Banana Peanut Smoothie Using Whole Peanuts

Peanut butter in smoothies is all the rage and I have been thinking that some of us might not want to invest in a full jar of peanut butter only for the occasional smoothie. In India, peanut butter isn’t a regular in most households – it is expensive and not available in smaller grocery stores.

Is there an alternative? You are in luck – I have a solution for you.

Now, when you want to make a peanut butter smoothie – you do not have to have peanut butter on hand. Use whole peanuts! Let me show you how, in this banana peanut smoothie.

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Banana peanut smoothie is packed with energy and nutrients – great for you if you are working out to build strength.

Ingredients:

[serves 2]

• Banana – 1 ripe
• Peanuts (shelled) – 1/3 cup
• Milk – just under 2 glasses, chilled
• Honey (or a sweetener of your choice) – to taste (optional)

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Equipment: blender, tava (or similar roasting pan)

How To Make Banana Peanut Smoothie Using Whole Peanuts:

Freeze the banana:

Place the banana in the freezer for two hours before you plan to make the smoothie.

Freezing the banana before blending gives the smoothie a thicker, creamier texture.

The usual technique of freezing bananas is peeling, slicing and then freezing. This is useful when you want to use the bananas much later. But if you plan to make this smoothie in a couple of hours, it is far more convenient to pop a fresh banana skin-on into the freezer. After two hours, take the banana out and peel it. If too hard to peel by hand, use a knife. This method eliminates the need for pans/freezer-safe bags and, since the banana isn’t frozen too hard, it is easier on the blender blades.

Grind the peanuts:

Dry roast the peanuts on low flame in a thick-bottomed pan, till they turn a shade darker and give off a pleasant roasted aroma. This should take 4-5 minutes.

Let the peanuts cool. You can remove the skin if you want a lighter-colored / milder-tasting smoothie: rub the peanuts gently between your dry palms – this will make the skin fall off.

Place the peanuts in the blender first, and pulse for a minute. Open the lid and check if there is ground peanut sticking to the sides of the blender jar (this happens with mine!) – if so, scrape it back in. Pulse for another minute.

Blend it all together!

Peel the banana and transfer it into the blender jar. Add half a glass of chilled milk and honey/sweetener (if using). Pulse everything together till the banana has blended.

Now add the rest of the milk and pulse for another minute, or till smooth.

Pour banana peanut smoothie into tall glasses. Drink immediately!

Tips:

Adding a little milk at first, instead of all of it in one go, helps to blend the bananas better. If you add all the milk together, you would likely need to blend longer – this has a warming effect, not something you want happening to the smoothie.

Do you know that it is super-easy to make peanut butter at home? You can skip the spices to make basic peanut butter and store it, then use that directly for peanut butter smoothies.

I like about half a banana per glass of smoothie, but go ahead and put a whole banana if you prefer it that way. Adjust the amount of milk/sweetener in that case.

FAQ:

Q. Can I skip the honey or sweetener altogether?

Ans: Yes of course! Adjust the sweetness of the smoothie depending on the sweetness of the banana and your own preferences.

Q. Can I make the smoothie ahead and store it for later consumption?

Ans: I’d recommend not to store it after blending, as the taste of the banana deteriorates after it is blended. You can, as an alternative, do steps 1 and 2 ahead of time: freeze the banana and roast / grind the peanuts. When the time comes to serve the peanut banana smoothie, that’s when you blend things.

Q. Can I skip the roasting and use raw peanuts?

Ans: Don’t. Raw peanuts will not taste as good as roasted in this smoothie, and they are also tougher to digest. If you really want to skip the process of roasting, buy yourself a pack of pre-roasted unsalted peanuts.

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Print Recipe

Banana Peanut Smoothie Using Whole Peanuts

Prep Time2 hours hrs

Blend & Serve5 minutes mins

Total Time2 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Fusion

Diet: Vegetarian

Keyword: milkshake

Servings: 2

Author: The Steaming Pot

Ingredients

• 1 Banana (ripe)
• 1/3 cup Peanuts (shelled)
• 2 glasses Milk chilled
• Honey (or a sweetener of your choice - to taste (optional))

Instructions

• Place the banana in the freezer for two hours before you plan to make the smoothie.
• Freezing the banana before blending gives the smoothie a thicker, creamier texture.
• The usual technique of freezing bananas is peeling, slicing and then freezing. This is useful when you want to use the bananas much later. But if you plan to make this smoothie in a couple of hours, it is far more convenient to pop a fresh banana skin-on into the freezer. After two hours, take the banana out and peel it. If too hard to peel by hand, use a knife. This method eliminates the need of pans/freezer-safe bags and, since the banana isn't frozen too hard, it is easier on the blender blades.

Grind the peanuts:

• Dry roast the peanuts on low flame in a thick-bottomed pan, till they turn a shade darker and give off a pleasant roasted aroma. This should take 4-5 minutes.
• Let the peanuts cool. You can remove the skin if you want a lighter-colored / milder-tasting smoothie: rub the peanuts gently between your dry palms - this will make the skin fall off.
• Place the peanuts in the blender first, and pulse for a minute. Open the lid and check if there is ground peanut sticking to the sides of the blender jar (this happens with mine!) - if so, scrape it back in. Pulse for another minute.

Blend it all together!

• Peel the banana and transfer it into the blender jar. Add half a glass of chilled milk and honey/sweetener (if using). Pulse everything together till the banana has blended.
• Now add the rest of the milk and pulse for another minute, or till smooth.
• Pour banana peanut smoothie into tall glasses. Drink immediately!