I’m not here to insult your intelligence. I know you know how to make a smoothie. BUT, I’m on a smoothie bender at the moment (having just purchased a blender) and I know that it sometimes helps to have a little inspiration or a place to start.
Ratios are important – how much of this, how much of that, what’s going to give me the perfect thickness, the perfect texture, the most satisfying taste? These are the questions I will attempt to answer this week with the smoothie-a-rama that’s about to unfold. Get ready fo’ it. I give you, the banana nutella smoothie.
Today’s goodness? Well this is just about the only way, shape or form in which you will ever get me to eat a banana. I just straight up DO NOT like bananas. But my overwhelming need to eat chocolate for breakfast is nigh impossible to resist, and if there’s no banana in your glass, well you’ve got a breakfast milkshake my friends and that’s no way to start the day.
So this beast has a whole banana (so gross), a fat dollop of nutella (the pay off), some espresso powder (necessary), almond milk and plenty of ice. Optionally, you can also add a scoop of organic, flavorless or vanilla protein powder. Whatever floats your breakfast boat! Recipe is down below, if you need it, and I’d love to see you instagrammmmm this bad boy if you make it! Tag me @thesugarhit if you do!
xx Sarah.
- 1 cup ice
- 1 whole, ripe banana
- 2 tbsp nutella
- 2 tsp instant espresso powder
- ½ cup almond milk
- Place the ingredients in order into the blender, and blitz until smooth. Pour into a glass and serve.
I am all out of Nutella at the mo otherwise I would so be making this for breakie. Man, it looks good….
i love bananas in baked goods and smoothies and things, but not alone (i feel you). this sounds like such a tasty smoothie, and i can’t wait to try it! maybe even do a comparison with one made with cookie butter, hmmm…
Sounds great girl! So simple and full of yumminess :)
Thank you, thank you for including coffee in this baby. It’s the perfect addition to offset the sweetness of the nutella! Plus, that makes it even more of an excuse to make this in the morning :)
It looks sooooo good sarah! I don’t make a lot of smoothies so you’re not insulting me one bit ; i don’t know all the smoothie rules. :) Just wishing it was cold smoothie season here in Holland. It’s starting to get so cold!
I struggled with bananas for so long too but now they are a breakfast essential for me! However, I can still only stand mango in smoothie form (what kind of Queenslander am I???)
I cannot wait to make this delicious smoothie for a post-run weekend treat!
I have never heard of anyone not liking bananas! They seem like such a standard snack food, it’s hard to believe someone may not enjoy them. We go through dozens of bananas a week in my household.
Love the addition of coffee here – this is like 2 drinks in 1 ;)
This is my dream breakfast!! CHOCOLATE BANANA AND COFFEE!!! Where did you purchase the espresso powder from? I haven’t had any luck finding it.
Hey Pamela – I got mine at a local supermarket. They often have it in Italian stores, if that helps! xx