##### But I have a weakness for yogurt smoothies, which I usually drink to replace a meal rather than accompany it. ###### Here's the recipe for the smoothie I make most often at home, maybe a couple of times a month: banana and yogurt with chocolate chips. # ### This drink varies from ice cream to slushie, ##### depending on how I prepare it every time. # #### This time it was half way between a smoothie and a slushie because I added less yogurt and some ice cubes when I was processing it in the blender. # *When I want it to be ice cream, I only add frozen yogurt and frozen banana--and if I want it creamier, I add cococnut cream or whipping cream. Easy, isn't it?* #  #  # ## INGREDIENTS # # ##### What I used this time for 3 servings (about 600 ml): # * #### 3 medium size bananas, 2 to blend and 1 to slice # * #### 400 ml yogurt (I used homemade with whole cow's milk) # * #### 2 teaspoons vanilla essence # * #### a few ice cubes # * #### a handful of chocolate chips # I didn't add any piloncillo or sugar this time because the bananas were sweet and so were the chocolate chips. #  # ## THE PROCESS #  # As usual, I started the day before, haha. I put the yogurt in the fridge and the bananas in the freezer; I peel them, chop them into pieces for this. #  # # The next day, I put the yogurt in the freezer a couple of hours before preparing the drink, but the truth is that the it requires at least about 6 hours of freezing if you want a smoothie that feels like a smoothie--that's super cold, creamy, without ice. # I put all the ingredients in the blender, except the ice cubes. #  # After a first go in the blender, I knew how much ice a needed to get the consistency I was looking for. #  # After a second go in the blender, I was ready to serve the "smoothies." #  # Some slices of banana and a few chocolate chips on top, and that was it. #   # As usual, I hope you found this post useful 😁❤️ #  # # CHEERS!  #