How’s everyone’s new year’s resolutions so far?
I know a lot of people are trying to eat a bit differently this time of year and maybe inspiration is just kind of meh around the third week of January. The enthusiasm is starting to cool a bit. I find smoothies, juices, herbal tea, and the like really help with transitioning to a feel-good mode of living. They’re just super fresh, ready quickly, and delicious!
I think Em von Euw understands what a huge role juices, shakes, and little wholesome bites can play in personal wellness! Their newest book 100 Best Juices, Smoothies and Snacks has so many vibrant and delicious ideas to keep anyone satisfied. Em’s passion for inspiring others to feel their best shines through these pages of inspired combinations and clever observations.
I took their basic nut milk formula, using walnuts upon their recommendation, and I can tell you with certainty that it won’t be the last time I do that. I’ve made almond, cashew, macadamia, hemp, coconut, and brazil nut milk before, but this here is something special. As soon as I tasted that buttery and toasty milk, I knew I had to mix it with banana, cinnamon, vanilla, and cacao nibs for a creamy-sweet banana bread feel.
Emily’s ratio of nuts to water for homemade non-dairy milk makes for a richer texture, and with this shake it was so decadent, nourishing and perfect. Other things from the book I’m excited to try: the grapefruit mango immune booster, hippie hemp hummus, the herb happiness juice, and the dark chocolate chip, oat and hemp cookies.
If you like this smoothie, you’ll also love my Chocolate Banana Oat Breakfast Smoothie and my Peanut Butter Vanilla Green Shake.
Vegan Banana Bread Shakes with Homemade Walnut Milk
Ingredients
Walnut Milk
- 1 cup raw walnuts, soaked for at least 4 hours
- 3 cups filtered water
Banana Bread Shakes
- 3 cups walnut milk
- 2 cups sliced bananas, fresh or frozen
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (optional)
- ice (optional)
- pinch sea salt
- 2 tablespoons cacao nibs
Equipment
Notes
- Walnut milk inspired by Em Von Euw’s 100 Best Juices, Smoothies and Snacks
- You could definitely fill this out with a bit of protein powder and other superfood-y goodies to make this more breakfast-appropriate. It totally drinks like dessert :)
Instructions
Walnut Milk
- Drain the soaked walnuts and place them in an upright blender. Add the filtered water to the blender. Blend the mixture on high for about 2 minutes, or until you have a fluid, creamy “milk.” Strain the milk with a fine mesh strainer over a large bowl or pitcher. Push the walnut pulp in the strainer with the back of a spoon to get all of the milk out. Pour the strained milk into a sealable container and refrigerate until ready to use.
- The milk will separate, so just shake it every time you use it. Milk keeps in the fridge for about a week.
Banana Bread Shakes
- In an upright blender, combine the walnut milk, sliced bananas, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla powder and maple syrup (and ice, if using). Blend on high until you have a creamy and smooth mixture. Add the cacao nibs and blend for 10 seconds more–just so that you have little cacao “chips” throughout the drink.
- Pour the banana bread shakes into glasses and garnish with toppings if you like. Serve cold.
For sure I would love a straight up cinnamon shake.
Bananas Foster — without the flaming, of course!
With the walnut milk I would love a lemon bar flavor
I would love turtles chocolates in raw-shake form. They are one of greatest guilty pleasures!!
Sticky toffee pudding, please!
For me, it’s a tie between apple pie and carrot cake – both of which I have made (and make fairly regularly) in smoothie form!
I’d love a tiramisu! –healthy version, of course.
Ummmmm, and thick and cold, coconut cream pie!!
I adore carrot cake!I adore your posts and lovely photography and have learned so much from you! Thanks
Though Patty’s carrot cake idea sounds delish, I think I could actually faint if Sticky Toffee Pudding was made into a shake. All that caramel-y, ginger-y, goodness coming rapidly to me up a straw! Heaven!!
I would like to drink a baklava smoothie! :)
Not sure how this would work but… pecan pie! Or oatmeal raisin cookies.
OMG this is speaking to me. Your photos are seriously mindblowing and banana bread in a SHAKE?! Yes, please. Just beautiful, Laura!
Drinkable dessert….
Fudgy brownies please!
Cheesecake or creme brulee smoothie all the way! And I’m pretty sure I say this every time I comment, but your photos are so dang beautiful and inspiring.
I’d love anything Creme Brulee flavored in drinkable form!
First off, I always love the vibe of your photos. Everything is so beautiful, bathed in natural light and shadows. I’m pretty sure I was hooked at the mention of walnut milk, but then you went and made a banana bread shake! Definitely going to try this as soon as possible. As for what dessert I would love to see in drinkable form…I think I’m going to go with pumpkin pie or hell, maybe even apple pie :)
Carrot Cake!
My mind ran to strawberry cheesecake… must be thinking of my days eating blizzards from the DQ.
Okay… these photos are perfection, Laura! So, so lovely.
As for a dessert I’d like to see in drinkable form… peanut butter cups. ooh, or maybe white chocolate peanut butter cups? yesssss.
Thin Mint-inspired smoothie, all the way!
Ooooh, this is a fun question! I’m going to say it’s a tie between oreo cheesecake and apple crisp.
Would love to experience a drinkable carrot/applesauce/banana cake with cream cheese frosting– my favorite!
Cinnamon fig bar!!
Good Morning…I *love* Vegan Brownies….so….maybe that fab. dessert! Thanks for the excellent giveaway! Cheers, Valerie.
This looks so delicious! I’d love to see carrot cake in liquid form – I bet it wouldn’t even be that hard!
chocolate peanut butter :)
Probably either a chocolate chip cookie or a dark chocolate peanut butter cup!
hmm… i’m wanting a blueberry cheesecake in drinkable form right now :)
This looks incredible! I adore Emily’s blog and her endlessly creative ideas. And your photography is gorgeous, as always! :) Dessert in drink form… hmmm, carrot cake would be pretty amazing. And anything chocolate-y/minty as well.
gorgeous photos!
hmm, I’d love to see tiramisu in smoothie form :)
I would love to see a decadent creme brulee in shake form – which I’m sure could be done, with some tinkering from a delicious vanilla shake recipe. I just don’t have the patience to do it myself. :)
Well also banana bread, but a close second choice would probably be pumpkin pie! Thanks!
A Gingerbread Shake would be PHENOMENAL with walnut or almond milk. Yes, I’m still on a Gingerbread kick from the holidays, haha!
oooh… apple pie in drink form!
Yummmm…triple berry pie!
this looks delicious! Tiramisu would be so good in drink form!
I would love to see either some kind of apple pie smoothie, or a tiramisu smoothie! :)
Mint brownies! Or mint chip ice cream. :)
Raspberry S’mores!
Spiced perssimon!
My two favorite desserts: Key Lime Pie and Carrot Cake! That would be delicious in a smoothie form <3
mmmmmmmm…… hot fudge sundae with coffee almond ice cream :)
I would like to see “turtles” in drink form – pecans, caramel and chocolate!
A smoothie dessert delight i’d love to make sometime would be inspired from a pear crumble. :
this sounds delicious, especially with the walnut milk, I have been a fan of This Rawsome Vegan Life for about 3 years, since I found it, in addition to Emily’s fabulous sweets she makes some awesome savory dishes as well, I love her salad dressings too. I’m in the mood for a blueberry pie smoothie, with some coconut whip cream or coconut vanilla ice cream, dried coconut flakes…
i don’t know how good it would be but I would love a drinkable butter tart!
S’mores!! :)
I’m a sucker for carrot cake! Would love a carrot cake smoothie with a coconut “cream cheese” topping. I feel like we could get creative there!
Mmm a toss-up between apple pie and carrot cake. Yum