This Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie is a delicious and nutritious breakfast or snack. It’s easy, fast and is packed full of peanut butter and banana goodness.
My son could drink a smoothie every day. He especially likes peanut butter ones. He also loves my Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie and my Banana Mocha Smoothie.
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Why this Smoothie Recipe is a Keeper
I love this chocolate banana and peanut butter smoothie recipe because it’s quick, easy and super delicious. This recipe is perfect for a sweet treat.
- Flavor Nostalgia: It hits that classic chocolate-peanut butter flavor profile that everyone loves.
- Natural Sweetness: Using ripe bananas means you don’t need to add any refined sugars or syrups.
- Creamy Without Dairy: The combination of frozen banana and peanut butter creates a thick, milkshake-like consistency even if you use water or nut milk.
How Do I Make it Thicker Without Adding More Calories?
The best way to make a smoothie thicker without adding more calories is to blend it with some more ice. Frozen fruit creates a naturally thicker, creamier texture without changing calories at all.
Pro Tip for Smoothies
If you have a sweet tooth, you may want to add a little bit of maple syrup to give it some sweetness.
Ingredients for Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
This banana smoothie recipe uses only a few simple ingredients you probably already have, or can grab in one quick trip to the store. My family love this smoothie recipe because it tastes like dessert.
Get the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions in the recipe card below.
- Cacao Powder: Use unsweetened cocoa powder to make this peanut butter smoothie recipe.
- Banana: The easy chocolate peanut butter recipe calls for a fresh banana, but you could use a frozen ripe banana too. using a frozen banana will help to thicken the smoothie.
- Peanut Butter: To help cut down on fat and calories, use natural creamy peanut butter.
Variations for Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Feel free to substitute or experiment with different ingredients in this chocolate peanut butter smoothie recipe.
- Extra Protein: Swap peanut butter, use almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter (nut-free), or a scoop of chocolate protein powder.
- Chocolate Flavor: Use unsweetened cocoa powder for a rich taste, or cacao nibs for a subtle crunch and antioxidants.
- Liquid: Use oat milk for creaminess, coconut water for electrolytes, or cold-brew coffee for a caffeine kick. You could use other liquids such at almond milk, coconut milk or even chocolate milk.
- “Green” Version: Toss in a handful of spinach; the chocolate color will mask the green, making it a “stealth” healthy smoothie for kids.
- Other Mix Ins: Feel free to blend in some flax seeds, chia seeds or protein powder to make it your favorite smoothie.
Special Equipment for Chocolate Banana Creamy Smoothie
This banana smoothie is a creamy dessert. Using the right tool, really helps.
- High-Speed Blender: Necessary to pulverize bananas to create a completely smooth and creamy smoothie.
How to Make a Banana Chocolate and Peanut Butter Smoothie
This is one of the easiest recipes ever. This peanut butter chocolate banana smoothie comes together in just 1 easy step, and is the best wholesome breakfast or treat to kick off the new year.
Get the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions in the recipe card below.
- Blend Ingredients: Add the ice, milk, cocoa, plain yogurt, peanut butter and banana to a blender. Blend until smooth.
Prep Ahead Suggestions to Make the Smoothie
Help your future self out and prepare some of the ingredients for this thick and creamy chocolate peanut butter banana smoothies ahead of time.
- Smoothie Packs: Slice your ripe bananas and put them in a freezer-safe bag with a tablespoon of cocoa powder. In the morning, just dump the bag into the blender and add your liquid and peanut butter.
- PB “Pucks”: Freeze tablespoons of peanut butter in an ice cube tray so you don’t have to deal with a sticky measuring spoon during the morning rush.
Alternate Methods – Smoothie Bowl
Alternatively, you can make this delicious smoothie recipe into bowls or popsicles. Try adding some healthy fats to the mix.
- Smoothie Bowl: Make it a smoothie bowl instead. Reduce the liquid by half to create a thick “soft serve” consistency. Serve in a bowl and top with granola and sliced berries.
- Smoothie Pops: Pour the finished delicious chocolate smoothie into popsicle molds for a healthy dessert for kids.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftovers
- Store: Smoothies are best fresh, but you can store this in a sealed mason jar in the fridge for up to 24 hours. (Shake well before drinking, as separation is natural).
- Defrost: If you freeze a finished smoothie, let it sit on the counter for 30 minutes or thaw in the fridge overnight. It will be thinner than the original version.
- Leftover Idea: Use leftover post workout smoothie as a base for overnight oats. Just stir in 1/2 cup of rolled oats and let it sit in the fridge.
Common Questions About This Peanut Butter Smoothie
Sure. Feel free to add other fruits in it’s place, or thickeners such as chia seeds.
If your smoothie is gritty, it may be because of the cocoa powder. To fix it, add plain greek yogurt or more liquid, and blend longer.
Tips for Peanut Butter and Chocolate Smoothie
- Freeze Your Bananas Properly: Wait until the bananas are “cheetah spotted” (very ripe). Peel them before freezing. Freeze them in chunks so they don’t burn out your blender motor.
- The Salt Secret: Add a tiny pinch of sea salt. Salt enhances the flavor of both chocolate and peanut butter, makes this smoothie taste “gourmet.” It taste just like a chocolate milkshake.
- Liquid First: Always add your milk/liquid to the blender first. This creates a “vortex” that pulls the heavy frozen ingredients down into the blades.
- Serve this Recipe: Serve with Granola Banana Bites, Instant Pot Egg Bites or Homemade Pancake Mix.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
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Ingredients
- 2 cups Ice
- 1 cup Milk, your favorite variety
- 2 Tablespoons Unsweetened cocoa
- ½ cup Plain yogurt
- ¼ cup Natural peanut butter, creamy
- 1 Banana
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Christina’s Notes
- Add Different Milk: Coconut Milk, Soy Milk, Almond Milk, even Cashew Milk can be used for this peanut butter chocolate banana smoothie.
- Veggies: Sneak in some spinach, kale or other vegetables to make a healthier version.
- Variation tip: Almond Butter, Cashew Butter or other nut butter can be used.
- Alternate ingredient: Fiber and other nutrients like omegas and vitamin c, minerals can be added with a scoop of hemp seeds, flax seeds or chia seeds.
- Dietary consideration tip: Powdered peanut butter such as PB2 can replace the peanut butter in the smoothie.
- Sweetener: Truly this has a lot of sweetness but you can add agave nectar, honey maple syrup or your favorite sweetener of choice if you are watching calories.
- Smoothie Bowl: Feel more like eating this peanut butter treat like ice cream?
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
They have a chocolate marshmallow variety that I have been keeping my eye out for, but it hasn’t made it to my area yet. They have an orange-colored vanilla flavor that they come out with at halloween that our kids think is the coolest thing ever.