I woke up on Easter Sunday morning and spotted this smoothie recipe on Facebook and immediately decided to make it for breakfast along with our favourite banana pancakes.

Although I had fresh strawberries in the fridge, I included a couple of frozen ones which I always keep in the freezer for our favourite fruity ice cream dessert. This worked well as we had a deliciously cold smoothie ready in just a minute.

This fruity smoothie with a hint of coffee really went well with our pancakes and set us up for the day.

INGREDIENTS:

5 large strawberries
½ teaspoon instant coffee
1 banana
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 scoop protein powder (I didn’t include as I had none)
Vanilla from one bean, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk

Add all ingredients to a blender/Nutribullet and blitz until smooth. Serve chilled.

Strawberry Coffee Smoothie / Banana Pancakes

Recipe adapted from Incrediblesmoothies.com