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 and will thus be 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*
These banana milkshakes take the concept of healthy banana nice cream and turn it into a shake.
With a frozen nutritious banana base and no refined sugar, these Nice Cream Milkshakes are an ultra-healthy way to satisfy your milkshake craving, without all the unnecessary fat and calories!
Ingredients
Base
- 2 bananas frozen
- 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
- Make base by pureeing bananas and sweetener until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed to get a really smooth and creamy mixture.
- Add the ingredients listed next to the flavor you’d like and blend until smooth.
- Pour into glasses, optionally top with whipped cream and cherries, and serve immediately.
Tips & Tricks
Nutrition Information
I first published this recipe on Amanda’s Cookin’.
Angelica Smith Bill says
I was sitting here craving a chocolate milkshake, but no ice cream in the freezer. I remembered I had frozen bananas and did a search for making a milkshake using frozen bananas and found your page. I made myself the chocolate version and it turned out perfect with the best consistency too. I’m saving this recipe and will recommend it to family and friends. Thank you for sharing 🙂 Angelica in Sweden
Sarah says
YAY! SO happy to hear it satisfied the sweet tooth, Angelica! 😀
Nat says
the recipe is good but the banana gives it a weird flavor, and i feel its missing something this recipe just was not for me