Smoothies make my mornings (on the days that I can be bothered to do more than cereal + milk). But I find that they do take more time to consume than cereal, and I want a coffee as well. So I’ve been searching for a way to combine smoothies and coffee without it tasting horrible. To date I have been entirely unsuccessful. Hint: if it has berries, it should NOT…I repeat NOT…have coffee added. Bleurgh.
This one was different, however. This morning I finally found a combination that worked, and it worked because it was simple. Now that I’ve found a viable method, I’ll add a few options over time to enjoy tasty simple mornings. In my opinion, this smoothie works best with brewed coffee. I used cold drip coffee (watch this space for a post about this), but if I didn’t then I would brew slightly more coffee the morning before and store some extra in the fridge in a sealed container or in a cup covered with clingwrap.
Below is a simple tasty recipe for a coffee, banana and coconut eye opener smoothie.
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 10 ice cubes
- 1/3 cup pre-brewed coffee, or instant coffee mixed with water
- 10 ice cubes
- 1 heaped tbs diced coconut
- Milk or coconut milk (enough to cover the ice)
Method
- Add all ingredients to your blender.
- Blitz!
- Serve in two cups
