Who makes the best banana milkshake?

Make your own. 2 bananas, in the blender, browner the better, and then ice-cream and whole milk to taste. More milk if you like it runnier, more ice-cream if you like it thicker.

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Hugh_Jorgan2474@reddit

But it won't taste like banana milkshake though, because the flavour that is used in banana products is derived from a banana variant(the gros Michel) that went extinct over a hundred years ago.

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NullandVoidUsername@reddit

Also Gros Michel bananas aren't even extinct. You should start fact-checking information beforehand because you're spreading misinformation.

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GlitchingGecko@reddit

Correct. It tastes like bananas instead. I guess you could make it with blitzed up foam bananas if you want that artificial flavour.

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AvatarIII@reddit

You suggested using foam bananas. Nesquik has the exact same flavour chemical, What's the difference?

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GlitchingGecko@reddit

I'm suggesting using actual bananas. You're the one who wants the chemical. Use whatever you want.

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AvatarIII@reddit

I was saying use nesquik instead of foam bananas.

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messymedia@reddit

[still available ](https://www.jurassicfruit.com/en/products/banana-gros-michel)

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That is incorrect. It's a commonly perpetuated myth. The flavour in banana products is derived from a chemical compound that is present in both Gros Michel bananas and Cavendish bananas (the current common variety). The reason it doesn't taste very much like bananas (and doesn't taste much like Gros Michel tasted either) is because there are many different chemical compounds in bananas that give them their flavour. Synthetic banana flavouring is very one note because it's just based on a single 1 of those compounds.

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TheScrobber@reddit

TBH I'll do 2 nanas, milk, couple of ice cubes, touch of honey.

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friedeggbeats@reddit

The honey is the essential secret ingredient!

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FromLondonToLA@reddit

Which ice-cream though?

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GlitchingGecko@reddit

Anything works, my mum used to make it with Tesco value vanilla. But personally I'd Waitrose Madagascan vanilla and Jersey milk, because if I'm going to make one, it'll be my dessert.

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AirFew7700@reddit

Can do it with a fork in a glass too, less things to clean up if lazy like me

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Appreciate that tip

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Cheers

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smickie@reddit

I've tried a lot of them and there's a lot of good suggestions here if you want to go out and get one, however, probably the best one I've had from a supermarket is the M&S one, I've actually blended it with a few real bananas and ice cream and it's just incredible.

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detectivebabylegz@reddit

It love cheap tasting banana milkshakes. Delmere milkshakes in the glass bottles are my go to.

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cookiecoco2203@reddit

Kelis. Hers bring all the boys to the yard!

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BattlestarFaptastula@reddit

But they’re like, it’s better than yours.

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cookiecoco2203@reddit

Damn right!

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BattlestarFaptastula@reddit

It’s better than yours.

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Profession-Unable@reddit

I could teach you…

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Pottage10@reddit

M&S banana milkshake is delicious

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Prudent-Pool5474@reddit

Shaken Udder, hands down, no competition Source - I work as a milkshake taster

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HowYouSeeMe@reddit

Self-employed?

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Yoguls@reddit

McDonald's

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

So nesquik?

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BeatificBanana@reddit

Are you saying McDonald's use nesquik?

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UnderstandingFar8413@reddit

Milk from the hills if you’re in Yorkshire!

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rkr87@reddit

All the milkshakes taste like ass, just get banana flavoured milk, it's a million times better.

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Ok which is the best one ?

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flyingfoxtrot_@reddit

Following with interest. I love a milkshake and banana is my favourite, so I'm down for trying some of these recommendations!

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WrongExplanation1065@reddit

Little fact, the banana flavour they use is from a type of banana that's now extinct, that we will never taste naturally again.

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Srddrs@reddit

Home made. -Milk -1 banana per person -1 heaped tsp of banana nesquik per person -1/2 a small pack of Maltesers per person

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boddle88@reddit

My local fresh milk farm vending machine

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

What's the farm called?

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snittersnee@reddit

Frijj has been coasting on charitable memories for a long time now.

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Robinoo@reddit

I feel like as a kid it was as thick as treacle, now it seems watery and flavourless

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Dazz316@reddit

I remembering it being pretty crap in the 00s. I lived it as a kid, then you into my teens and thought "what was the hype?"

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callmeeeow@reddit

Yeah I was expecting a milkshake but it's dead watery, basically just milk. Not the consistency of a milkshake at all.

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snittersnee@reddit

It was never amazing but it used to do the sweet thickened flavoured milk thing better than the cheap uht ones. Recipe change in the latter half of the 2000s utterly destroyed the texture and taste, taking it from "alright ice cold after a few tokes on a joint" to "this tastes like watered down snot". Of course it could just have been me going through latter stage puberty and noticing things were shit.

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spudgun20@reddit

Remember when their standard offering was 500ml bottles? The good old days

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tmr89@reddit

Yup, Greedflation strikes again

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bonjajr@reddit

Frijj is good as it’s a bit thicker. Yazoo is more like a nesquik type milkshake to me. The Lidls own brand in the carton is worth a try

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Sufficient_Return653@reddit

I love the Delamere flavoured milk that comes in the glass bottles. I really ain’t a fan of them super thick milkshakes so it’s perfect for me. Also everything just seems tastier out a glass bottle haha.

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intangible-tangerine@reddit

To make at home I do 2 bananas. Half teaspoon nutmeg. 1 table spoon syrup (e.g golden or maple). 2 tablespoons vanilla ice-cream. 1 cup milk.

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HauntingEducator7390@reddit

McDonald's banana shake is good

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Mclarenrob2@reddit

Many farms have milk vending machines where you can add a flavour. When the milk is same day fresh and not tampered with, that makes the most delicious flavoured milkshake.

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zero_sevenn@reddit

Shaken Udder is good. But it might not be as strong as most people expect. Has a light banana taste. I like that it’s in between Yazoo and Friji in terms of thickness. Not too thin like Yazoo and not too thick like Friji

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Atlantean_Raccoon@reddit

Waitrose used to do their own banana flavoured milk that was incredible, not seen them stock it since the Lockdown though and it haunts me. Shaken Udder is okay, but you might as well sit down with a spoon and make your way through a full bag of Tate and Lyle. Most of the supermarket ones I've tried are pretty rank. That said if you get Morrison's fudge flavour milk and get some banana milkshake powder or better, the concentrated liquid and you can get the balance right, it's pretty good. Yazoo banana tastes like a swig of nail polish remover mixed with milk.

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roze-eland@reddit

I have never bought a banana milkshake that I liked as much as making it myself. I feel the opposite way for chocolate milkshakes though!

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GanacheAffectionate@reddit

Five Guys make pretty good banana shakes the last time I went there a few years back

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callmeeeow@reddit

Agreed, you could burst a lung trying to drink them through a straw.

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BVOP83@reddit

Agreed!!

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julialoveslush@reddit

I like the thin ones- supermarket banana milk.

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zero_sevenn@reddit

That’s just flavoured milk. Yazoo falls into this category too.

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TommyDickFingers85@reddit

So not a milk shake then

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Remarkable_Rough204@reddit

Delamere flavoured milk, bloody lush

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OmegaMaster8@reddit

McDonald’s is quite nice

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Terrible-Amount-6550@reddit

Grow up

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Live a little and appreciate small things in life.

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Vampirero@reddit

5 Guys milkshakes are the best. (Also burgers).

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TraditionalBlood6988@reddit

5 guys milkshakes are unbeatable.

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GlitchingGecko@reddit

That sounds like a video that'd get blocked without a VPN.

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Oh god

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greenglossygalaxy@reddit

😂

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Thanks, gonna give it a go

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Theo_Cherry@reddit

McDonald's. I have not idea what they put in them (don't really wanna find out 😂)

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nannyplum@reddit

Good question! Banana milkshakes are like crack to me. Following with interest. Oh, and a good banana milkshake is next level with a slug of Baylies Irish Cream in for an alcoholic treat. 🍌

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Humorous-Prince@reddit

3 scoops of vanilla ice cream, 1 or 2 bananas, milk, blend for 10 seconds. Can’t beat that!

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shinchunje@reddit

Just do it at home. Dead easy.

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OzzyinKernow@reddit

Banana milk - I quite like the Asda own brand bottles of flavoured milk. Cheap date, me. Milkshakes are a bit off my radar really. Too filling to go with a meal.

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

I don't mind trying that one out. Thanks.

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BattlestarFaptastula@reddit

Nesquik tbh, even though that makes no sense

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Why

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BattlestarFaptastula@reddit

Because everyone else is THAT shit

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Makes sense

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vientianna@reddit

Shaken Udder. I went through a banana milkshake phase last summer and tried a lot

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Thanks

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Puzzleheaded-Lynx-89@reddit

Tom Parker's Banana and Fudge milkshake is fantastic, but you do pay for the quality.

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Thanks, will try it out

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chez2202@reddit

I have to say that I am a fan of Crusha banana milkshake flavouring. If you add milk and ice cream and blend it, it’s better than most milkshakes I’ve tried.

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CtrlShiftAaron@reddit

I do. Fresh banana, milk and vanilla ice cream in a blender Simple and delicious

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

Yeah I do it often but wanted to know a good shop bought one.

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George_Salt@reddit

Mueller Milch, but I haven't yet seen it on the UK.

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SweetiePeteetie@reddit

UFIT Protein shakes are good. Satisfy my sweet tooth anyway, and the banana flavour is good. Can get them in Home Bargains.

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Danglyweed@reddit

Make yer own, easy

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Brief-Ship-5572@reddit (OP)

I do have homemade ones just wondering what the best shop bought ones are.

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