Iced Banana Latte

Submitted by Bev I Am

"A nice cold drink for a hot day. If you prefer it sweeter, just add a bit of sugar or honey or other sweetener. Prep time does not include chilling/freezing time."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup skim milk (or soy milk)
• 1⁄3 cup strong coffee or 1/3 cup espresso, chilled or at room temperature
• 1 banana, frozen and sliced
• 2 -3 ice cubes
• cocoa, for sprinkling
• cinnamon, for sprinkling

directions

1. Pour milk and coffee into blender.
2. Combine.
3. Add banana.
4. Blend until mixture is smooth.
5. With blender running, add ice cubes one at a time, blending until each is incorporated.
6. Use enough ice cubes to obtain desired consistency.
7. Pour into a glass.
8. Sprinkle with cocoa and cinnamon.
9. Serve immediately.
10. Makes 1 large serving or 2 smaller servings.

Reviews

[Anna Kumquat]

Yum yum yum. I was expecting kind of a low-fat coffee-banana shake but this really was more like a creamy iced latte with a heavy hint of banana, and just great. The frozen banana gave it the body/creaminess it needed being lowfat, and saying this from Seattle, where I could be lynched for such talk, I’d have to say this beats the calorie-laden creamy coffee drinks you can buy hands down, because it not only tastes good, the fat grams won't kill me! It's also dirt cheap compared to buying it. I added a packet of equal, cuz I like ‘em a little sweet, and used ridiculously strong coffee to mimic espresso.

 

[Meryl]

This was fantastic! I used strong brewed espresso, chilled, and added somewhat less than 1/2 cup of lowfat milk for a very very deep coffee taste. I also added about a tsp of sugar. I started with 2 small ice cubes, and stopped there, because they were watering down the taste. Next time I will omit them altogether. I love the fact that this is lowfat and healthy, but tastes very rich, with a nice creamy texture and deeply delicious taste. Thanks, Cornelia!

 

[Charishma_Ramchandani]

This is really yummy:) I did add 3/4 tsp. of sugar to the coffee. Thank you for a nice drink!

 

[Sydney Mike]

I'm not a coffee drinker but made this for my other half who, for some reason or other, loves the stuff! I left out the ice cubes, but since the banana I used was huge, that gave more than enough of a frosty chill to this drink, I thought, & my other half, as expected, loved it, so I guess the recipe is a keeper! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed in Zaar Cookbook Tag]

 

[Nikoma]

Used vanilla soy milk and instant coffee. Made a great and light refreshing dessert. I have had so many bananas to use up lately. This was a great change of pace! I did add some chocolate drink mix powder to the first batch. It was good that way, but more sweetness isn't necessary in my opinion :)