Chocolate and Peanut Butter Smoothie

Intro:

I realized I should probably put one of my things here, because this blog has the characteristic of coolness enough for me to participate in. And everyone else is putting up such awesome stuff that I need to join in.
I was perusing around in Jamba Juice while waiting for my Protein Berry Workout when I came across this recipe in one of the smoothie tomes that JJ has for sale. Using my spendthrift talents I took a picture of the recipe and got the ingredients to make it at home. I made it the same day Nik came over, and I'm pretty sure he thought it was good. My mind was occupied by the awesomely big bear hug he gave me. Yes, just think about that for a moment...

(I apologize in advance for the photos. I spilled water on my camera, and half the photos are messed up.)

Two guys, two cups. Trust me.

Prep:

Freeze two bananas the day before: peel them and put them into a ziplock bag in the freezer.

Make:

1/2 cup chocolate rice milk (I used soy)
1/2 cup soft silken tofu (I used firm, which Nik estimated into 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 fresh bananas, frozen and sliced
2 tbsp. chocolate syrup
6-7 ice cubes

1) Combine the milk (first), tofu and peanut butter in a blender. Stir it a bit. This was actually pretty tough, but just get it mixed.
2) Slowly add bananas, chocolate syrup, and ice cubes.
3) Blend until smooth.

Seems easy, but the blending part can be quite tough/tricky. You have to shake the blender or push down the entire mix every now and then (do not do it while it is on!) so that the blades can reach an even mix. After a while of pureeing, it should fall into the traditional tornado shaped mixing motion inherent in proper liquid blending procedures.

Drink:
Drink.

Outro:
It comes out very thick, creamy, and luscious (sorry, I couldn't find any alternative yet satisfactory words to describe it). It is quite filling, and can serve up to 3 people. Talk about being a third wheel.

Schick Quattro:
The only thing I did not have on hand was the tofu. Next time I plan on adding a little bit more chocolate milk for ease of blending and greater throughput of a more liquid product. Have fun and don't burn out your blender!