Name: Cramp cure banana and cacao smoothie
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Cramp cure smoothie; 2 large bananas (460g), chopped coarsely; 1 1/2 cup (375ml) almond milk; 1 tablespoon cacao powder; 1 tablespoon chia seeds; 1 tablespoon tahini; 1 teaspoon maca powder; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Cramp cure banana and cacao smoothie

With potassium-filled bananas and magnesium-packed cacao and tahini, this delicious smoothie from The Australian Women's Weekly's 'Juices and Smoothies' cookbook is designed to help relieve cramps during that time of the month.

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Serves 2

Prep

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Ingredients

Cramp cure smoothie

2 large bananas (460g), chopped coarsely

1 1/2 cup (375ml) almond milk

1 tablespoon cacao powder

1 tablespoon chia seeds

1 tablespoon tahini

1 teaspoon maca powder

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Method

Cramp cure smoothie

1.Place banana in an airtight container or resealable plastic bag. Freeze for 4 hours or until firm.

2.Blend frozen banana with remaining ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth.

3.Serve immediately dusted with cacao powder, if you like.

To create a striped affect in your serving glass, blend 2 teaspoons cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon honey to form a paste. Spread paste on the inside of each glass. If you know that you suffer from cramps, you may like to enjoy this smoothie in the week leading up to your period as a preventative.
Note

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Trusted by home cooks for 90 years, The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Test Kitchen and cookbooks hold a singular place in shaping home cooking within the Australian culinary landscape. Today, the AWW Test Kitchen in Sydney is a thriving hub for food content, connected to two bustling photographic studios where a talented team of Australia’s best recipe developers, art directors, editors and photographers create our world class food content. Our recipes are thoroughly tested and tasted and given the Test Kitchen tick of approval, guaranteeing you’ll get great results in your home kitchen.

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