Banana-Date Shake

Name: Banana-Date Shake
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 frozen bananas; 2 teaspoons date molasses, or 1 plump pitted date such as Medjool or Deglet Noor; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1½ cups (360 ml) unsweetened almond milk

Published November 11, 2026

Cooking Club Team · 35 min

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Two chilled banana-date shakes made with almond milk, cinnamon, and vanilla

This lighter take on a vanilla milkshake swaps almond milk for whole milk and frozen bananas for ice cream. Dates, cinnamon, and vanilla make it creamy and naturally sweet enough for dessert—or breakfast.

THE RECIPE

Banana-Date Shake

Prep5 min

Cook20 min

Total35 min

Serves2

Ingredients

2 frozen bananas
2 teaspoons date molasses, or 1 plump pitted date such as Medjool or Deglet Noor
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1½ cups (360 ml) unsweetened almond milk

Instructions

Combine the frozen bananas, date molasses or pitted date, cinnamon, vanilla, and almond milk in a blender, adding the almond milk last. Blend until completely smooth and serve immediately.

Tips and Storage

Use fully frozen ripe bananas for the thickest, sweetest shake.
Add the almond milk last so the blender catches the solid ingredients first.
For a thinner shake, blend in extra almond milk a tablespoon at a time.
This shake is best served immediately; leftovers can be frozen in popsicle molds.

Recipe adapted from the cookbook page supplied by the site owner; directions rewritten with AI assistance. Featured image: AI-generated food photography.

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