Has anyone re-created the Starbucks Vivanno recipe?

Question

Starbucks offers two new drinks: Mango Orange Banana and Chocolate Banana. From the looks of it, they add the following things to create the Orange-Mango: "Naked" Orange Juice, 1 banana, whey powder, ice, and a cigarette. Does anyone have the real recipe? Thanks!

Answer 1

Here is a recipe that gets you really close to the taste of a chocolate banana vivanno:

One banana

1/2 cup of milk (your choice)

2 scoops of chocolate whey protein powder (I used trader joe's brand)

1 cup of ice

If you are using unflavored whey protein powder, then add chocolate syrup to achieve your desired level of chocolate taste.

Throw everything in a blender and that's it!  If you really want the fiber in there as well, add some ground flax seed.

Answer 2

They both start with one whole banana...then comes the whey protein and fiber powder. You choose the milk (low fat, nonfat, or Silk vanilla soy milk) and then if you order the Orange Mango Banana Blend, orange mango juice finishes it off. If you order the Banana Chocolate Blend, then it's bittersweet cocoa that is added.

If you want to take these blender drinks up a notch, you can add green matcha powder to the Orange Mango Banana Blend (if you like this flavor and the color green, you will like this addition) or you can add a shot of espresso (even decaf) to your Banana Chocolate Blend.

The fiber in the "whey protein and fiber powder" comes from inulin. This is a naturally occurring soluble fiber that, in this case, comes from chicory root. There may be a little added bonus to inulin too - it is thought to stimulate the growth of friendly bacteria in the large intestine.

I tried the Orange Mango Banana Blend with the soy milk and very much enjoyed it. The Banana Chocolate Blend had a subtle chocolate flavor and if you like chocolate covered bananas, my guess is you will like this blend too.

The Orange Mango Banana Blend (Grande) contains:

250 calories

16 g protein

47 g carbohydrate

2 g fat (1 g saturated fat)

5 mg cholesterol

5 g fiber

120 mg sodium

35% Daily Value Vitamin A and Vitamin C

10% Calcium and 6% Vitamin D

The Banana Chocolate Blend (Grande) contains:

270 calories

21 g protein

44 g carbohydrate

5 g fat (2.5 g saturated fat)

15 mg cholesterol

6 g fiber

170 mg sodium

8% Daily Value Vitamin A, 15% Vitamin C

20% Calcium and 15% Vitamin D

Good Luck!