Guava Banana Smoothie (Printer View)

Creamy tropical blend of sweet guava and ripe banana with milk, ready in 5 minutes.

# What You'll Need:

→ Fruits

01 - 1 cup ripe guava flesh, peeled and seeded (about 2 medium guavas)
02 - 1 large ripe banana, peeled and sliced

→ Liquids

03 - 1 cup cold milk, dairy or plant-based alternative
04 - 1/4 cup plain yogurt, optional for extra creaminess

→ Sweetener

05 - 1 to 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup, optional to taste

→ Ice

06 - 1/2 cup ice cubes

# Method Steps:

01 - Peel, seed, and chop the guava flesh into pieces suitable for blending
02 - Add guava flesh, banana slices, cold milk, yogurt if using, and sweetener to the blender
03 - Pour ice cubes into the blender with other ingredients
04 - Blend on high speed until completely smooth and creamy throughout
05 - Taste the smoothie and adjust sweetness with additional honey or maple syrup if desired
06 - Pour into glasses and serve immediately while cold and creamy

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It tastes like a vacation in a glass without requiring any cooking or special skills.
  • Ready in five minutes flat, which means you can actually make this on a weekday morning without rushing.
  • Naturally sweet and creamy, so even people who don't usually drink smoothies will ask for seconds.
02 -
  • Those guava seeds will ruin everything if you don't remove them—I learned this the hard way by biting into something gritty and bitter when I tried to skip that step.
  • Ripe is not the same as overripe—if your guavas are mushy or dark, they've started fermenting and the smoothie will taste off, so aim for fragrant but still firm.
03 -
  • Freeze banana slices ahead of time so you always have them ready and the smoothie becomes thicker and colder without watering down from melting ice.
  • Buy guavas when they're on sale and freeze the flesh in ice cube trays, then pop them out and store in bags—you'll have tropical smoothies ready whenever inspiration strikes.
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