Recipe: Banana Mocha Smoothie

Looking for a quick and delicious afternoon pick-me-up?

Yesterday afternoon, I was.

I knew I wanted instant coffee. Is that strange? I had an odd urge for something flavored with instant coffee. Maybe I was tired? Maybe our busy hours at work were getting to me? (Sidenote, I had to laugh when I heard a physician say…“we’ve been busy, good thing my nurse runs marathons!”)

Anyway, I came home knowing I wanted something cold and something including instant coffee…that’s when this Banana Mocha Smoothie was created, and boy is it good!

Banana Mocha Smoothie

Ingredients:
-1/2 cup almond milk (or any type of milk product you wish)
-1 heaping tsp instant coffee
-1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
-1 tsp honey (or sweetener of choice…may add more to taste)
-1 frozen ripe banana (yes, I let my bananas get THAT ripe!)
-5 or 6 pieces of ice

Directions:

Begin by mixing a heaping tsp of instant coffee with 1/2 cup almond milk. Once dissolved, add ingredients to a blender.

Peel and slice frozen banana into several pieces. Add these pieces to the blender.

Add honey (to taste), cocoa powder, and ice to blender.

Blend, serve, and enjoy!

Blend instant coffee in almond milk

Chop frozen banana

Add all ingredients to blender…

Enjoy a delicious afternoon treat!

What’s your favorite afternoon pick-me-up?