Banana Smoothie Recipe

A super-fast yummy snack for warm weather.
Serves 2
Ingredients
2 ripe bananas (or frozen bananas for more coolness and texture)
2 cup milk of choice (low-fat organic, almond, soy, rice etc)
1 tablespoon almond butter
1 cup ice cubes
½ tsp cardamom
½ tsp coriander
Instructions

In a vertically upright container placed the peeled bananas broken into chunks
Add the rest of the ingredients and [...]

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