Banana Nut Smoothie
Ingredients
SMOOTHIE
- ½ banana
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tbsp half and half
- 1 tsp walnut oil
- ½ tsp banana extract optional
- 9 ice cubes **
- 1 tsp Swerve
- powdered stevia to taste*
TOPPING:
- 1/2 oz walnuts chopped and toasted
- Spritz cooking spray
- ¼ tsp Swerve
Instructions
Topping:
- Add nuts, Swerve/Truvia to pan and spritz with cooking spray. Toast 3-5 minutes. Reserve.
Smoothie:
- High Powered blender: Add liquids/soft ingredients first, then ice, and blend.
- Ninja: Add ice first, then rest of ingredients on top. Do crush function first to crush ice. Scrape sides with spatula, then blend.
- Both: You will likely need to scrape the sides with a spatula a time or two. Top smoothie with nuts.
Notes
*STEVIA NOTES: 1 scoop = the scoop that comes in stevia bottle = 1/32 of tsps = 1 packet stevia. If you do not have any of this, a few light shakes. If you do not like stevia, use more erythritol-based sweetener to compensate. It’s not nearly as sweet so per scoop you may need to add 1-3 more tsp. to taste.
**So I’ve discovered ice cube size can vary! These are made with ice-cube trays purchased online. If you make your smoothie and it seems too watery/liquidy and not thick don’t worry, you aren’t crazy! Your ice-cubes are just smaller. Either add more ice cubes or buy some trays online to use. The point is your smoothie should be kind of hard to blend- that’s how thick it should be.
Nutrition
Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Fiber: 3g | Net Carbs: 11g