And the series of dessert smoothies continues…
What you’ll need:
Ingredients: 7 large bananas, 2 tablespoons coconut extract, 1 pipette Sweet Leaf Sweet Drops Vanilla Creme, 7 medjool dates, ice cubes.
Note: You will also need water to your liking.
Equipment: Blender
Step 1:
Peel the bananas and pit the medjool dates. Toss into your blender. along with the coconut extract and the vanilla drops.
This would have preferred to use dried (shredded) coconut, but that would have made it more fatty and all I had at the time was these coconut drops. I think it would have also provided an added texture, similar to the coconut shavings that often garnish Coconut Cream Pie. Feel free to experiment with this ingredient, I would.
Step 2:
Add ice and water to your liking. I used to like my smoothies really thick so I would use less water, but nowadays I like them quite “liquidy” so I use more water; it’s a matter of preference.
Step 3:
Blend! I made sure not to blend for too long so that the dates would remain a little chunky, mimicking the texture of a slice of Coconut Cream Pie.
Step 4:
Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!
Honestly, this would have been better with shredded coconut, or even coconut milk, but that would have upped the fat content significantly. It was still a very tasty smoothie, hope you enjoy!
a RAWky road 