I came across a delicious looking peanut butter/chocolate shake recipe online and decided that a healthier (still delicious version) must exist. I surfed the web and came across a recipe for peanut butter smoothies that used milk and bananas along with carob powder instead of chocolate syrup and ice cream. I made this version, but then made a couple of modifications to my taste.
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup ice
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 banana
- 1 tsp carob powder
- 1 tsp honey (optional)
I like this modified recipe better so that I don’t have to freeze bananas in advance and still enjoy a nice cold smoothie. Also, my organic peanut butter unfortunately had some sugar added so I did not use honey with it. When I had previously used a more natural peanut butter, 1 tsp honey added a good amount of sweetness, but you can always adjust based on the ingredients you like most. Just add everything to the blender, mix, and enjoy.
*I am pleased to announce that this recipe will be the first post shared in Fresh Bites Friday!
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Thanks so much for sharing on Fresh Bites Friday! I hope to see you every week :-) Great site, look forward to connecting on FB! We’re doing a coconut ghee giveaway at Real Food Whole Health- feel free to enter to win :) http://www.realfoodwholehealth.com/2011/02/real-food-freebies-coconut-ghee-giveaway/
No problem! Thanks for hosting the carnival! :) I’ll definitely be stopping back each week and thank you, I did enter to win the ghee, what a great giveaway!