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Healthy Strawberry Banana Milkshake

Delicious, healthy strawberry banana milkshake recipe packed with calcium, potassium and vitamin C that makes a great quick breakfast or even a delicious summer dessert. 
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Diet Vegetarian
Fridge Life? 3 days
Freezable? 3 months
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 222kcal
Author Dora

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 cups ripe fresh strawberries
  • 1 large overripe banana
  • 1½ cup whole milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Optional

  • sweetener maple syrup, honey (over 1 year olds), coconut sugar

Instructions

  • Peel the bananas, halve them and add to the blender. 
  • Wash the strawberries, remove the green tops by hand or cut out and place in the high powered blender. 
  • Add the milk, vanilla extract and blend. 
  • Pour in a glass and enjoy. 

Notes

  • can be made with plant based milk but if you need to make it thicker add chia seeds or flaxseeds 
  • add ½ cup of ice cream to make it a dessert type milkshake 
  • make it a thick milkshake - add 1:1 ratio of yogurt to milk, or add a tablespoon of flax seeds or chia seeds 
  • make it a thin milkshake - use plant-based milk or water 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 741mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 357IU | Vitamin C: 91mg | Calcium: 252mg | Iron: 1mg