This is vegan banana milkshake is so simple it hardly justifies the name of a recipe. But some things just need writing down so people can enjoy them. It’s also another way of using up those ripe bananas. There are so many ways to use them up that they should never go to waste from now on. You’ve already got banana fritters, banana pancakes & banana bread and here’s the milkshake.
You do need a very highs speed blender – nutribullit or jug blender will do. It’s also important to soak the cashews properly first – I suggest boiling water for 30 minutes to an hour to get them really soft. There’s not much extra sugar – just a little maple syrup for added flavour, and some vegan vanilla icecream.
You can play around with the quantities a bit to make it thicker or thinner. The quantities are a suggestion so feel free to vary.
A hint of cinnamon is nice as is a little vanilla essence, but they can be left out if you prefer. This quantity is for 4 half pint glasses whilst allowing for some ice.
It’s good to chill it down a bit after making as the blender warms the liquid up a bit. But if you’re in a hurry, don’t worry just slurp away.
This delicious vegan banana milkshake can be whipped up in a moment……!
Vegan banana milk shake
Ingredients
- 3 whole slightly over-ripe bananas medium sized
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 50 g cashew nuts soaked first overnight or in boiling water for 30 minutes.
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 350 g oat or soya milk use less if you like a thicker shake!
- 50 g coconut milk
- 50 g vanilla ice-cream optional - use 50g less plant milk if not using or it will be too runny.
Instructions
- weigh the cashew nuts into a heat-proof bowl and pour in some boiling water - leave for 30 minutes
- after they've soaked for 30 minutes, drain the water off and add the softened cashews to the blender.
- peel the sufficiently ripe bananas, and put them in the nutribullet or other high speed blender.
- weigh in the other solid & liquid ingredients except the plant based milk - cinnamon, mapble syrup, vanilla essence, coconut milk whilst the cashews soften.
- blend for at least a minute and probably longer until it's perfectly smooth. It may be necessary to add a little plant milk to get it sufficiently liquid to blend properly.
- open blender and add in the ice-cream (if using) and the rest of the plant based milk and blend for another minute.
- You can serve it with a glace cherry to set the colour off if you like.
