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Banana & Cacao Milkshake

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Banana & Cacao Milkshake is the perfect pick-me-up. A nutritious and delicious way to give yourself or your kids an energy boost!

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Today I’m sharing Banana & Cacao Milkshake.

Having felt completely run down with chronic hay fever lately (I think this is the worst year I can remember) my get up and go has been somewhat flagging.

So yesterday I looked around the kitchen for something to pick me up and spotted a bag of organic Cacao Powder I’d been sent.

I have never used cacao powder before but in a nutshell, it’s a less processed form of cocoa powder and is a great source of antioxidants and minerals, notably magnesium.

Banana & Cacao Milkshake

After a rake around my cupboards, I decided to keep things simple. Hence I started my foray into the world of cacao powder with Banana & Cacao Milkshake.

We seem to have gone milkshake mad lately since my Strawberry & Coconut Milkshake which we’ll often have as a dessert.

I whizzed up the ingredients and I have to say I loved the intensely chocolatey cacao flavour. It was somehow fresher tasting and the bitterness was offset by the sweetness of the banana and the ice cream.

After this milkshake, I had the energy to pick up my daughter from school, do a shop, do tea, and go to a school fair!

So as a pick me up, this Banana & Cacoa Milkshake ticked all the boxes and I’ll be making it again!

Banana & Cacao Milkshake - a delicious pick-me-up! Fab Food 4 All

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I’m sure you’ll love my energy-boosting Banana & Cacao Milkshake and don’t forget to check out my other shakes and smoothies!

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Banana & Cacao Milkshake in a glass with stripey red & white straw.
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Banana & Cacao Milkshake

Banana & Cacao Milkshake is the perfect pick-me-up. A nutritious and delicious way to give yourself or your kids an energy boost!
Course Drinks
Cuisine British
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings 1 – 2
Author Camilla Hawkins

Equipment

  • 1 stick blender
  • 1 Measuring jug
  • 1 Tall glass

Ingredients

  • 1 Banana
  • 130 ml Semi-skimmed milk
  • 2 tbsp Organic cacao powder
  • 90 g Premium quality vanilla ice cream
  • Cacao nibs for decoration optional

Instructions

  • Break up the banana and put all the ingredients into a blender (or use a stick blender and beaker) and whiz up until smooth. If you prefer a thinner shake just add a little more milk.
  • Pour into 1 large or 2 small glasses and decorate with cacao nibs if desired.

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  3. Lisa Williams

    such a perfect pick me up 🙂 you should try adding dates too they have such a great toffee taste 🙂

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  6. Maya Russell

    Looks fantastic. Cacao and cocoa come from the same cacao plant but apparently cocoa is roasted which is why raw cacao may be much better for you. I have never tried cacao.

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    • Camilla

      Yes but my Cacoa wasn’t raw and was roasted see link to picture so I got very confused as to why this would be any better for you!

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  10. Ursula Hunt

    You have inspired me to try a number of different flavour combinations, I like Raspberry and cacao

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  18. Maggie

    I like many of the others have never used cacao and so i’ll have to look this up on the internet. I cut up very ripe bananas into slices and freeze them ready to use in my milkshakes. Great recipe and milkshake!

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  26. Helen

    Looks luscious! I have been getting quite into milkshakes lately too – altogether more uplifting than a smoothie 🙂
    Thanks for linking to my cookies.
    H x.

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  28. Choclette

    Cacao and banana in smoothies I have quite a lot, but in a milkshake with ice-cream makes it sound super delicious. Hope you’re feeling better.

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    • Camilla

      Thank you so much Ciara! My daughter was at school when I made this but as soon as she got back yesterday I offered to make her a glass and she jumped at the offer and loved it so I think your kids will love it too:-)

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    • Camilla

      I was thinking of coconut milk but I only use the powdered stuff and drinking that didn’t appeal. I do stil have some coconut paste so might try that next time like in my Strawberry & Coconut Milkshake!

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  42. Craig - The Usual Saucepans

    This looks delicious! I love a good milkshake – any excuse to pretend to be a 10 year old. Only one question – is it meant to be milk that you have in the ingredients where it says 130 mls milkshake? (Or is there a product I’ve not heard of?)

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