HG's Banana-Berry Cloud

Bananas and strawberries go SO well together that we couldn't resist whipping up this twist on our classic Strawberry Cloud. Especially once we saw the latest over-caloried slurpable concoction being churned out at Carl's Jr. Read, blend, and sip...

Ingredients:
2/3 cup light vanilla soymilk
1 tbsp. sugar-free fat-free banana-flavored instant pudding mix
Half a 2-serving packet (about 1/2 tsp.) sugar-free strawberry powdered drink mix (like Crystal Light Energy Wild Strawberry)
4 frozen unsweetened strawberries, partially thawed
Half a medium banana, sliced into coins and frozen
1 1/2 cups crushed ice or 8 - 12 ice cubes
2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip

Directions:
In a large glass, combine soymilk, pudding mix, and powdered drink mix. Stir thoroughly, until mostly dissolved. Transfer to a blender. Add all remaining ingredients except Reddi-wip.

Blend at high speed until thoroughly mixed. If needed, remove blender from the base, stir mixture, and blend again. Pour into the large glass and top with Reddi-wip. Enjoy!!

MAKES 1 SERVING

Carl's Jr. Strawberry Banana Smoothie Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake

This may be the most ridiculous name for anything ever... and the most deceptive. Most people in a hurry (like us) would read it off the menu board and think, "Oh, it's a smoothie! That's a good choice; it's not like it's a milkshake or anything." NO! STOP! It IS a milkshake! Get this -- "Strawberry Banana Smoothie" is the FLAVOR. That's CUCKOO! And you'll wanna sit down for this next part -- the crazy thing has 700 calories and 34 grams of fat! There's even a malt version, with 770 calories. This junior of Carl's has got some nerve. Luckily, we've put together a refreshing swap that has bananas and strawberries and no deception whatsoever. Unless the term "cloud" has you expecting a visible mass of condensed vapor. In which case, you definitely won't be interested in our Death by Chocolate Cupcakes...