In this article, we want to share with you a trendy flavored drink with coffee, which has been consumed by many coffee lovers – banana milk coffee.
The banana milk coffee recipe was inspired by a Korean banana flavored drink. It might sound weird when you first hear about Banana milk coffee, but if it’s made right, it can give you a delicious breakfast blend to brighten your morning. All it takes is just a few prep ingredients to make this fantastic flavored drink.
We put together some tips and instructions and include the recipe below. So, we hope they help you get organized to make this homemade drink.
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Why Banana?
Banana is a kind of fruit that tastes sweet and has a creamy texture. It’s a perfect fruit to mix with milk and create flavored drinks, just like the latte or frappe cappuccino you used to enjoy, and even better without adding any sugar or honey. Especially, consuming banana and milk together offers many benefits to your health, and we’ll share more later in this article.
What Does Banana Milk Coffee Taste like?
Banana milk coffee tastes very great and delicious. Its flavor is not too sweet, creamy, and can have a thick texture. It offers you a more balanced cup of coffee than just mixing the banana with milk alone.
Besides, adding bananas reduces some of the coffee’s acidity and can get rid of some bitterness from the coffee. Ultimately, it’s an ideal beverage for those drinkers who savor less caffeine but also like to enjoy milk coffee beverages. So, are you ready to give it a try?
Tips for making banana milk coffee
1. Equipment
To begin with, you should get ready with the equipment needed for creating this delicious banana milk coffee. Below are a few items you can prepare in advance to make the banana milk coffee:
- A blender machine
- Spoon
- 1 tall glass or cup
2. Ingredients
Banana milk coffee can be made using several ingredients that you can even find in your fridge and at your kitchen countertop, such as:
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup milk or milk alternatives
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 teaspoon honey or agave syrup
- ¼ cup espresso (or coffee alternative such as cold brew)
- Ice (optional accordingly to drink preferences, warm or cool drink)
Note: be flexible with the recipe to get your taste preference and drinking needs. You can also increase the number of ingredients, such as double the milk to 1 cup milk and more bananas if you’d like to enjoy the drink with less caffeine.
For more servings, add more ingredients. You can also make banana milk coffee for the whole family or the crowd as desserts and enjoy them together. After all, you might also want to see if your homemade drink tastes delicious for your family?
3. Banana Milk
Banana milk is really easy to make by just blending the banana and milk together. It’s commonly a combination that usually fits with smoothies and shakes. And no worry, you can choose any kind of milk for your homemade banana milk, including almond, nut, and soy milk. Use one that you prefer and like to enjoy the most.
4. Coffee
You might be wondering what kind of coffee goes well with banana milk? The answer is it mostly depends on which type of coffee you like best. There are a few coffees that you can choose to create a delicious mixture with banana milk. One of which is espresso, and you can brew it in an espresso machine. If you don’t have an espresso machine, feel free to use a Moka pot, French press, or AeroPress.
Otherwise, banana milk is also ideal with cold brew coffee because it has a rich, mellow flavor. It gives you a refreshing taste and is indeed an ideal complement to banana milk. Banana milk with coffee brew will provide you with a smooth, soothing flavor. If you’d like to enjoy the drinks all week long with cold brew coffee anytime, you can make the cold brew ahead of time.
How to make banana milk coffee
First of all, it’s important to know that you need to prepare banana milk and coffee separately before mixing them together. Then, you can start either by blending banana milk or brewing the coffee first.
Step 1
Make banana milk. Put the banana and milk 1 cup in your blender machine, and then start blending them. The milk will taste sweet if you use ripe bananas. However, if your banana is not ripe or sweet enough when you taste it, simply add syrup or honey accordingly.
Step 2
Prepare coffee. Next, brew your coffee and pour it over a cup or glass that you prepared once ready. Likewise, just adjust your machine to a cool coffee setting if you prefer iced banana milk coffee.
Step 3
Fill ice cubes in your glass or cup that you prepared, then pour the coffee over it. After that, start pouring the banana milk on top. Besides, if you want warm coffee other than iced coffee, just exclude the ice in the cup. Next step, top the coffee with whipped cream, a dusting of cinnamon, and a banana slice for decorating your glass.
The Nutrition you can find in banana milk
More than just a flavored drink you can enjoy, banana and milk together provide several benefits for your health. Both bananas and milk contain high potential nutrients such as protein and vitamins.
For instance, milk is loaded with calcium, vitamin D, potassium, and phosphorus, which all are essential for your health. It helps build and maintain your bone health, muscle contractions, proper nerve function, and more.
Similarly, bananas are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and a great source of potassium. As a result, it’s an excellent food that helps with your digestion and promotes heart health and normal blood pressure.
Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs
Can you mix coffee and banana?
Bananas with coffee may seem old, but adding the banana to your coffee gives you a fresh cup for your morning coffee routine. It’s also a healthy drink alternative and can replace sugar and other artificial sweeteners for your coffee.
Can I make banana milk without a blender?
If you don’t want to use a blender to mix the banana milk, you can first peel the ripe banana and smash it in a bowl using a spoon or a whisk until it is very smooth. Then, continue to add milk in and mix it until they are balanced.
However, we recommend you use the blender to make the banana milk as it offers you a smooth, well-balanced milk texture for your drink.
Final Thoughts
We all know that a cup of coffee boosts your working productivity. However, the coffee should serve all coffee drinkers further than just a wake-up cup in the morning. That’s why we did research and came up with this special recipe, and we can’t wait for you to try it with our instructions soon.
Either drinking the banana milk coffee as your breakfast or treating it as sweet servings as desserts after your meals, we hope it makes a perfect complement to your food. If you think that this recipe is for your friends or family members to try, do share. We just want all coffee lovers to enjoy their coffee more and more.
References:
- Banana Milk Coffee Recipe (Inspired By the Korean Drink!) | coffeesphere
- Here’s How To Make That Banana Milk Coffee You’ve Been Hearing About | jusbyjulie
- Is It Healthy to Eat Bananas with Milk? | healthline
- Bananas 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits | healthline
- THE PERFECT PAIR: WHAT FRUITS GO BEST WITH WHICH COFFEE DRINKS? | https://cupitol.com/
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