I love getting magazines in the mail and at this point I’m receiving quite a few thanks to gift subscriptions as well as a few good deals I found myself. It really brightens my day to open my mailbox and see a new magazine waiting for me! Sometimes I don’t find time to flip through them immediately but when this month’s issue of Cooking Light arrived, I plopped down on the couch and read most of it. A short article on smoothies and several accompanying recipes caught my eye and not too long after, I was in the kitchen making one for breakfast.
I went with the banana breakfast smoothie first because it was the only one for which I had all of the ingredients on hand. It’s really simple – a frozen ripe banana, milk, ice, nutmeg, honey and some Greek yogurt. I only made half of the recipe so I used a small banana as opposed to the large one the recipe calls for. I have a huge bag of ripe bananas in my freezer that I’ve saved for baking so I grabbed one of those, let it defrost just a bit until I could peel it then dropped it in the blender. This smoothie was delicious and very creamy! It’s definitely going to be a repeat here (especially if I don’t start baking with those frozen bananas soon – they take up a lot of valuable freezer space!). That said, I also can’t wait to try the others in the magazine, especially the one that combines peaches and mangoes – yum!
Banana Breakfast Smoothie
from Cooking Light, May 2010 (also available here)
1/2 cup 1% milk
1/2 cup crushed ice
1 tablespoon honey
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 frozen sliced ripe large banana
1 cup plain Greek yogurt (I used nonfat)
Combine milk, ice, honey, nutmeg and the banana in a blender. Press the top on tightly then process for 2 minutes or until smooth. Add the yogurt and process just until blended. I grated a bit of extra nutmeg on top for garnish, but that’s obviously optional. Serve!
Yield: about 2 cups
I love banana smoothies. This one looks yummy!
Magazines are so great because you can thumb through them and not have to read cover to cover. I’ve found several subscription deals for 5.00.
I have all this on hand, I could be sipping one right now, but I think since it is almost lunch, I will save it for tomorrow morning. Thanks, looking forward to it. Will hand one to Matt on his way out the door to swim practice as well.
ooh la la! i have a tub of European yogurt which might just do it!
Mmm, looks yummy! I love my Cooking Light subscription and thought this recipe sounded appealing when I saw it – but now I definitely have to make it!
Oooh I have all the ingredients for this smoothie too, I must make in the morning! Awww I’m jealous of all your wonderful magazines, it sounds luxuriously decadent having a relax on the couch with some foodie literature! 🙂 I’m going to look up some subscription deals!
Smoothies are so refreshing…this one looks good!
Looks yummy~I saw this article, too. Vincent has been talking about making smoothies, so I guess I should give that a try soon.
That looks like a much healthier use for frozen bananas than banana bread. I always have a few taking up freezer real estate.
Aren’t those bags of black, ripe bananas in the freezer just strange (and wonderful)! So convenient – and this smoothie looks fantastic. Love the addition of greek yogurt too! Now… I’m contemplating adding CL to my list of magazines… loved the Pizza on this month’s cover!
I get tons of magazines in the mail too! (an embarrassing amount, actually…). Cooking Light has been especially good these last few months as has Everyday Food. I try to make at least 2 recipes out of each magazine to make the subscriptions worth it. I should do a weekly post from one of the magazines.
The smoothie looks great! I love smoothies…but not the clean up.
I make these at home regularly!! And <3 it!!!
Oh, this looks absolutely delicious. I’m on a huge smoothie binge lately, so this will be a welcome addition to my growing book of recipes.
PS. Along with smoothies, my addiction to magazines is also way up there on the crazy scale. 🙂
– Alison
I am so excited about this one as I was just looking for a few new AM smoothie recipes and I cannot wait to make this – I have everything already here and ready to blend!! WOHOO!!
Lovely smoothie! I, too, love reading magazines… There’s just something about all of the glossy pages and pictures that makes me happy!
I love new smoothie recipes. THey’re the best, just throw yummy things in and get yummy things out.
I love your variations.
Can u make this without the Greek yogurt?