The day after we got back to Raleigh last week, I woke up with tonsils so swollen, I could barely swallow water, a non-stop hacking cough and I sounded like Big Ang when I tried to talk. (Yes, I realize that exactly two of you get the Big Ang reference, but I’m okay with that.) I immediately picked up my iPhone and Googled to find out the symptoms of SARS and I was relieved to find out that I did not seem to have SARS. But then I realized that could only mean one thing:
I must have consumption.
So since I have consumption and all, this weekend seemed like a good opportunity to revisit this Raspberry Banana Chia Smoothie recipe. I started working on it about a month and a half ago. You’d think a smoothie recipe would be pretty straight-forward, but for some reason it took me a lot of tries to get this one right. Seeing as my tonsils are about the size of golf balls right now, I wanted it to be a little bit thinner than I usually make my smoothies, so I decided to add fewer raspberries this time around. I think that was the key to finally (FINALLY!) nailing this recipe–fewer raspberries meant the smoothie wasn’t so tart. In fact, I didn’t even add any sweetener to mine, although you may want to taste yours and add a little if needed.
This Raspberry Banana Chia Smoothie makes a great breakfast on-the-go or afternoon snack.
Ingredients
- 1 c. vanilla or chocolate flavored non-dairy milk
- 1 tbsp. chia seeds
- 1/4 c. frozen raspberries
- 1 frozen banana half
- sweetener of choice to taste, if desired
Instructions
- Combine milk and chia seeds in blender. Let sit 5 minutes. Add raspberries and banana half; blend until smooth. Taste and add sweetener if desired.
Notes
I wanted to make this smoothie on the thin side, but if you want yours thicker, try using 3/4 cup milk instead.
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I hope your golf balls are feeling better – I hate when my tonsils get swollen like that! I’ve been trying to perfect a green smoothie and you’re right, those things are harder than they look!
The milk bottle and spoon are adorable! And who can say no to a raspberry smoothie?
Sounds painful.
Hope you’re feeling better.
This looks delicious and I love your pictures! Hope you are feeling better.
I hope that you’re feeling better hun! This looks amazing and I so need to work more/eat more chia seeds.
That looks delicious! I’ve been having throat problems recently too, so I think that may be exactly what the doctor ordered!
Gorgeous photos too!
I hope you feel better soon! Smoothies will definitely help.
I am nuts about raspberries. Must have. Must have.
I’ve been wondering what to do with chia seeds, thanks for the great recipe idea.
I like to pop my smoothies into the freezer for a bit before I drink them. It gives them more of a shake feel.
Hope you are well soon!
A lot of people don’t like the texture of chia seeds, but if you don’t mind it, they’re great added to juice, oatmeal, yogurt. I like putting them in muffins instead of poppy seeds too!
this looks so good and refreshing!
Looks so lovely and fresh!
I hope you’re feeling better! The smoothie looks delicious – I love raspberry banana smoothies!
I want one of these now!!
Great smoothie. This must be pinned!
Looks delish so I will give it a try in the Vitamix. Where did you find that cute straw?
Your pics are great! I love to take pics of foods, love the whole staging process, and always pretend that I am am a food photographer’!
Thank you! I bought the straws from Isakay Boutique on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/isakayboutique?section_id=7936683. They have tons of different colors!
Thank you! I have not shopped there before but it looks like a fun online store !
Love these photos! The smoothie looks and sounds so delish!