Frozen Coffee Smoothie

Directions

1. 1
   Add brown sugar to freshly made hot coffee & stir until sugar has dissolved.
2. 2
   Scrape seeds out of half of a vanilla bean & put them, along with the bean, into the hot coffee, then set aside for 10 minutes to infuse.
3. 3
   Remove the vanilla bean & let the coffee cool, then put it in the refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes.
4. 4
   When the coffee has chilled, peel the bananas & put them in a blender along with the coffee & almonds. Process until smooth, then add the ice & process until ice is roughly crushed.
5. 5
   Pour into two glasses & serve immediately.