Here Are 3 Vegan Banana Smoothie Recipes
You can create a vegan smoothie using fruits, seeds, nuts, and vegetables to enjoy a delicious source of protein and fiber. Adding bananas to these smoothies provides almost all the daily energy supplements you need. Before sharing smoothie recipes, let’s review some tips and tricks to ensure your smoothie is flavorful.
How Do You Keep The Consistency?
I prefer my smoothie to have a certain consistency that balances taste, being both creamy and fluid without being overly liquid. For a thicker consistency, consider adding ingredients like avocado, banana, oats, flaxseeds, chia seeds, and thicker vegetable milk such as oat, soy, or almond milk, as well as peanut butter.
What Can We Do To Improve the Taste?
For those who aren’t fond of the taste of vegetables in smoothies and wish to alter the flavor, incorporating additional ingredients can help mask the vegetal notes. Consider adding sweeteners or flavor enhancers like agave syrup, dates, ginger, coffee, cocoa, carob (goat’s horn) flour, vanilla, rice milk, or molasses to adjust the taste to your liking.
These ingredients can help create a more palatable smoothie without the overt taste of vegetables.
Cold vs. Hot
The preference for smoothie temperature can significantly affect its taste, with slightly cold ingredients often enhancing the flavor for a more refreshing experience. It’s recommended to use cold vegetable milk or fruits, such as bananas, from the freezer to improve the taste of your smoothie.
Nutritional Value and Calories
Opting for a vegan banana smoothie is a healthier choice compared to many other desserts and snacks. Incorporating a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, and sources of omega-3 like chia and flax seeds, as well as antioxidant-rich fruits, can significantly boost the nutritional value of your smoothies, making them not only delicious but also rich in essential vitamins and minerals.
3 Vegan Banana Smoothie Recipes
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Vegan Banana Smoothie Recipe (1,510 kcal per glass)
Vegan Banana Smoothie Recipe 1
To make the smoothie, start by blending flax seeds in your blender briefly to avoid overheating.
Then, add ripe bananas, strawberries, coconut or soy milk, and grape molasses or dried fruits like apricots, dates, or plums for sweetness.
Blend until you achieve a thick consistency. Taste it and adjust the sweetness or thickness by adding more molasses or dried fruit, or milk, respectively.
Serve the smoothie in large glasses, garnished with mint leaves for a refreshing touch.
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Banana Smoothie Recipe: 2 (312 kcal)
Second recipe
Begin by soaking oats in hot water until they soften. Then, blend these oats with a chopped banana, adding cold soy or almond milk, a teaspoon of maple syrup, and ice cubes for a smooth texture.
Serve the smoothie garnished with ground almonds or walnuts.
Since bananas oxidize quickly, it’s best to enjoy the smoothie immediately after preparation.
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Banana Smoothie Recipe: 3 (249 kcal)
Vegan banana smoothie – third recipe
To prepare a banana and coffee smoothie, blend a chopped ripe banana with coconut milk, oats, and ground coffee. For a cold version, add ice cubes before blending. This creates a refreshing and energizing smoothie.
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