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Updated on 02/5/23
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Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 0 mins
Total: 5 mins
Serving: 1 serving
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Are you looking for a little something extra in your smoothie? You may not have thought about using cinnamon to add some spice to banana or peanut butter smoothies. These drinks are delicious, but the flavor can be lacking in an element that brings some heat. Cinnamon adds that burst of spice that brightens the whole drink.
This recipe,which requires a blender, makes one medium (about 12-ounces) or two small (about 6-ounce) smoothies.
Ingredients
Steps to Make It
Gather the ingredients.
Place the milk, banana, peanut butter, cinnamon, and honey (if using) into a blender, and puree until smooth.
Add the ice cubes and pulse just until the ice is crushed.
Pour into a glass, sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
Tips
- One pro tip for banana smoothies is to freeze the banana chunks in advance. Your smoothie will be frostier if you use this technique. You can allow the bananas to get very ripe, so the flavors and sugar are fully developed before you freeze them. Now you're ready for maximum banana flavor and natural sweetness for your smoothies any time you want to make them. Frozen bananas will keep for three to four months.
- Natural peanut butter or other kinds of natural nutbutterwork better for smoothies than the typical supermarket peanut butter. They have a less solid consistency and will mix better. Check at your supermarket in the bulk foods section to see if they have the option of grinding your own fresh nut butter. This way you'll know it's only nuts, without additives and preservatives. If you are sensitive to peanuts, try using other nutbutterssuch as almond butter or cashew butter.
Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
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413 | Calories |
20g | Fat |
50g | Carbs |
15g | Protein |
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Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 1 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 413 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 20g | 25% |
Saturated Fat 4g | 19% |
Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
Sodium 253mg | 11% |
Total Carbohydrate 50g | 18% |
Dietary Fiber 7g | 25% |
Total Sugars 26g | |
Protein 15g | |
Vitamin C 12mg | 59% |
Calcium 339mg | 26% |
Iron 2mg | 12% |
Potassium 982mg | 21% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)
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