of them! Today we’re making Banana Nice Cream Milkshakes in three tasty flavors: strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate!

So it’s my birthday today! I’m turning a whopping 25 years (i.e. a quarter of a century) old, and am therefore giving a hard “no” to acting my age by celebrating with milkshakes. Because isn’t that what adulthood is all about? Getting to drink milkshakes whenever you want and watch a whole season of Homeland in a day without feeling bad about it? Right? Yes? *please say yes*

The Dutch do birthdays a bit differently than in America. Rather than being showered in sweets and cakes from friends and family, in Holland you’re expected to bring your own cake. On the tulip-man’s birthday, he looked like a complete cake junkie, running to the bakery twice on his special day to appease his coworkers and family. I intend on celebrating in Dutch-American fusion style, i.e. by bringing big, gooey, American brownies!

And what about these milkshakes, you ask? Well what’s an adult-aged birthday if not for multiple indulgences? (Though these nice cream milkshakes are only a borderline indulgence.) With a frozen banana base and no refined sugar, these are an ultra-healthy way to satisfy your milkshake craving, without all the unnecessary fat and calories!

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Banana Nice Cream Milkshakes: 3 Ways!

Banana Nice Cream Milkshakes in three tasty flavors: strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate!

Course Beverages (Non-Alcoholic), Desserts, Smoothies

Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Paleo, Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian

Occasion 4th of July, Birthdays, Valentine's Day

Time 15 minutes or less

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 milkshake

Calories 360 kcal

Author Live Eat Learn

Ingredients

Base

• 2 frozen bananas
• 1 Tbsp honey or sugar

Flavor (choose one)

• Vanilla: ½ cup milk* + 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Chocolate: ½ cup milk + 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• Strawberry: 1 cup milk + 1 cup frozen strawberries

Toppings (optional)

• Whipped cream
• Maraschino cherries

Instructions

1. Make base by pureeing bananas and sweetener until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed to get a really smooth and creamy mixture.
2. Add the ingredients listed next to the flavor you’d like and blend until smooth.
3. Pour into glasses, optionally top with whipped cream and cherries, and serve immediately.

Notes

*Feel free to sub dairy-free milk!

Nutrition Facts

Banana Nice Cream Milkshakes: 3 Ways!

Amount Per Serving (1 milkshake)

Calories 360 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Cholesterol 10mg 3%

Sodium 63mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 83g 28%

Dietary Fiber 10g 40%

Protein 9g 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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