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    Home » Breakfast » Healthy Banana Shake - Vegan

    Healthy Banana Shake - Vegan

    Published: Oct 31, 2014 · Modified: Oct 10, 2020 by Dora S. · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Licuado de plátano is the Mexican version of a banana smoothie. It's more like a hybrid between a smoothie and a milk shake. I guess you could say it's a healthy banana shake. Its main ingredient is milk, then fruit, and some people add honey and even granola, ice is optional.

    What I like best about this healthy banana shake is that has less sugar than your average smoothie, because it doesn't have juice or yogurt. In our version we will be using almond-toasted coconut milk. There are countless combinations you can use, but this is a classic. My mom used to make this for us as a quick breakfast before school, but we hated it because she wouldn't put any ice in it, and the bananas weren't always ripe. Until one day dad made it for us and blew our minds! He added ice, vanilla, cinnamon, a ripe banana, and if he didn't feel it was sweet enough he would even add sugar. From then one we would tell mom that she didn't have to make the shake for us anymore, that we could do it ourselves.

    This vegan recipe for healthy banana shake or licuado de plátano uses coconut almond milk and ripe bananas for a nutritious breakfast.

     

    Halloween came too fast this year, and I was a bit stressed because we had to get two costumes for Dylan. His school is having a Halloween parade but it needs to be a saint or a hero that promotes Christian values. So what costume did our little man choose? Darth Vador piggie from angry birds, of course. He's really into angry birds right now for some reason. Thankfully a friend from Church had a St. Patrick costume she made herself for one of her kids, and she let me borrow it. Let's just say this is the Mexican version of St. Patrick!

    The Recipe: Healthy Banana Shake

    You can add 1 tbsp. of oatmeal, chia seed, hemp seed or flax seed for extra fiber or omega-3's.

    This vegan recipe for healthy banana shake or licuado de plátano uses coconut almond milk and ripe bananas for a nutritious breakfast.
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    Healthy Banana Shake

    Licuado de plátano is the Mexican version of a banana smoothie. It's more like a hybrid between a smoothie and a milk shake. I guess you could say it's a healthy banana shake.
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    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time5 minutes mins
    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Servings: 1 serving
    Calories: 143kcal
    Author: Dora Stone

    Ingredients

    • 1 Banana ripe
    • 1 cup Almond coconut milk or dairy-free milk of choice
    • ⅛ tsp. Cinnamon ground
    • ⅛ tsp. Vanilla extract
    • ½ cup Ice
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    Instructions

    • Place all the ingredients in the blender.
    • Process until smooth.

    Notes

    Ripe bananas are sweeter than slightly green ones. Use them in place of sugar. You can add 1 tbsp. of oatmeal for fiber.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 77IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 316mg | Iron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Mention @dorastable or tag #mexicangonevegan!

     

     

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    1. Katie Robles

      October 31, 2014 at 1:20 pm

      I love liquados! My mother and sister in law make them, often with papaya, and they're soooo good!

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