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Chai Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

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This smoothie is one of my favorite midday pick-me-up and/or post-run treats.  It’s an energizing mix of sweet and spicy, with a creamy finish.  The trick to getting that texture and adding great flavor in turn, is to use overly ripe – errr, rotten (shown here) – bananas.  It’s not necessary to use fruit that’s within an inch of its life [as I did], but a few brown spots will amount to sugary perfection (Trust me!).  If your naners aren’t quite there yet, you could add a couple of drops of honey to the blend too.  Happy Sunday Sipping!

 

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Chai PB-Naner Smoothie
 
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Recipe type: Sips
Ingredients
  • 1 cup strongly steeped Chai tea (I use 1 Chai Tea Bag per ½ Cup Water), Cooled
  • ½ cup unsweetened nut milk (I use almond or cashew.)
  • 3 tablespoons peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
  • 2 ripe frozen bananas
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Blend all ingredients [to ice cubes] together until smooth.
  2. Top with cinnamon or nutmeg, if desired.

 

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  • Vicky
    August 25, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    Ooh, can’t wait to try this! Adding chai to my shopping list this week!

    • jjbegonia
      August 25, 2013 at 8:35 AM

      YAY – It’s one of my faves, so I hope you like it!

  • Anonymous
    August 25, 2013 at 10:28 AM

    Sounds delicious!

    • jjbegonia
      August 27, 2013 at 8:09 AM

      : )

  • hfitzpa
    August 25, 2013 at 7:14 PM

    Ohmagod this sounds ahmazinggggg! Now that’s it’s getting cooler, I’m craving chai all the time!

    • jjbegonia
      August 27, 2013 at 8:10 AM

      I know; me too!!!

  • katelon
    August 25, 2013 at 8:45 PM

    This sounds very yummy, thank you!

    • jjbegonia
      August 27, 2013 at 8:10 AM

      You’re welcome, Katelon : )

  • michelle
    August 26, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    ooooh… I love, love Chai anything..

    • jjbegonia
      August 27, 2013 at 8:15 AM

      Same here : )

  • Kendra
    August 26, 2013 at 4:06 PM

    This sounds so good!! making this for breaky got no peanut butter though so will have to use hazelnut butter instead ow well!

    • jjbegonia
      August 27, 2013 at 8:17 AM

      Great! I bet the hazelnut would be delicious, too!

  • Aly GarlicHands
    August 26, 2013 at 10:24 PM

    Oh yum!!! What a great way to incorporate chai into a smoothie!

    • jjbegonia
      August 27, 2013 at 8:20 AM

      Thanks – It’s a good one : )

  • lauralistar
    August 27, 2013 at 7:27 AM

    Okay, I’ve got to try this one! Looks yummy. I have heard that the banana gets sweeter when a little brown too, as my sister used to make banana nut bread a lot :-)

    • jjbegonia
      August 27, 2013 at 8:22 AM

      Yes, the more brown, the better : )

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  • Pang
    August 29, 2013 at 8:19 PM

    Love the pics. I need to try this soon :)

    • jjbegonia
      August 31, 2013 at 8:02 AM

      Thank You!

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