peanut butter-banana-coffee shake

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Peanut Butter-Banana-Coffee Shake
This peanut butter shake is a little revamp of Sherrie’s Chamomile and Coconut Mango Milkshake.
Start with 1/4 cup coffee – add more if more liquid is needed. A handful of cacao nibs would also be good here.

1/2 cup coconut cream
1/4-1/2 cup cold coffee
2 bananas, frozen and cut into pieces
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
a good pinch of salt

Combine all the ingredients in a blender, and blend until combined. (If the mixture is too thick, add more coffee a little bit at a time. Milk could also be added.)

To make the coconut cream: Refrigerate a can of full fat coconut milk for at least 2 hours. Once chilled, the liquid will sink to the bottom and the coconut cream will stay on the top. Open the can and scoop out a 1/2 cup.