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No. 078 Milkshakes

Banana milkshake

A ripe banana, vanilla ice cream and milk blended smooth, with an optional pinch of cinnamon.

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A banana milkshake Photo: MyLifeStory from Bangsar, Malaysia, CC BY 2.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 5 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Break the banana into the blender with the milk and blend until smooth.
  2. Add the ice cream and cinnamon and blend briefly.
  3. Pour into a tall glass.
Glass
Tall glass
Technique
Blended
Difficulty
Easy

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About the Banana milkshake

Our original recipe. The riper the banana, the sweeter and more banana-flavoured the shake.

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