Making the Vivanno™ at Home
I’ve been on the road the last few days going to a wedding in Tennessee. When on the road, I tend to rely on Starbucks for both caffeine and treats (because I can’t brew coffee and Shawna can’t bake). During this trip, we both decided that we’re crazy about Starbucks’s new Banana Chocolate Vivanno}&strAction=GETDEFAULT&x=27&y=6. In the Starbucks in Harrisonburg, VA, I watched the “barista” make my drink and thought “well, that wasn’t worth the 4 bucks I just paid.” Essentially, the recipe is one banana, some milk (he eyeballed it), a cup of ice, three tablespoons of whey protein, and a few squirts of chocolate syrup. I decided that I could make this delicious drink at home and save some money.
First thing I did was search around for a bittersweet chocolate syrup recipe. This one looked promising. Secondly, I did a search to see if anyone else was thinking along these same lines. This answer on Yahoo! Answers suggested a similar method to the one I’d observed. So, this morning, I got out the trusty blender and went to work. In a word: delicious.
