Best Banana Shake Recipe & Glass Straws

We've become slightly addicted to banana milk shakes (minus the cows milk) this spring. It's become a mourning thing that, thanks to a slightly unorthodox secret ingredient, keeps me energized much of the day. It's also super quick to whip up for friends... keep reading for another recent discovery, pretty glass straws and:

THE RECIPE >



This just happens to be another one of those vintage recipes found in an obscure country cookbook that ended up tasting amazing. All thanks to, of all things, molasses. You wouldn't think so but the molasses takes on a chocolaty flavor when blended with sweetly ripe bananas. It actually makes a great substitute to chocolate syrup although here, I'm going half and half with some organic raw chocolate sauce from Emmy's. The molasses used here is classic Brer Rabbit.

Thanks to the compo of the two plus the bananas and almond milk, you're looking at a densely packed, nutrient rich shake that, for us girls, can also help reduce cramping thanks in large part to the iron, calcium, magnesium and B vitamins in molasses.


Something else I recently stumbled on are these glass straws by The-LUX-U-WANT. If you had a periscope tuned in on my office desk you'd see the curious sight of a straw sticking out of hot steaming tea. I drink everything with a straw and it was awesome finding glass one that can be used in both hot and cold drinks. Plus these were the only ones I've ever seen with tiny orbs that act as drink tags. Definitely gift worthy as is. Find 'em over here.

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Molasses Banana Milk Shakes

by Marie @ GaveThat March-21-2016

While my recipe uses vanilla almond milk along with molasses and organic, raw chocolate sauce, feel free to use milk and chocolate syrup as the original vintage recipe calls for. Even those with a major sweet tooth will find no additional sweetener is required.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Almond milk
• 2 Tablespoons Molasses
• 2 Tablespoons Chocolate sauce
• 2 Ripe bananas
• 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla extract (optional)
• 1/2 Cup Ice

Instructions

Add almond milk and ice first to blender container then add remaining ingredients reserving 1 Tablespoon of the chocolate sauce.Blend until smooth.Pour into glasses and drizzle reserved chocolate sauce between both glasses.

Details

Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: Total time: 10 mins Yield: 2 servings

Glass straws c/o The-LUX-U-WANT

For another recipe using this banana and molasses combo see my previous recipe over here on tasty, gift worthy granola.

Image: mam for Gave That