Alternatives to banana

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• mandelicious

  bummer! that depends on the recipe, like in most smoothies you can just leave them out, you can try subbing mango or papaya in some things as well.
• kathrynintheraw

  The mimic the banana’s creammy, smoothe consistency, you can sub in avocado for most recipes.
• achin70 Raw Newbie

  You can also try young coconut, but it needs to be the meaty kind of young coconut. The jelly-like pulp of some very immature young coconuts just won’t do it.

  I agree with kathrynintheraw, avocados would likely be the best substitute. :)
• denzildragon Raw Newbie

  Thanks for the ideas! I’ll have to try sneaking an avo into a recipe – see if he notices. :) I still haven’t convinced him to try a smoothie with avocado in it. The others should work too, & he loves all of those.

  Thanks again!
• bitt Raw Newbie

  I tried making a pudding with avocado only and he did not like it. i did, but he’s the one allergic to them. so i am going to try mango next time.
• achin70 Raw Newbie

  If your boyfriend ever feels adventurous, you can try durian, but this sweet, pungent fruit isn’t for everyone! :)
• denzildragon Raw Newbie

  Oh, no, he hates durian! I’m weird in that I can take it or leave it (almost everyone else seems to either love it or hate it) – but if I ever buy any he makes me go sit out on the balcony to eat it!
• bitt Raw Newbie

  I will be making more recipes that are banana free. For this smoothie I used a mango. before I was just eliminating the banana but it was not very tasty. This was a success!

  Banana-free smoothie recipe
• denzildragon Raw Newbie

  Thanks, Bitt – that sounds tasty! (Now I just have to blindfold him so he doesn’t know it’s green LOL)