Dairy Milk Smoothies
Dairy Milk Smoothies
Blend together cold milk, a frozen banana and a few squares of melted or chopped Dairy Milk chocolate until smooth and thick. Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately while cold.
Yes, it's a naturally egg-free drink and quick to prepare, as there are no eggs involved at any stage – it's just blended, not baked or set with a binder.
No oven required at all as everything is blended together. Just blend milk, fruit and chocolate until smooth and pour straight into a glass to enjoy straight away.
A simple version is milk, a banana or other fruit and chopped or melted Dairy Milk chocolate. Some recipes add a spoonful of yogurt for extra thickness and tang.
Best enjoyed fresh, about ten to fifteen minutes after blending, as milk-and-fruit blends tend to separate and lose their smooth, thick texture the longer they sit out at room temperature.
You have to be careful not to blend too warm chocolate or else the smoothie will separate a little bit instead of being all smooth. It's also often not nice and thick, but rather thin, when you omit the frozen fruit.
Homemade versions allow you to control the sweetness and to use fresh fruit and real melted chocolate. Those you buy in a store or bottle are usually sweeter and thinner, with added stabilizers and syrups to give them body.
Add a spoon of peanut butter for a nutty twist or whizz in oats for a more filling version. And topping it with chocolate shavings makes it feel like more of a treat.
The plain original bar mixes most smoothly with no lumps so there is even chocolate flavor throughout. It's better to save a nut or fruit variety as a topping so you do not blend it directly into the drink.
Dairy Milk is suitable for baking cakes and brownies. You can also try making homemade chocolates at home, and use the same chocolate melted separately for cakes and brownies.