Strawberry Banana Smoothie

With a very ripe banana and frozen strawberries, this smoothie drinks almost like a strawberry milkshake. Fresh berries work too and make it a little lighter.

Serves 1 to 2 · 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 medium or large ripe banana
• 1 heaping cup hulled strawberries, fresh or frozen
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon honey
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
• 2 to 3 ice cubes

Instructions

1. Peel the banana and break it into chunks.
2. Add the banana, strawberries, milk, honey, vanilla (if using) and ice to a blender.
3. Blend until completely smooth.
4. Pour into glasses and serve right away.

Tips

• Make it just before you plan to drink it. A smoothie thickens and loses flavor as it sits.

Adapted from Martha Rose Shulman, NYT Cooking.