Banana milkshake recipes without ice cream
Both children and adults love to enjoy sweet cocktails. Most often, a milkshake is associated with ice cream, it is believed that its presence there is necessary. But there are different situations, and if for some reason it is impossible to use a cold treat, then you can consider other options, for example, banana milkshake recipes without ice cream.
Choice of Ingredients
To make a banana milkshake without ice cream, you need to decide which ingredients will be involved in creating a small culinary masterpiece. And this can really happen if you approach the selection of components correctly and show imagination.
Consider the types of components that may be present in a cocktail.
- Milk product. This is the base, which can be, for example, milk, with different fat content. It all depends on how high-calorie the drink should be. If milk is intolerant, it can be replaced with a soy product. For those who are on a diet, kefir or unsweetened yogurt is more suitable.
- Fruit. Banana is a very good choice for creating a cocktail. This is not only a healthy fruit rich in potassium and magnesium, it is also able to increase the level of serotonin in the body, the so-called happiness hormone. The riper the banana, the sweeter and richer the taste of the drink will be. But you can successfully add other fruits to the banana that go very well with it. This is an apple, pear, pineapple, orange, kiwi. Berries, for example: strawberries, cherries, cherries, raspberries, blueberries, can also coexist well with a banana.
- Sweeteners. A cocktail without ice cream may not be as sweet as you would like. Especially small sweet tooth can feel it. Therefore, it is permissible to add sugar to the drink - ordinary or cane, it can also be honey or fruit syrup.
- Additional. Decorations and all kinds of additives will add an interesting touch to any cocktail. It can be vanillin or cinnamon, mint or lemon zest.
You can decorate the cocktail with grated chocolate, cream, fruit slices and fresh berries.
Cooking methods
You can make a delicious dessert at home using household appliances or just ordinary kitchen utensils.
The blender recipe looks like this:
- the banana is washed, peeled, cut into circles and placed in a blender bowl;
- milk is poured into it;
- if necessary, add sugar and other ingredients as desired;
- then close the bowl and turn on the unit;
- after 2-3 minutes the cocktail is ready;
- then you should pour it into glasses and decorate with fruits, berries or mint leaves.
The same will look and cooking with a mixer. You need to choose a deep container so that when the mixer is running, splashes do not scatter throughout the kitchen.
Manually preparing such a cocktail is more difficult, because you have to make an effort.
Banana will have to be well kneaded with a mallet, spoon or fork. Then add milk and beat with a whisk. If other fruits are used, such as an apple or orange, it is easier to run the fruit through a meat grinder. And only then add milk, kefir or yogurt to this puree.
Recommendations
To prepare a delicious and healthy cocktail, you do not need to have any special culinary knowledge or have extensive experience as a chef. But there are guidelines to follow.
- All products used in the cocktail must be fresh. Dessert should be prepared immediately before its use. If it is even a little idle, the effect will not be the same, and the taste will not be the same. It is a fresh drink that can be exceptionally tasty and beautiful in appearance, especially if the decoration is approached with imagination.
- Too many ingredients can spoil the dessert. You should not combine more than 3-4 components in one cocktail. You can, for example, add citrus fruits to a banana once (orange, tangerine, grapefruit), another time diversify the drink with exotic fruits (kiwi and pineapple), and one day choose berries (strawberries, cherries).
- If you want a more satisfying and energizing cocktail, you can add peaches and apricots to bananas, supplementing all this with a few tablespoons of strong coffee. This is for an adult. A baby cocktail instead of coffee can be supplemented with cocoa.
- For those who are on a diet, a banana milkshake can serve as a good breakfast, snack or even dinner. It is good to add an apple or kiwi to a banana, and replace milk with 1% kefir or low-calorie yogurt.
- When you want to cool off and get a charge of freshness, it is recommended to add lime, mint, as well as a few ice cubes to the drink.
See the banana milkshake recipe in the video.