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Vitamina de banana (Brazilian banana smoothie)
Banana blended with cold milk and a spoon of oats, Brazil's everyday kids' drink
In Brazil a smoothie is a vitamina, and vitamina de banana is what parents from São Paulo to Recife whizz up for breakfast or when children get home from school hungry. Ripe banana, cold milk and a spoonful of oats make a thick, naturally sweet drink that fills a gap until dinner, so no sugar is needed. It contains milk and gluten (oats, unless labelled gluten free). Chef's tip: use bananas with brown freckles on the skin; they are sweeter and blend creamier than green-tipped ones.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananaspeeled and broken into pieces
- 1 ½ cups cold milk
- 2 tbsp rolled oats
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)
- 4 ice cubes (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Put 2 tbsp rolled oats in the blender first with a splash of 1 ½ cups cold milk and blitz for 15 seconds, so they break down and don't leave a gritty texture, the most common complaint with oat smoothies.
Step 2: Add 2 ripe bananas, the rest of the milk, 1 pinch ground cinnamon and 4 ice cubes, if using.
Step 3: Blend on high for 30–40 seconds, until completely smooth and frothy on top.
1 minStep 4: Pour into glasses and drink straight away; it turns grey and thick if left to stand.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does vitamina de banana (Brazilian banana smoothie) take?
- About 5 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of ripe bananas?
- Mango, same weight (in smoothies and shakes).
- What can I use instead of cold milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
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