In case you hadn’t noticed already, I’m a great lover of snack recipes that allow me to quickly use up over ripe bananas. These recipes started with one in Feeding the Whole Family.
My husband says Banana Milk tastes like a thin milkshake without the ice creamy goodness. (He’s a master of the backhanded compliment, but I still love him.) The kids’ favorite was the Egg Noggy Banana Milk version (see the last recipe below).
1. Honey Banana Milk Recipe
1 1/2 cups milk
1 ripe or over ripe banana, peeled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon honey
Pour the milk into a blender along with the banana, vanilla, and honey. Blend until smooth. Serve.
Yield: 2 cups
Prep-time: 5 minutes
2. Malted Banana Milk Recipe
1 ripe or over ripe banana
1 1/2 cup milk
2 1/2 teaspoons malted milk powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Process the banana, milk, malted milk powder, and vanilla in a blender until smooth. Serve.
Yield: 2 cups
Prep-time: 5 minutes
3. Egg Noggy Banana Milk Recipe
1 ripe or over ripe banana, peeled
1 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
Process the banana, milk, vanilla, and nutmeg in a blender until smooth. Serve.
Yield: 2 cups
Prep-time: 5 minutes
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3:42 pm on December 20th, 2010
Mmm, I’ll have to try this – especially that egg nog one. Have you ever made banana soft serve before? An over ripe banana, frozen then put in the blender/food processor with just enough milk to get it blending. You can add vanilla, a spoonful of peanut butter, a little bit of unsweetened cocoa powder, a little bit of from fruit(blueberry and mango are ones that work well). It’s so good! :)
9:23 pm on January 13th, 2011
Hi! I just found your site through raising healthy eaters and you have some great ideas! Love them.
I also was going to suggest freezing your banana first. Even if you don’t add anything to it, it adds a welcome amount of thickness and creates more of a “milkshake” texture.
10:51 am on January 14th, 2011
You’re right Chole. Thanks for the idea. And thanks for dropping by!
9:23 am on January 28th, 2011
Genius! I usually bake with overripe bananas but that is more work and more calories. My kids love this. I did use thawed frozen bananas (just because that is what I had) and leftover peach yogurt from the snack they did not finish and it was very delicious.
7:08 am on January 31st, 2011
Peggy, I’m so glad they liked it. I almost feel guilty posting a recipe so simple. But those are exactly the kinds of recipes I need most of the time!