Coffee, Banana and Vanilla Smoothie

We’re in the middle of a heatwave, and you’d be forgiven for thinking I had lost the plot as it may sound like a weird combination, but honestly you have to try it before you judge. I also think the secret is the perfect pairing is with the use of Alpro Soya Vanilla drink. Completely unendorsed, I fell in love with this product many moons ago whilst at university studying for my undergraduate nutrition degree and stumbled upon this. The combination of flavours which worked so well it became my signature drink of choice. Perfect as both breakfast on the go, or as a mid-morning snack along side a coffee pick me up when packaged away in a thermos flask to keep it nicely chilled.

It’s the perfect smoothie for a heatwave where you would love a coffee but don’t want a hot drink. Also great for preventing any banana wastage as once they start turning spotty brown simply peel and freeze in chunks ready to make this drink.

Each serving provides you with:

  • 1 of you 5 a day
  • 35% of your daily calcium requirements
  • 18% of your potassium requirements
  • Source of fluids for hydration

Serves 1

Ingredients

  • 1 banana, frozen overnight
  • 50ml coffee of choice
  • 200ml Alpro Soya Vanilla drink

Method

  • Place all of the ingredients in a high-speed blender till smooth.
  • Pour into a glass, or into a thermos flask to save for later.
Coffee, Banana & Vanilla Smoothie

Nectarine Iced Tea

This is one of my favourite hot summer’s day drinks to help keep me cool. I absolutely love my tea, and no heatwave is going to get in the way of me enjoying my cuppa! I’ve swapped out the milk in favour of fruits and a little honey – you can really make this your own by adding as little or as much honey and lemon as you like to your own preference.

No nectarines? Use peaches instead – flat peaches would be delicious in this drink and would still give the same flavour!

Serves 1

Ingredients

  • 1 teabag of choice
  • 1 tsp of honey, or to taste
  • Juice of 1 lemon, or to taste
  • Ice
  • 1 peach or nectarine, cubed
  • Sprig of mint (optional)

Method

  • Start by brewing the tea bag in around 100ml of boiling water for 2 minutes.
  • Remove the tea bag and add honey to taste followed by the lemon juice.
  • Fill a large glass with ice and top with the chopped nectarine
  • Pour the tea mixture over the top and top up with cold water if needed.
  • Stir and garnish with mint.