I love oatmeal for breakfast yet sometimes I don’t have to to wait for it to cook. So I’m taking everyone’s staple breakfast and turning it into a filling banana oatmeal smoothie loaded with all the flavors you love in the morning as well as natural energy to get you through your day.
Start your morning off nourished with a thick and creamy banana oatmeal smoothie. It tastes like a cozy, delicious oatmeal cookie! Using plant-based wholesome ingredients like oatmeal, bananas, cinnamon and coconut milk, this smoothie is the ultimate ‘fast food’ breakfast.
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Is it Good to Have a Smoothie for Breakfast?
A smoothie loaded with wholesome and nutritious ingredients is perfect for breakfast. That’s the key—you need fiber, protein and healthy fats to satisfy, as well as fill you up for hours.
Starting your day off with a smoothie helps get your digestive system moving, provides your body with clean, usable energy, and when that smoothie is balanced, helps you avoid the mid-morning sugar crash that comes with a carb-heavy breakfast option.
This banana oatmeal smoothie contains banana (shocker!), though the natural sugar from the banana is nicely balanced by the oatmeal and coconut milk to help the body slowly and evenly burn the carbs. #nosugarcrash
Can You Put Oatmeal in a Smoothie?
Yes, you can put oatmeal in a smoothie! You get all the benefits of a bowl of oatmeal, yet in a smoothie form. Oatmeal is loaded with fiber, which boosts the good bacteria in your gut. Whether you need an on-the-go breakfast or you crave a refreshing sippable morning meal, this delicious banana oatmeal smoothie is a great option.
Health Benefits of a Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
All of the wholesome ingredients in this oatmeal smoothie come together for a healthy and nutritious drink that both benefits your digestive system and boosts your heart health. Aside from the irresistible oatmeal cookie flavors, this banana oatmeal smoothie provides 3 key benefits:
Rich in fiber
While we all know fiber is a good thing, do we know if we’re getting enough fiber each day? According to the US Library of Medicine, only 5% of Americans are getting enough fiber each day. That’s why smoothies are such an important addition to your diet! Blended fruits and veggies give you a great fiber boost to aid in digestion, as well as help keep you regular.
One serving of my banana oatmeal smoothie gives you almost 20% of the recommended daily intake of fiber. So blend up and drink up–your body will thank you later.
A banana oatmeal smoothie with healthy fat
I know, fat isn’t always seen as a good thing. Yet hear me out; your body actually needs healthy fat in order to process your food properly. Without fat, the body does a poor job digesting food, converting carbs into energy, absorbing fat soluble nutrients like vitamins A, D, E, and K… which are vitally important. For a creamier smoothie use full-fat coconut milk. For a less creamy smoothie, use a homemade coconut milk, or one you can find in the refrigerated section of your local grocery store.
A naturally low sugar breakfast option
Many quick breakfast options are loaded with extra sugar. While that might make you feel a rush of morning energy, it’s just not sustainable for a busy day. Instead, this banana oatmeal sweet talker with a straw has less than 20 grams of sugar per serving, and balances out that sugar with healthy fat from the coconut milk + fiber from the oatmeal. These ingredients help the body break down the natural sugar, then turn it into usable energy.
Want to help your blood sugar even more? Use a plant-based protein powder, like my homemade protein powder, to give this smoothie an extra 10 grams of protein + 4 grams of healthy fat. This superfood blend helps keep you full longer, as well as provides more energy.
More Plant-Based Oatmeal Recipes
- Homemade Granola Bars
- Takes Two to Mango Green Smoothie
- Steel-Cut Oats
- Apple Pie Warm Smoothie
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
- Sleep Well Smoothie
- Overnight Oats
Will you rate + review this smoothie once you’ve made it? Your feedback is so valuable!
Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 banana frozen
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp maple syrup optional
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in blender.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- If smoothie is too thick, add a little extra coconut milk and blend again. For a thicker smoothie, add another 1/2 frozen banana.
- With coconut milk, you can choose canned or refrigerated. Look for light versions if you’re watching your calories. Or make your own coconut milk right here.
- Use at least 1 frozen fruit for a refreshingly cool smoothie.
Has anybody tried this with regular cow’s milk instead of coconut milk? If so, how’d it end up?
We think it’d be just as good with cow’s milk, yet haven’t tried that option out. Anyone else? If you give it a blend with the moo let us know! 🙂
Update: I tried it with 1% cow’s milk, and it turned out delicious! Reminded me of an oatmeal cookie.
Thanks so much for the update Mike!! Good to know. Heading for my blender now…
I tried it with cow’s skim milk and omitted the syrup. It was sweet and delicious.
Can you use Irish Oatmeal instead of rolled oats
Irish or steel cut oats would work just fine in this smoothie. 🙂
Anybody try this with a little spinach? Seems like the taste wouldn’t change too much.
I think that is a great idea. If you don’t use too much, the green makes them suspicious, they or you will never taste it,
Spinach is really mild and a bit of it would work great here! Give it a blend and let us know what you think.
Do you use canned coconut milk?
Our fav is homemade coconut milk, which is super easy to make. Check out How to Make Coconut Milk. Yet, if that’s not an option we use full-fat canned coconut milk too. 🙂
I’ve made this smoothie almost every day for the past two weeks. I like it to be more like thick milk (versus a smoothie) so I can quickly slurp it down, so I use a non-frozen ripe banana and add ice when blending to make it cold. My toddler godson tried it for his afternoon snack and loved it too. Thanks for a wonderful, simple recipe.
So glad you like this one so much, Nicole!
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My new favorite smoothie. I used Almond Milk, which I normally have in the house rather than Coconut. Thinking of adding some cocoa for a chocolate version.
Adding cacao powder for a chocolate version would taste delish!
Can’t wait to try this! Is it okay to have this banana oatmeal smoothie EVERYDAY? Keep rawking on!
Hey Sam! Sure, you can drink the same smoothie every day if you like! But def check out our other awesome smoothie recipes if you decide to mix it up and try some different ones!
This smoothie is amazing! It was like dessert. I seriously almost licked the blender clean. I followed the recipe, but didn’t get more than 8 ounces out of it, the recipe says 16. Not sure what I did wrong.
So glad you loved it— it’s really, really good! And you didn’t do anything wrong Julia. We had an issue with the serving size with the recipe card. I just went in and fixed that and now it should get you that full 2 cups of goodness. Keep on rawkin’ girl!
Can’t wait to try this tomorrow morning
After you try it, come back and let us know what you thought, Iris!
I just made this smoothie for dinner— yep. Was out doiing yard work and the time flew by and I didn’t want to cook something, so I decided to embrace Smoothie Sunday. And this smoothie was AMAZING! I loved how substantial it was (def makes a good meal!). The flavors we’re nice too— great job Jen and the rawkstar team!
That sounds like a great and simple dinner! I’ve eaten oatmeal for dinner so why not an oatmeal smoothie?! 🙂
This was delicious! I used homemade coconut milk with a scoop of cashew cream.
Another hit….added a touch of maple syrup and a teaspoon of almond butter….perfection….thank you.
That sounds delicious! 🙂
Do you use canned coconut milk or boxed?
Using canned coconut milk will give your smoothie a creamier texture but either one will work!
I dont have coconut milk. Can i use almond milk
Definitely!
This looks great! What’s your take on using peanut butter with this recipe?
I think adding a little bit (maybe 1-2 Tbsp.) of nut butter would taste great in this smoothie! We prefer almond butter over peanut butter but I think any type of nut butter would do. 🙂
It’s always nice to receive a new smoothie recipe, regardless of the day or time (it’s now 5pm here in Greece). This one looks simple and delicious. I have been adding 2 tablespoons of oats to my smoothie every day for the past 5 months in order to help lower my LDL cholesterol level (and with success).
That’s awesome, Marianne!
Thanks for a fun smoothie recipe! I can’t wait to give this a try today.
It’s delicious!