This Jugo de banano is a popular drink in Colombia. It's very simple to make and delicious.
We Colombians love fruit juices and in fact, we end almost all our meals with them. Jugos de fruta are very popular in Colombian restaurants and homes. My mom would make a pitcher of some sort of fruit juice every day for us when I was growing up.
Some people prefer the juices made with water and some prefer them with milk, either way if you visit a Colombian home, they will offer you juice instead of soda, as that is part of our culture. This banana drink (Jugo de Banano) is one of my favorites. Try it!
Ingredients You'll Need
The printable recipe card with exact amounts and directions is below.
Milk: I recommend using whole milk to make this jugo de banano, but you can use low fat, almond or coconut milk if you prefer.
Bananas: I always use organic fruit.
Vanilla extract: Use a good quality
Sugar: This ingredient is optional, but I like my juice sweet. Replace it with honey or sweet condensed milk.
Cinnamon: it gives extra flavor to the juice.
Ice: I love a very cold banana juice.
How to Make Jugo de Banano
Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Serve immediately.
More Drink Recipes to Try
Colada de Maizena (Cornstarch Pudding)
Jugo de Sandía (Watermelon Juice)
Mistela de Café (Homemade Coffee Liqueur)
Colombian Banana Drink Recipe (Jugo de Banano en Leche)
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 2 ripe large bananas peeled and cut into chunks
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoon sugar
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup crushed ice
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender until smooth.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.
rebecca subbiah
thats a lovely culture and better for you
Soma
I make banana shake for my hubby every morning:-D (just plain milk & banana) never used spice in it. he is going to love it!
Anna
I love banana shakes, but you definitely upgraded it with vanilla extract and cinnamon. Sounds really yummy.
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
What a lovely banana shake, I do love the addition of vanilla and cinnamon - very nice!
OysterCulture
Sounds like my kinda drink - very refreshing and nutritious too.
Nags
This looks so delish!
marz72
My son needed a colombian recipe for HS spanish class and waited until the last minute to look one up. We were desperate for a recipe that had ingredients we had on hand. I'm glad we found this one! It was so easy for him to whip up and was very yummy too!
Billy
¡Que super rico! I love your site. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes. I've just returned from Medellin, the Eternal Spring. I love everything about your country including the food. Jugos naturales are my all-time favorite. I love the street vendors with their blenders and large plastic measuring cups. I live in California and was wondering if you knew of any company in the US offering frozen pulp for making jugos naturales? My favorites include lulo, guanabana, guava. Thanks.
Erica
Billy- Goya has frozen pulp.
Sofia
This sounds great! I'm going to make this for my Colombian novio 🙂
Mike Hawk
It was really good. The spices gave it the extra little kick!
Maria
This juice was absolutely delicious! My kids loved it.
Sarah martin
Is it okay If I use frozen bananas instead of ripe ones?
Erica Dinho
Yes.