Banana Milkshake

Summer time is kicking in and its time to bring out that blender with the seasonal fruits for those delicious and cool juices and shakes!

I feel almost stupid to write this recipe as it is so simple.. but I just want to give a cool welcome to this warm weather.

I have tried this one two ways, one for my toddler and another way for me:)



You need:

• 2 ripe bananas, roughly chopped
• 1/2 a beer mug of ice cubes
• 3-4 tbsp of sweetened cocoa or 1 tsp of cinnamon
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract or essence
• 2 cup of milk of your choice
• 1 tbsp of honey or brown sugar - if you are using cinnamon instead of the sweetened cocoa

The Make
Serves 2 | Preparation Time: 2 mins | Cooking Time: 0 mins

1. In a blender, toss in all the ingredients and blend once on high and once on medium and low.

2. Pour in the ingredients into individual serving glasses or pre-chilled beer mugs.

3. Serve cold with a funny straw or top with a mint leaf or two if you are opting for cinnamon.

Homemade Whipped Cream

    Whipped cream – made from scratch (Homemade)

•     Chilled Double cream or heavy whipping cream – 2 cups (or Amul Fresh cream with whey separated) *check Notes
•     Sugar – either granulated or powdered – 1-1.5 cups (as per taste) or Vanilla Sugar(if available)
•     Vanilla extract or essence (in case Vanilla Sugar or pods not available) – 1 tsp

     Method to prepare Whipped Cream: 

      
1. Chill a large bowl for at least 30 minutes. Ensure that you are taking a large bowl to allow room for the whipping action.Take the Double Cream, Sugar/Vanilla Sugar,Vanilla extract or essence (in case you are not using vanilla sugar) in the chilled bowl. Keep another bowl full of ice ready to be placed under the large bowl to act as an ice bath. 

  
2. Using a whisk (one with thin wires preferably), you can hand beat the mix till it forms nice creamy texture or peaks. It takes all of a minute to do this. Do not exceed this time as it will then reach into a butter stage. You can also use an electric beater to achieve this. 

 3.  Place it back in the fridge to chill.

Whipped cream done

Notes:

      1. Once the whey is separated, you can use it for curries or pasta sauces etc.

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