You’ll want to wake up to this Bananas Foster Smoothie! Yummy banana and caramel flavors in a protein-packed smoothie – delicious!
School starts for us tomorrow. I’m scared. And excited. Both boys will be in school ALL day now that Bryce is in first grade. Whatever will I do with all that time???
My Bryce is an eater. He loves food and is hungry ALL.THE.TIME. Last year he would eat lunch at school, then come home for a second lunch and was ready for a snack before we walked over to pick up Reece. You feeling me?
So, as you can probably understand, it’s SUPER important that I feed both boys well in the morning, making sure to keep them full for as long as possible. This Bananas Foster Smoothie is our new favorite thing. I could drink this for breakfast, lunch and dinner and still want another for dessert.
It starts with a frozen banana. I freeze bananas A LOT. They are perfect for smoothies and shakes. I cut my bananas in half lengthwise and then in half again crosswise, essentially quartering the banana. Just pop them in the freezer overnight on a parchment line baking sheet and they’ll be ready for you in the morning. (Once frozen, you can store bananas in a freezer bag.)
I use a half a banana for each serving so when I’m making it for the boys in the morning I use one full banana.
I add plain Greek yogurt for a protein-packed punch and then sweeten and flavor the smoothie with a little brown sugar, cinnamon, rum and banana extract (these are optional) and International Delight Caramel Macchiato creamer. Yum. This stuff is not just for coffee!
Everything gets blended with a little bit of milk until nice and creamy and then, if the boys are lucky, I top the smoothie with a little bit of whipped cream. Note: I always top MINE with whipped cream 🙂
Of course, if you’re not feeling like a smoothie, feel free to just pour some of that Caramel Macchiato into your morning coffee like I do and sit back and relax. Coffee house flavor on the cheap.
Bananas Foster Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 frozen banana quartered
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt not sweetened
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup Caramel Machiatto creamer
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp rum extract optional
- 1/2 tsp banana extract optional
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Top with whipped cream and additional cinnamon if desired.
- To make a shake, replace the Greek yogurt with vanilla ice cream. Drizzle caramel sauce on top - yum!
Nutrition
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This conversation is sponsored by International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine.
Chastity says
I am a sucker for a good smoothie and this one looks awesome. Can’t wait to try it:)
Jennifer Stewart says
This will be like me sitting in my favorite restaurant and eating bananas foster. I like this more than creme brulee and that is saying a lot!
Julia says
Any kind of banana smoothie is my weakness! This look especially delicious!
GiGi Eats says
I am not the biggest banana fan, but I have a feeling I would gulp this down in negative 2 seconds!
Megan Keno {Country Cleaver} says
This looks incredible! Love the sprinkled cinnamon 🙂
Joanne says
That looks so delicious and healthy!! My husband loves International Delight creamer with his coffee so he may enjoy this also.
Melissa says
I have got to get me some of that creamer! This looks suspiciously like dessert, not breakfast!
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says
What a fantastic breakfast!
Christie says
I love your tip about cutting the bananas before freezing. I just throw mine in. I will have to try this out on my daughter who is not overly fond of breakfast before school. I know I would love it and I bet she would too
Ali @ Home & Plate says
This smoothie looks like the perfect after dinner dessert. I love the taste of caramelized bananas and the Caramel Machiatto creamer ….well that is just perfection in a glass. Pinning.
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass says
Dear Trish – these smoothies look amazing. Not a morning person, but I’d bound out of bed for one of these. Lucky boys, whipped cream or not! Nice tips for freezing bananas. An extra minute saves time and aggravation later. I throw mine in the freezer whole and wonder why everything won’t fit in my magic bullet. Sigh. Hope your boys have a great first day of school! We’ve got one more week before D-day.
Kate @ Framed Cooks says
How was the first day of school??? It had to be good, given this delicious send-off. I’m putting some bananas in the freezer, stat!
Mir says
Yep, school is starting up again. I’m a teacher, so that means I get to be really exhausted starting Monday!
Boys will eat you out of house and home. They just eat everything. And then they do it again an hour later.
This smoothie looks so good. I’d be sucking this down for energy!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
This looks delicious!!
heather @french press says
Charlie is the same way – always eating. By the time I pick him up after football he is beyond starving, and loading him up in the morning is essential. I bet the kids would LOVE this for breakfast especially with whipped cream 🙂 hope they have a great first day of school