BANANA HAZELNUT
SMOOTHIE
4 medium bananas,
peeled and sliced into 1/2 inch pieces 6 tablespoons light brown
sugar
1/4 cups hazelnuts
1 cup ice cubes
1/4 cups milk
1/4 cups dark rum or hazelnut
liqueur
2 tablespoons chopped
hazelnuts, for garnish
(optional)
Place the sliced
bananas in a sealed plastic bag and put them in the freezer for 1
hour. Place the brown sugar and 1/4 cups hazelnuts in a blender
and grind together until fine. Place the frozen bananas, ice
cubes, milk, and rum in the blender with the sugar and nut
mixture. Blend until smooth. Pour the smoothies into 4 goblets or
tall glasses. Ga
ish with
chopped nuts, if desired. Serve immediately.
BANANA NUTBREAD
SMOOTHIE
1 ounce hazelnut
liqueur ounces banana liqueur ounces vanilla syrup
2 ounces half and half banana
2 cups of ice
1 teaspoon chopped walnuts
2 ounces whipped cream
Pour liqueurs, syrup, half and half,
banana and half of the walnuts into blender. Add ice and blend
until smooth. Pour into glass and top with whipped cream.
Sprinkle chopped nuts on top.
BANANA OATMEAL
SMOOTHIE
1 cup milk
1 packet instant oatmeal, regular
flavor
1 whole banana, cut in
chunks
1 cup orange juice
Combine all ingredients in a blender.
Cover and blend on high speed for 1 minute.
BANANA ORANGE
TWIST
3 ounces frozen orange
juice concentrate 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cups milk
1/2 cups water
1/2 small banana, sliced
5 ice cubes
Combine everything except ice and
blend for 15 seconds. Add ice and blend for 2 minutes.
BANANA PEARBERRY
SMOOTHIE
1 medium
banana
1 cup pear nectar (Goya
brand is very good)
1
tablespoon seedless raspberry jam (use Polaner all-fruit if
possible)
6 ice cubes or. . .
1 cup of ice
Place all
ingredients into a blender. Blend on high speed until all of the
ice has dissolved and the consistency is smooth, about 2
minutes.
BANANA SPLIT
SMOOTHIE
1 cup nonfat
milk
1 1/2 cups frozen banana
slices
1/2 cups pineapple
chunks
5 frozen
strawberries
1 1/2 to 2
tablespoons sweetened cocoa powder (to taste)
Pour milk into the blender first.
Add cocoa and then fruit. Put cover on and blend until
smooth.
BERRY BANANA
SMOOTHIE
1 large banana,
peeled, sliced and frozen
3/4
cups frozen or fresh strawberries, raspberries or
blueberries
3/4 cups low- or
non-fat vanilla frozen yogurt
1
12ounces can or bottle of regular or diet ginger ale,
chilled
Place all the
ingredients in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend at
highest speed until smooth. Note: if you use fresh berries, try
to use a frozen banana, and if you use a fresh banana, go for
frozen berries. Otherwise your drink will be too thin. Both
fruits being frozen will give you a satisfyingly thick drink.
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