Milkshake For One, Please

I’ve made this before and can testify it’s delicious. It makes a nice light breakfast or afternoon snack. I typically use almond butter and add cinnamon. I have not used dates before but I love that idea and can’t wait to try it out. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

My kids think I’m amazing for letting them have chocolate milkshakes afterschool at least once a week. Our recipe is frozen bananas, a dollop of PB, milk, and plain cocoa powder (the kind used for baking). All the other ingredients are sweet enough to not need any sweetener to have a delicious chocolatey treat. It’s got the consistency of a Wendy’s Frosty without the sugar hangover.

I make a similar version for breakfast every morning – just add a handful of spinach (all the extra nutrition with no taste!) and a teaspoon of chia seeds for protein, fiber and omega 3s. Keeps me full until lunch! Also love using PB2 powdered peanut butter if you’re looking for a lower-fat alternative to traditional nut butter.

I’ve been using frozen avocado instead of banana to cut back on sugar lately and it makes it even creamier! we tend to over-buy avocados and I halve them and toss in the freezer if they’re on the verge of going bad. My recent favorite is frozen avocado, cold brew, vanilla protein powder and nut milk….tastes just like a frappucino!

A great quick breakfast or healthy snack! Bon appetit!

Sarah

The title says Strawberry Peanut Butter, but I don’t see pb in the recipe itself… How much?

We’ve been making this dessert for a year but also add coffee. Basically, one part coffee, two parts soy ( or other) milk, frozen bananas and about 6 dates. PB is optional :)

Yum!! Being dairy free (not by choice) I love seeing vegan recipes! I live in the SF Bay Area & recently took a trip up to Napa annnnd had my first dairy free milkshake in years at Amy’s Drove Thru! I can’t wait to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!

just made this! It’s amazing and i’m officially addicted. SO glad i had dates in the cupboard.

This is not a vegan shake but has much less sugar than a regular shake and is coconut based. It’s close enough to a chocolate shake for me. It can be changed as needed. I love smoothies but was experiencing insulin resistance issue post birth control. Ugh it was awful. Much better now. The sugar of bananas mango and Greek yogurt was too much for me. Even though my tummy can now handle dairy after lots of gi healing, I was so surprised to learn how much sugar is in some dairy but not in others. So I use:
About 6oz of coconut milk as the base SO brand is my usual because it’s convenient. I saw a major change when I moved away from dairy milk because of the sugar content.
1 oz of half and half for creaminess, less carbs and sugar than milk
1 table spoon of coco powder
1 table spoon of peanut butter
1/2-1 tablespoon of agave (yes it’s sugar but spikes insulin much less)
1-2 scoops of whey protein
Blend with ice
Then add some coco nibs on top.

Frozen banana blended with chocolate mild tastes just like a chocolate milkshake!

I stopped what I was doing and immediately made this. Fantastic!! Will be on repeat!

Ok I just closed my computer, walked to the kitchen, and made a version of this. (Threw in some frozen spinach and frozen berries too.) SO GOOD! Go make this right now!

Also it kinda reminds me of an OG CoJ post about making banana ice cream for kids— a long time staple/favorite in my house!

Pro tip–you can buy date syrup (sometimes called Silan) in specialty stores or order online and use it in smoothies instead of having to soak whole dates. It’s essentially a molasses that’s made from dates and nothing else. It’s been a smoothie game changer for me and is great if you don’t have a fancy blender! My favorite way to use it in a smoothie is frozen banana + date syrup + tahini + frozen spinach + ice and a plant based milk. It’s amazing!

I use frozen zucchini and sometimes white beans to add creaminess

If you have an international store near you, definitely try with frozen mangoes or chickoo. I use chickoo instead of banana often.

Yes! I do something very similar that I call my PB&J smoothie, with frozen bananas and berries, peanut butter, dates, and oatmilk. I toss a tablespoon or two of instant oats in there too. Delicious. My son, the PBJ monster, refuses to drink it.

Oh my god. Her Buffalo Cauliflower Bites have a cult following amongst my friends. (And none of us are vegan.) Thank you for sharing, can’t wait to try!

It was summer between freshman and sophomore year of high school. We didn’t have cell phones then, in fact only a few of us even had call waiting on our landlines. We didn’t yet have driver’s licenses. My friend and I spent every weekday of summer on the phone with each other all day long while our mothers were at work. And during those days I taught my friend how to make a lot of random treats (I lived with a single mom and took on kitchen creative tasks at the young age of 9). For a while we’d make omelettes together on the phone but then I taught her the magic of a homemade milkshake. These daily cooking seminars over the landline could only be interrupted by a call from a mom, beeping in on her lunch break.

I used to make a lot of smoothies and learned a great trick. To make them really creamy and add extra protein, throw in some plain tofu!

This sounds so good! Definitely making. For those asking about a Vitamix: I bought mine refurbished directly from Vitamix and was able to save money that way. It still came with a warranty and is going strong after nearly 10 years! Hopefully they still offer this kind of program.

These shakes are yummy! I’ve been drinking them for the last forty years! :)

I don’t support products using almonds (almond milk) b/c they take so much water to grow. Unless they come from somewhere with plenty of water??

This looks delicious!
I also have a note on the website – I keep noticing that the # of comments showing on the home page isn’t the same as the # you see when you scroll down to the comment section, like today it says 8 comments at the top of the section but 22 comments on the home page before you click into the post. I figured this was a random issue with the website update, but I realized today that the smaller number is the # of comments, not counting reply comments (so right there are 8 comments and then 14 replies for the total of 22). I don’t know if that is helpful at all to the design team (they probably already figured that out!) but I thought I’d share because it makes me feel like such a sleuth :)

For folks asking about blenders, Vitamix really is that good. I couldn’t stomach the price, spent a few years with a Ninja that slowly broke in multiple ways, and finally got the Vitamix. It’s worth it if you can swing the price tag. Also good for soups and even pizza dough.
Or try a Craigslist alert! My friend got a used, excellent condition Vitamix for about $70 on Craigslist when someone KonMari’d their kitchen.