Buying a new blender has inspired me to have smoothies more often. The first one that I tried was adapted from a favorite and very common drink in Iran: "sheer-moz", which literally means "milk-banana". Sheer-moz is made of milk, banana, and usually sugar, and unlike most smoothies here does not contain ice or frozen fruits. More complicated versions of this drink are sold in juice bars and they usually contain dates and/or coconuts and/or pistachios. This drink is not as thick as a smoothie, and is so delicious that I would just drink it in a blink. So, I decided to use plain kefir and frozen bananas to make a thicker and colder version that takes some time to drink and maybe count as my breakfast. As the sweetening agent I used a little bit of buckwheat honey instead of sugars or dates. A dash of cinnamon would also be a good addition if you are not adding coconuts/pistachios like me.

frozen banana + kefir/milk + sweetening component: brown sugar/honey/dates + coconut/pistachios: all to your taste :)