MOCHA BANANA TIRAMI SÙ SMOOTHIE

Top view of two frothy chocolate coffee milkshakes with orange-striped straws in glasses. Background is blurred, creating a cozy and inviting mood.

Freshly brewed espresso, chocolatey-bitter cocoa powder, and creamy, sweet, frozen bananas; all blended with cold milk and ice cubes into gorgeously rich, fresh and creamy frothiness. 

Easy, fast, with a delicious coffee-cocoa-banana taste, MOCHA-BANANA TIRAMISU Smoothie is great for jumpstarting your morning, or as a tira mi sù (Italian for pick me up) in the afternoon. 

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It's easy and fast to prepare, making it perfect for hectic mornings: once the espresso is made and slightly cooled, it is combined with the other ingredients in a high-speed blender and blended until creamy and smooth.

Bowls of ice and frozen bananas, cups of espresso, a jug of milk, and dishes of cocoa powder and sugar on a wooden surface.

This Smoothie is wonderfully creamy, flavourful, satisfying and filling.

Bananas and milk provide natural sweetness, creaminess and bulk. Coffee and cocoa powder add a wonderful mocha taste along with the oh-so-needed morning caffeine, or pick me up. Ice cubes provide liquid and chill.

Top view of a blender with ice cubes, banana, and brown coffee inside, set on a wooden countertop. The scene shows smoothie preparation.

I always have a bag of sliced bananas in the freezer; it's the best fate for over-ripe bananas, and I highly recommend it.

Once they start to soften and are full of brown spots, and no one wants to eat them anymore, I slice them and freeze them in re-sealable freezer bags.

Rich in natural sugars and dietary fibre, they are an excellent addition to smoothies.

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TIPS & VARIATIONS:
  • The riper the bananas, the less sugar you will need. Start by blending all the ingredients, then add sugar as needed. 
  • Instead of sugar, use pitted dates or honey as natural sweetener. 
  • Incorporate oats (and more liquid) for a more substantial smoothie that will keep you full longer. 

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HOW TO MAKE

MOCHA BANANA TIRAMISU SMOOTHIE
 

TIPS & VARIATIONS

INGREDIENTS: 

Makes 2 servings, or 2 x 2 ½ cups, or 2 x 625ml

  • 2 shots espresso, left to cool 
  • (alternatively 2 rounded teaspoons instant espresso powder)
  • 2 teaspoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
  • 2 cups (500 ml) non-dairy milk (or low fat cow milk for a non-vegan version)
  • 2 ripe bananas, peeled, sliced and frozen on the day before
  • 1 cup ice cubes
  • Optional: brown sugar to taste
  • Equipment: High-speed Blender

DIRECTIONS: 

  1. Make 2 shots of espresso and allow them to cool. (Alternatively dissolve 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder in a small amount of boiling water. 
  2. Add the espresso together with the remaining ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth and creamy. 
  3. Taste, add sugar or a natural sweetener if needed and blend again. 
  4. Serve immediately. 

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