Cutting back on caffeine? You don’t have to give up your frappes! This delicious paleo Banana Nut Butter Frappe is a perfect herbal sub!
One of the Saddest allergies.
As long as I can remember, I have been allergic to coffee. My reaction was so bad that I couldn’t even walk down the coffee isle in the grocery store without my lungs beginning to close up.
So you can probably guess that I never drank the stuff.
During college, when my roommates and friends were staying alive with mugfuls of the stuff every morning (and noon and night), I kept my energy up by eating apples, dark chocolate, and drinking black tea.
Healing with GAPS.
It’s not that I didn’t like coffee, in fact, I rather love it. And now, thanks to all the healing my body has done on the GAPS Diet, I can drink small amounts of coffee with no repercussions. The GAPS Diet worked wonders healing me from the inside out. Coffee’s not the only thing I can enjoy now, too. Strawberries, lettuce, garlic, carrots… Those are just a few of the things I reacted to before doing the GAPS Diet.
Even though I can have coffee now, I still love this banana nut butter frappe! ‘Cause herbal coffee is delicious, too, friends!
Herbal options.
Last month, to my delight and intrigue, my friend Jessica from Delicious Obsessions came out with a little ebook full of herbal coffee blends! They’re full of healthy, healing, organic ingredients like:
- chicory root
- dandelion root
- milk thistle seed powder
- burdock root
- and carob
And they’re perfect for all of you who are trying to quit or cut back on your coffee addiction…
Jessica’s herbal coffees are tasty hot, chilled with ice, and made into this delicious dairy-free frappe.
If you wanna learn how to make your own herbal coffee substitutes, you can check out her amazing eBook, DIY Herbal Coffee Substitutes, where she teaches you how to hand-craft her different blends.Â
Herbal Banana Nut Butter Frappe
This frappe has a bunch of things you can sub out, if you don’t have all the ingredients. First off, I do wanna say that you really truly can use coffee for this recipe, if you want to. But the herbal blend is really lovely here, so I encourage you to give it a try!
You can use almond milk instead of coconut milk, if you want. If you don’t have any water kefir, you can just use more milk of your choice. As for the nut butter, you can either use almond butter to keep it paleo, or use peanut butter if you’re on the GAPS Diet. You could also sub maple syrup out for the honey, if you wanna try making it vegan.
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Paleo Herbal Banana Nut Butter Frappe
Free from grain, gluten, eggs, dairy, and refined sugar.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. Clean Living Herbal Coffee Blend from DIY Herbal Coffee Substitutes
- 1/2 c. water kefir (learn how to make your own here)
- 1 c. coconut milk (I like to make my own)
- 3 bananas
- 1/3 c. almond butter, or peanut butter
- 2-3 T. honey
- 1 T. vanilla (I like to make my own)
- 2 1/2 c. ice
INSTRUCTIONS
Place everything in blender (I use this a Blendtec), beginning with the liquids and ending with the ice on top.
Puree until smooth and enjoy!
More delicious drinks.
While I love this herbal coffee drink, I also do love real coffee drinks. And non-coffee drinks. Which basically just means hot and/or chocolates. These are some of my favorites…
Oh my goodness, that looks amazing!! I’ll have to check out that herbal blend!
Yes, you should Michelle! 😉 Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Raia,
I’m not a coffee lover but this coffee certainly sounds quite unique and filled with a wealth of health. The Banana Nut Frappe sounds like it would be a wonderful breakfast drink. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays.
Glad to share, Marla! Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
Oh this sounds really interesting – while I do enjoy my morning coffee, the ingredients in this herbal have a lot of benefits! I’d like it so much if you’d share this post with our Awesome Life Friday Link Up. http://rchreviews.blogspot.com/2015/01/awesome-life-friday-no-1.html
Thanks so much for the invite, Lynda! I’ll be sure and stop by. 🙂
I’ll be trying this soon! Thank you so much for sharing! I hope you’ll come back again this week for Awesome Life Friday!
I’ve bookmarked it, so I remember. 😉 Thanks again, Lynda! I hope you enjoy the drink if you get the chance to make it! 🙂
Thanks, Raia! That sounds delicious! I’ve been meaning to check out that herbal “coffee”, too. One of these days I really will do it! 🙂
~ Christine
Haha! I hope you enjoy it, Christine! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Hi! All your recipes look amazing! I pinned this post to Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board. Happy Blogging!
Thanks so much, Candice! 🙂
Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays Party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share next time!
-Cindy
Glad to share, Cindy! 🙂
Looks great! I just recently discovered Delicious Obsessions. You have me VERY curious about trying her herbal “coffee” and your recipe! Thanks for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays!
Her site has some pretty great recipes and health info. 🙂 You should definitely check out her herbal coffees, she sells them over on her Esty page. Thanks for stopping by!
Oh my goodness… this sounds and looks fabulous. I’ve never had a herbal coffee before. So intriguing.
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop)!
Wishing you a lovely evening.
xoxo
Glad to share, Jennifer! It really is good! 😉 Thanks so much for stopping by.
You were featured on Awesome Life Friday at Reviews, Chews, and How-to’s. What a wonderful review! Your pictures are very eye-catching!
Wow! Thanks so much, Jackie! 🙂
I’ve never heard of herbal coffee before, it sounds great as does this frappe. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
Glad to share, Laura! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Thank you for posting to Motivation Monday!
Glad to share! Thanks for stopping by, Barb! 🙂
How much does the recipe make? Looks like a lot of fluid! are the left- overs good kept in the fridge?
Thanks!
Thanks for asking, Dori. 🙂 The frappe recipe makes 4 – 12 oz. servings. I’ve never had enough leftover to store in the fridge, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t be ok, as long as it was consumed within 24 hours (the banana in it will start to turn brown, otherwise). Hope that helps! 🙂
How brilliant! I’ve never heard of herbal coffee, but now I really want to check it out. Thanks so much for sharing this on Waste Not Want Not Wednesday, Raia, I’ve pinned it 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing, Danielle! 🙂 It really is a wonderful substitute for coffee!
Yes! I would love to wake up to a cup of this! Thank you so much for sharing this healthy and delicious Banana Nut Butter Frappe recipe with us at the Healthy, Happy, Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I appreciate it!
Glad to share, Deborah! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Wow! I love the flavors in this frappe, I have to try this ASAP!
Thanks! I hope you enjoy it, Tanya!
I love the idea of the herbal blend, and this looks great!
Thanks! It’s a great caffeine free substitute for coffee. 🙂
Wow, this looks amazing!! I’ve been trying a mushroom coffee lately & have been curious about how to make a “coffee shop drink” with it… I am so glad I found your recipe!!
Oooh! I bet it will taste delicious with the mushroom coffee!
Perfect way to begin your morning! No need to go to a expensive coffee shop!!
Exactly. 😉