bananadated

Bananas and dates - over here I mostly see them paired in bread form, but back home they're a common combination in smoothies and frozen yogurts, often mixed with coconut as well.

Why? Well, their biggest advantage might be that you get a sweet, desserty smoothie without any added sugar. It's also one of those flavour combinations where the smoothie-friendly banana is a perfect fit, not just "The fruit that's there to improve the texture." I think it helps that they're locally grown and dates have a strange biblical appeal, but anyhow, guess what I just made!

Banana-Date-Mango-Coconut smoothie, which I didn't take a picture of because it's rather blah looking, as this googled specimen will prove:




1 Smoothie, Bananadated

1 ripe banana, fresh or frozen, cut in pieces
4-5 frozen mango chunks (i happened to have some, optional but recommended)
3 large dried dates, chopped
soy or almond milk, enough to cover the fruit in the blender
1 teaspoon coconuttiness (creamed, flakes, etc, or replace with a pinch of cinnamon)

*works with protein powder too