How to make a milkshake without milk?

How do you make a milkshake without milk?

Use frozen ripe bananas as the thick, ice-cream-like base and a dairy-free milk as the liquid. A published recipe for two uses 4 medium (about 300 g) very ripe bananas, sliced and frozen for about 45 to 60 minutes until solid, 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) of dairy-free milk, 1 tablespoon of peanut or other nut or seed butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Blend until smooth.

Variations

• Chocolate: add unsweetened cocoa or a spoonful of vegan chocolate spread.
• Strawberry: add fresh or frozen strawberries.
• Spiced: cinnamon, chai spices or ginger.
• Nut-free: use sunflower seed butter.
• Sweeter: maple syrup, agave or dates.

Which dairy-free milk is best?

Soy, oat, almond and coconut drinks all work. Oat tends to make a creamier shake, almond is lighter and coconut adds a tropical taste. Carton oat milk is mostly water, so use less of it if the shake comes out icy.

Make it thicker

• Freeze the banana fully; unfrozen banana gives a thinner shake.
• Use less liquid and add more at the end.
• Use dairy-free vanilla ice cream if you want a richer shake.
• Chill the glasses in the freezer for a few minutes so it melts more slowly.

Serving and storage

Drink it right away. It loses texture as it sits, and the banana can brown. If you make it with unfrozen ingredients, refrigerate leftovers and drink them within a few hours.

Common mistakes

Using underripe bananas makes the shake bland and starchy. Adding too much milk at the start makes it runny. Check the label if you need it to be allergen-free; nut butters and some plant milks contain nuts or soy.