Coffee banana oatmeal smoothie made using oats, instant coffee powder and ripe bananas makes the perfect, healthy, nutritious and delicious drink for breakfast if you love coffee & oatmeal!
This is perfect to make for the busy mornings as you get both coffee & oatmeal in the same drink and it is also naturally sweetened with bananas and pure fresh maple syrup.
In this coffee banana oatmeal smoothie, we use milk but if you want to substitute milk with any dairy free options, you can use coconut milk, almond milk or you can use oat milk itself!
If you want to similar drink without the oats, do try this easy coffee banana milkshake recipe!
Instant Coffee Powder To Make Smoothies & Drinks
Instant coffee powder is great for making coffee smoothies and drinks like coffee milkshake, coffee milk tea, instant iced coffee, cold coffee, hot chocolate coffee (instant mocha), milk coffee and more.
You just need to add the instant coffee powder to the blender along with other ingredients to make the coffee smoothie!
If you do not have instant coffee powder, you can make brewed coffee in advance to use in the smoothie.
If you use cold brewed coffee, you may need to adjust the amount of milk to adjust the consistency of the smoothie.
Can You Put Raw Oats In Smoothie?
Yes, you can use raw oats to make smoothies and other oatmeal based drinks.
However, the raw oatmeal may not blend well if you put it directly in smoothies.
To make the oatmeal blend well with smoothies, we soak the oats in water in advance which will soften the oatmeal.
This works just like in overnight oats where we soak oats in milk or water.
The softened soaked oats can be easily blended with other ingredients to make the smoothie.
If you forget to soak the oats in advance, you can cook the oatmeal separately and use cooked oats to make the smoothie.
You may also just microwave the oatmeal with little water using a microwave safe bowl, to quickly cook the oats to use in the smoothie.
Another way to add raw oatmeal to smoothie is to powder the oats in the food processor prior to making the smoothies, since the powdered oats will easily blend in!
So here is how you can easily make delicious, healthy coffee banana oatmeal smoothie for breakfast or snack!
How To Make Coffee Banana Oatmeal Smoothie?
To make coffee banana oatmeal smoothie, we use the following ingredients.
ingredients used
oats ½ cup
milk 1 cup chilled (may use any plant based milk alternative if you want to make it dairy free)
banana 1 large (ripe)
instant coffee powder 1 teaspoon
pure fresh maple syrup or honey ¼ cup
vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
Step by step instructions
Soak the ots in enough water overnight or at least for 2 to 3hours in advance. This will soften the oats so you can easily blend the oats in the blender to make the smoothie.
Once the oats is soaked and it's soft enough, you can discard any leftover water used for soaking and add the softened oats to the blender (if you are using a high power blender which can blend the dry oats very well, you may not need to soak the oats in advance).
You can also add about one teaspoon of raw dry oats (that is not soaked) for a more denser texture if you like!
Also add roughly sliced banana, instant coffee powder, milk, maple syrup and vanilla extract, blend until smooth.
Transfer to serving cups, enjoy immediately for best results!
Below you can get the detailed recipe for coffee banana oatmeal smoothie!
Coffee Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie
Ingredients
- ½ cup oats
- 1 cup milk chilled, may use any plant based milk alternative if you want to make it dairy free
- 1 large banana ripe
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
- ¼ cup pure fresh maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Soak the ots in enough water overnight or at least for 2 to 3hours in advance. This will soften the oats so you can easily blend the oats in the blender to make the smoothie.
- Once the oats is soaked and it's soft enough, you can discard any leftover water used for soaking and add the softened oats to the blender.(If you are using a high power blender which can blend the dry oats very well, you may not need to soak the oats in advance)You can also add about one teaspoon of raw dry oats (that is not soaked) for a more denser texture if you like!
- Also add roughly sliced banana, instant coffee powder, milk, maple syrup and vanilla extract, blend until smooth.
- Transfer to serving cups, enjoy immediately for best results!
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