How to Make a Banana Milkshake Without a Blender
Peel the banana., Add ice cream and continue to beat until smooth and the mix is well blended., Add milk and using a hand whisk, whisk until creamy and frothy (about 2 minutes)., Alternatively, use a cocktail shaker if you have one, by transferring...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Peel the banana.
Mash it with a wooden spoon or a whisk until very smooth in a bowl.
Many children love mashing banana.
If you have children, ask them to help with this step! -
Step 2: Add ice cream and continue to beat until smooth and the mix is well blended.
Aim to have no banana lumps as a rotary whisk (see the "things you need" section for an image of a rotary whisk) may remove most lumps, but lumps of banana can make it harder to use a straw when drinking.
Aside from vanilla icecream, Chocolate is a great flavour, as well as other fruit ice creams or gelato that would work with banana. , This will make a fairly thick milkshake, so you can add more milk and desired sweetener to balance it out to a preferred consistency.
Older fashioned milkshakes appear to favour a high milk and sugar ratio to icecream and fruit to make an easy to drink consistency and was shaken with the aim to get a big head of foam when poured in the glass (a bit like an iced cappuccino in concept).
More modern recipes seem to favour the "thick-shake" cream like consistency, so its easy to make this to suit both styles. , You can also use container with a tight seal (such as a large jar or other storage container).
Cocktail shakers or a large jar make the best milkshakes, after all, while the "milk-bar" age was when power blenders were mainstream, they had to use something before electricity was available and most bars would be incomplete without a cocktail shaker.
Further to that, shaking or churning milk in a jar is an age old way to make butter. , Shake again briefly to mix.
It's easiest to add extra ice cream, honey or other syrups which mixes in smoothly, as sugar can stay powdery or gritty in a thick, cold liquid which already contains some sugar. , You may pour the milkshake through a sieve if you want a super smooth milkshake but that does add to the washing up, something less desirable on a hot day! -
Step 3: Add milk and using a hand whisk
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Step 4: whisk until creamy and frothy (about 2 minutes).
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Step 5: Alternatively
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Step 6: use a cocktail shaker if you have one
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Step 7: by transferring the banana ice cream and milk into that and shaking away.
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Step 8: Taste to ensure it's sweet enough
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Step 9: add a little sweetener if needed
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Step 10: or a little more milk if the ice cream was too sweet.
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Step 11: Serve at once.
Detailed Guide
Mash it with a wooden spoon or a whisk until very smooth in a bowl.
Many children love mashing banana.
If you have children, ask them to help with this step!
Aim to have no banana lumps as a rotary whisk (see the "things you need" section for an image of a rotary whisk) may remove most lumps, but lumps of banana can make it harder to use a straw when drinking.
Aside from vanilla icecream, Chocolate is a great flavour, as well as other fruit ice creams or gelato that would work with banana. , This will make a fairly thick milkshake, so you can add more milk and desired sweetener to balance it out to a preferred consistency.
Older fashioned milkshakes appear to favour a high milk and sugar ratio to icecream and fruit to make an easy to drink consistency and was shaken with the aim to get a big head of foam when poured in the glass (a bit like an iced cappuccino in concept).
More modern recipes seem to favour the "thick-shake" cream like consistency, so its easy to make this to suit both styles. , You can also use container with a tight seal (such as a large jar or other storage container).
Cocktail shakers or a large jar make the best milkshakes, after all, while the "milk-bar" age was when power blenders were mainstream, they had to use something before electricity was available and most bars would be incomplete without a cocktail shaker.
Further to that, shaking or churning milk in a jar is an age old way to make butter. , Shake again briefly to mix.
It's easiest to add extra ice cream, honey or other syrups which mixes in smoothly, as sugar can stay powdery or gritty in a thick, cold liquid which already contains some sugar. , You may pour the milkshake through a sieve if you want a super smooth milkshake but that does add to the washing up, something less desirable on a hot day!
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