Learn how to make a deliciously creamy banana milkshake WITHOUT ice cream. All you'll need is 5 simple ingredients. This shake is dairy-free, lower in fat and sugar and naturally gluten-free.
This homemade banana milkshake makes a delicious summer drink but can be enjoyed all year round. It's a great healthy treat or dessert that's ready in 5 minutes!
For more milkshake recipes without ice cream see Chocolate Milkshake or healthy Strawberry Milkshake .
Check out Banana Smoothie, 5-Ingredient Banana Bread, Banana Strawberry Smoothie for more banana recipes.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- It's made with mostly wholefood, natural ingredients- no artificial milkshake powder or syrup included!
- It's ready within 5 minutes!
- It's a thick and creamy milkshake made without ice cream or heavy cream.
Ingredients & Substitution Notes
- Ripe, Frozen Banana: The key ingredient to make a creamy banana milkshake without ice cream. It replaces the ice cream in this recipe and adds some natural sweetness as well as a thick texture to this milkshake. For best results make sure to choose very ripe bananas with many brown spots. Peel and slice the fresh bananas into 4-5 small pieces. Place them into a ziploc bag and put the bag into the freezer overnight.
- (Oat) Milk: This is a dairy-free milkshake recipe that uses oat milk as its base. This can easily be replaced with other non-dairy milk alternatives such as almond milk, soy milk or cashew milk. The recipe works just as well with regular cow's milk.
- Plain Yogurt: Helps with a creamy consistency. Use regular Greek yogurt or choose a plant based alternative such soy or cashew yogurt to keep this a vegan banana milkshake
- Peanut Butter: This is optional but adds some delicious additional flavors. It can be replaced with Homemade Almond Butter or left our completely though.
- Maple Syrup (optional): It add some additional sweetness to this milkshake. For a milkshake without any added sugar, you can skip the maple syrup or replace it with another sweetener of choice. Use dates for a refined-sugar free milkshake recipe.
- Cinnamon (optional): Banana and cinnamon are an amazing flavor combination to try! If you're not a fan of cinnamon, you could leave it out completely or replace it with ground cloves.
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How to Make a Banana Milkshake without Ice Cream
Making your own, healthy banana milkshake at home is super simple. All you'll need is a couple of basic ingredients and a high powered blender.
STEP 1: Put all of the ingredients (frozen banana chunks, milk of choice, yogurt, peanut butter, maple syrup (optional) and cinnamon (optional) into a high speed blender.
STEP 2: Adjust. Blend until smooth. Then adjust to personal taste by adding more ingredients of choice. Add another splash of maple syrup for a sweeter milkshake. Add more banana chunks for a thicker shake.
Since many of our favorite smoothie and drink recipes include frozen banana slicesI always make sure to have some ready. I buy super ripe bananas, break them into 4-5 chunks and store them in a ziploc bag or airtight container in the freezer.
Variations
This banana milkshake recipe can easily be adjusted to personal taste by adding more ingredients or replace some of them. Some add-in ideas are listed below:
- Skip Cinnamon: The cinnamon adds some festive flavors to this milkshake recipe but if you're not a fan of cinnamon, you can just leave it out.
- Skip Maple Syrup: If you feel that the recipe is already sweet enough, you can skip the maple syrup for a refined sugar-free recipe. Alternatively, you could use soft dates instead.
- Skip Peanut Butter: Can be replaced with almond butter or left out however, this will slightly change the taste of this recipe.
- Adjust Texture: You can adjust this milkshake to desired consistency. Add more frozen banana chunks for a super thick milkshake or gradually add more milk for a thinner shake.
- Vanilla Extract: Add ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract for some delicious, subtle vanilla flavors.
- Cocoa Powder: Turn this into a chocolate banana milkshake by adding 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder.
- Berries: Feel free to add a couple of blueberries or strawberries for a fruity milkshake. Both sweet and frozen work well.
- Caramel Sauce: For a super indulgent milkshake, top with our 2-Ingredient Caramel Sauce.
- Homemade Vegan Whipped Cream: Or try our vegan whipped cream as a topping.
Equipment
The stronger the blender you use, the smoother and creamier the milkshake will be. We like using high-speed blenders such as a Vitamix. A food processor won't do the job here.
Storage
This milkshake definitley tastes best when consumed right away! If you have to store any leftovers, keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 day. Give it a good stir or shake before serving.
FAQs
Yes, they replace the ice cream in this recipe and are essential to create this creamy, milkshake-like texture we're after. The shake will be much thinner when made with fresh bananas. Also, I do not recommend using ice cubes instead of the banana as this might result in a watered-down milkshake.
This specific recipe uses frozen bananas but there are other ingredients that help with creating a thick texture such as Medjool dates, chia seeds or nut butters,
This depends on the recipe. The one below is made without ice cream or heavy cream which makes it lower in fat than more traditional milkshake recipes. It also uses real bananas instead of artificial flavors. Bananas are a great source of potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin c and fiber.
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📖 Recipe
Banana Milkshake Without Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 very ripe frozen bananas
- 1 ½ cups oat milk or other milk of choice *see notes
- 2 tablespoon yogurt of choice *soy, Greek...
- 1 teaspoon natural creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup (optional) *see notes
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
Frozen Bananas
- If you don't have frozen banana chunks on hand, start by slicing 2 peeled, very ripe bananas into 4-5 chunks.
- Add them to a ziploc bag or airtight container and put in the freezer over night.
Milkshake
- Put all of the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth and creamy (don't add the maple syrup right away if you prefer a less sweeter smoothie)
- Taste and adjust sweetness by adding more maple syrup or dates.
- Transfer the milkshake to 2 serving glasses, add toppings of choice (whipped cream, caramel sauce) and serve right away!
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Tips & Notes
- Skip Maple Syrup: You could replace the maple syrup with honey. If you feel that the recipe is already sweet enough, you can skip the maple syrup for a refined sugar-free recipe. Alternatively, you could use 2-3 soft dates instead.
- Skip Peanut Butter: Can be replaced with almond butter or left out however, this will slightly change the taste of this recipe.
- Milk of choice: The oat milk can easily be replaced with other dairy-free milk alternatives such as almond milk, soy milk or cashew milk. The recipe works just as well with regular whole milk.
- Adjust Texture: You can adjust this milkshake to desired consistency. Add more frozen banana chunks for a thicker milkshake or gradually add more milk for a thinner shake.
- Optional Add-Ins: Cocoa powder, vanilla extract, handful of berries
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