Banana Mocha Frappe

I’m not someone who needs caffeine in the morning but I do love the flavor of coffee – just as long as it’s sweetened a bit. As a kid, my favorite flavor of ice cream was coffee. And I’m one of THOSE people who can eat ice cream in the dead of winter or willingly orders an iced coffee concoction while the snow is coming down. Which is crazy because I’m also one of those people who can be freezing in the heat of summer, but that’s a post for another day…

Anyway, I stumbled upon this Mocha Breakfast Milkshake from Heidi @ Food Doodles and knew I was making it as soon as I cleaned the blender. I didn’t have the patience to wait for my bananas to freeze so I just chucked them in with some ice. I was pleasantly surprised with the sweetness level of the drink (after adding in an extra banana) – no need to add in any extra sugar.

As for the addition of spinach that the original recipe calls for, here’s my dietitian confession – I just can’t drink my greens. Part of me thinks if I had one of those super blenders like the Vitamix, I might be able to tolerate but for now, I’ll just stick to having them sauteed on the side. But I certainly commend Heidi and all of you who do get more dark greens in your diet via the shake – cheers to you!

I’m now loving this drink as an on-the-go breakfast or an afternoon pick-me-up.

Banana Mocha Frappe

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• Author: by Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD
• Yield: 4 servings 1x

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Description

Easy breakfast pick me up smoothie made with frozen bananas, unsweetened cocoa, milk and instant coffee.

Adapted from Heidi @ Food Doodles’ Mocha Breakfast Milkshake

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Ingredients

Units USM Scale 1x2x3x

• 3 ripe large bananas
• 1 1/2 cups low fat milk
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 6 ice cubes

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Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

Notes

Adapted from Heidi @ Food Doodles’ Mocha Breakfast Milkshake

Do you need to drink coffee sweet? Can you tolerate frozen foods in the dead of winter? And if you blend your greens, any tricks to make more palatable?