Banana Cashew Smoothie
This is an easy to make creamy vegan smoothie recipe with cashews, bananas and chia seeds.
Day 15 – and I am still in my eating healthy mode. Along with my startling the postman as he comes to drop off my letters by ‘exercising’ along to my Davina McCall DVD. Even my youngest has got with the programme managing at least seven mins of ‘eskercize’ before watching me from the corner with a ‘mama it’s too hard’. Go Bintu, go Bintu, go……
I can’t believe that with the amount of cashew nuts I eat, at least 2.5kg in the last 3 months alone. But I am only now posting a cashew smoothie recipe. Seriously, what is up with that?
So, better late than never. Here is my current favourite deliciously filling and easy to make cashew banana smoothie. All you do is chuck all of the ingredients into a blender and whizz them up. Plus, as cashews are full of heart friendly fats, antioxidants and vitamins, breakfast has never felt and tasted so good.
One note though is that you will need a powerful blender to get the cashews very smooth. Now go forth and make cashew smoothies. Your heart, belly and everything else will all thank you.
This is the second recipe in my pantry staple spotlight on cashews. Please be sure to check the other recipes out.
Rose petal and roasted tomato pesto.
Also see this Spinach and pea pesto from the blogger Tinned Tomatoes – if you like pesto, you’ll like this one.
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Banana Cashew Smoothie
Ingredients
- 60 g approx 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 240 ml 1 cup almond milk or a mixture with water
- 1 soft pitted date
- 2 ripe bananas peeled
- Lemon juice to taste
- Handful of ice
- 1 tbsp chia seeds optional
Instructions
- Add everything in to your (powerful) blender and whiz until the cashews are smooth and creamy.
I won’t exkersices with you but I’ll definitely try this. I was not happy with diary milk in my smoothie, of course almond milk is the answer.
Go Binto x
I’ve yet to add nuts to a smoothie. This one looks rather special. Slurp! Thanks for linking to me x
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Cashew nuts are fantastic and I want to make your super sounding smoothie. Sadly my blender just isn’t up to the job. What a good addition dates are – not sure why I haven’t tried those in my smoothies.
Both really add something special to your smoothies. I hope you get to try them one day.
I’m not sure my blender can handle the cashews, but the smoothie looks really good 🙂
Oh I’m a cashew ‘nut’ too! I loooove snacking on them, but this smoothie… I can’t even begin to tell you how awesome I think it is 🙂
I love cashews, never thought of putting them in a smoothie!
I’m fully in cashew mode too Bintu. I have some homemade cashew butter in the fridge. I will make this smoothie with the cashew butter instead.
I love smoothies and make them all the time; but i’ve never thought of adding nuts- will need to try this!
Laura | A Life With Frills
Girl, you always have the best smoothie ideas! Can’t wait to try this one!
I love cashews in smoothies, so good and so creamy.
I’ve just discovered the benefit of the creaminess of nuts in smoothies. The cashew flavour with the banana and dates sounds delicious and so good for you. GG
I’m not a huge fan of smoothies, but I do like the sound of this one. Bananas, Cashews delicious combination.
I am not usually a fan of banana but even I admit this looks tasty! I love the idea of adding cashews to it too!
Laura x x x
oh this sounds and looks gorgeous something i could enjoy right now in fact
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This looks really yummy, and I love the photographs they are beautiful!
Thanks Isabella I am foodie blushing too.
OOH loving the sound of this, though I would possibly swap the cashews for peanuts or almonds or maybe coconut, see what you have started 😉 x
I dont see why not Rachel, try it and please let me know how it turns out.
Fabulous photos, the smoothie looks absolutely delicious. Am definitely going to give this one a go. Thank you.
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