596510 Sun Feb 15 19:27:00 -0800 2009 5 31 Home Cooking 0 4420457 I am looking for recipes for smoothies that include nut butter. I've got lots of organic peanut butter on hand at the moment that I'd like to get rid of. I don't do dairy but I would use soy milk in place of regular milk. Ideas? The healthier, the better. Sun Feb 15 19:27:00 -0800 2009 131149 Jetgirly 1 4420489 Drop about a cup of soy milk into the blender. Add a cut up banana and 2 - 3 tablespoons of peanut butter with 3 or 4 ice cubes. Blend it up to smooth consistency. You can adjust the consistency by adding or subtracting ice cubes and/or using a packaged gelatinized soy product if you prefer. Sun Feb 15 19:39:53 -0800 2009 4420457 203621 todao 1 4420493 here are a few of the recipes i give to my clients. many of them do dairy, so i subbed soy yogurt/tofu & soymilk for you where necessary... Nutty Banana Blueberry ½ medium banana ½ cup blueberries (preferably frozen) 2 tsp. natural nut or seed butter ½ cup soy milk ½ cup low-fat soy yogurt or firm tofu 1 scoop protein powder (optional, if not using tofu) 2 tsp. preferred natural sugar sweetener (or stevia to taste) ¼ tsp. vanilla extract, optional 3-4 ice cubes, if desired Power Smoothie ½ medium banana (preferably frozen) ¼ cup rolled oats (dry) ½ cup low-fat soy yogurt or firm tofu 1 scoop protein powder (optional, if not using tofu) 2 tsp. natural nut or seed butter 2 tsp. preferred natural sugar sweetener (or stevia to taste) ¼ tsp. vanilla extract, optional 3-4 ice cubes, if desired Cinnamon for garnish, optional Nutty Chocolate Monkey ½ cup low-fat soy yogurt or firm tofu 1 scoop protein powder (optional, if not using tofu) ½ medium banana (preferably frozen) 1 Tbsp peanut butter 2 tsp. cocoa or carob powder 2 tsp. preferred natural sugar sweetener (or stevia to taste) ¼ tsp. vanilla extract, optional 3-4 ice cubes, if desired Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup ½ cup low-fat soy yogurt or firm tofu 1 scoop protein powder (optional, if not using tofu) ½ cup soy milk or alternative 1 Tbsp. natural peanut butter 2 tsp. cocoa or carob powder 2 tsp. preferred natural sugar sweetener (or stevia to taste) 3-4 ice cubes, if desired Sun Feb 15 19:41:42 -0800 2009 4420457 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4420503 I do lots of banana-blueberry smoothies but I thought that peanut butter would be kind of gross in it... if other people do it I guess I'll try too! Sun Feb 15 19:47:14 -0800 2009 4420493 131149 Jetgirly 3 4420516 almond butter is really the best with that, but some of my clients don't like almond butter & they're pretty happy using PB instead. then again, there's no accounting for taste, so try at your own risk ;) BTW, i love strawberries with PB or almond butter, so you could always do those instead of blueberries. and believe it or not, mango actually works too. but for a more classic pairing, you can always just chop up & toss in an apple. Sun Feb 15 19:54:52 -0800 2009 4420503 103920 goodhealthgourmet 3 4420571 Peanut butter goes with just about anything. Try it with dill pickles; even in a smoothie. Make up a vanilla smoothie with a couple of cloves of garlic. Adventure in food - it's a beautiful thing. Sun Feb 15 20:33:11 -0800 2009 4420503 203621 todao