Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Banana Mocha Smoothie

I thought our country's obsession with smoothies was a little over the top, until I made this smoothie. Now I wake up excited to have it again. I also wind up waking my husband with the sound of the blender -- unfortunately, he doesn't love this smoothie quite as much as I do.

Ingredients
1 banana, cut into chunks and left in the freezer for a few hours
1 c. or slightly less of plain (fat-free, if you like) yogurt
1 dash vanilla
1/4 c. coffee -- better if it's cold or at least not hot
1 Tbsp. sweetened cocoa

Put all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Garnish with sprinkles of cinnamon and nutmeg. If you don't have plain yogurt and sweetened cocoa, you can also use 1 c. vanilla yogurt (omit dash of vanilla) and add unsweetened cocoa. If you don't have time to freeze the banana chunks, just use an unfrozen one and add 2 ice cubes to the blender.

Jessica

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