Almond Banana Smoothie

Name: Almond Banana Smoothie
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: ½ cup almond milk or milk of choice; 1 medium-to-large frozen banana (break your bananas into one-inch chunks before freezing); 1 ½ tablespoons flax seed; 2 tablespoons almond butter; Optional: ¼ to 1 teaspoon maple syrup; ⅛ teaspoon almond extract, to taste (or vanilla extract, but the almond extract makes the smoothie taste almost like candy!)

Description: This creamy banana smoothie recipe is flavored with almonds. It's a rich and delicious treat! See notes on how to make a peanut butter banana smoothie variation. Recipe yields 1 cup; you can multiply the recipe and make two or three smoothies in your blender at once.

Prep Time: 3

Cook Time: 2

Ingredients

½ cup almond milk or milk of choice
1 medium-to-large frozen banana (break your bananas into one-inch chunks before freezing)
1 ½ tablespoons flax seed
2 tablespoons almond butter
Optional: ¼ to 1 teaspoon maple syrup
⅛ teaspoon almond extract, to taste (or vanilla extract, but the almond extract makes the smoothie taste almost like candy!)

Instructions

Toss all the ingredients into a blender, in the order listed.
Blend on low until the blender gains traction, then ramp up to the highest speed as soon as possible (or if your blender has a smoothie function, that will work well).
Taste, and if you would like stronger almond flavor, add up to ⅛ teaspoon more almond extract and blend again. Enjoy while cold.