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This banana smoothie recipe is one of those blends that feels both comforting and energizing. It’s naturally sweet, rich without being heavy, and made with wholesome ingredients. The frozen bananas create that milkshake-like texture, coconut yogurt adds creaminess, and collagen peptides give it a protein boost to help keep energy levels steady.
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Banana Smoothie Ingredients
This isn’t just a banana-and-milk blend. Each ingredient plays a role in making this smoothie creamy, balanced, and satisfying.
- Frozen bananas provide natural sweetness and thickness without ice. Here’s how to freeze bananas so you have them ready to blend when you are.
- Coconut yogurt adds richness and a subtle tang that keeps the smoothie from tasting flat. If your options are limited at your local grocery store make my cashew coconut yogurt.
- Cashew milk keeps everything smooth and neutral, while vanilla enhances the banana flavor without overpowering it. Pick your favorite brand or make cashew milk at home. I also use cashew milk in my blueberry smoothie if you want to make that next.
- Collagen peptides blend in seamlessly and help turn this smoothie into something that feels more like a meal than a snack.
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How to Make a Banana Smoothie
- Add the frozen bananas, coconut yogurt, cashew milk, collagen peptides, and vanilla to your blender. Blend until completely smooth and creamy. If the smoothie is too thick for your blender, add a splash more milk and blend again.
- Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy right away while it’s cold and creamy.
Ingredient Swaps
While the sugar in this recipe comes from whole food, it might be a little high for some. If you need a lower sugar option, then here are some great swaps:
- Use plain cashew yogurt or swap for 1/4 cup cauliflower.
- Swap yogurt for 2 tbs cashews.
- Swap banana with 1/4 cup cauliflower or 1/4 avocado. Here’s how to cut avocado.
Recipe Tips
- If this smoothie is too thick for your blender blades to handle, try adding a bit more liquid, stirring up the ingredients, then blending again. This should help. Using one of my recommended smoothie blenders can make this even easier.
- If cashew milk isn’t your thing, then use the plant based milk of your choice! Check out my top favorite oat milk brands and almond milk brands that will keep the smoothie creamy.
- Start with plain, unsweetened coconut yogurt to avoid added sugars.
- Make sure the collagen or protein powder you use doesn’t have any added sugar. Read the label on the yogurt you use as well! There are many great plant based yogurt brands on the market now, yet lots are loaded with added sugar. For tips on putting it all together, check out my guide on how to make a smoothie.
- Prepping frozen meal prep smoothie packs ahead also saves produce!
More Banana Smoothies To Try
I know that bananas are a polarizing fruit. People either love ’em or hate ’em. If you enjoy bananas in your smoothies, then check out some other delicious fruit smoothies below:
If you make this creamy banana smoothie, I’d love to hear how it turned out in the comment box below. Your feedback helps me and all the readers in this community. And if you’re interested in more plant-based recipes (and exclusive content), sign up for my weekly recipe newsletter.
Creamy Banana Smoothie (Easy 5-Minute Recipe)
Ingredients
- 2 bananas frozen
- ½ cup coconut yogurt plain
- 1 cup cashew milk
- 1 serving collagen peptides
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients until smooth
- Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!
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Notes
- To make this smoothie vegan, swap 1 scoop of collagen powder with 1 serving of homemade protein powder.
- To reduce the natural fruit sugars, use 1/4 avocado and 1 banana. You can also check out my guide on how to cut avocado.
- You can swap in any kind of yogurt, just choose one that’s plain or with limited sugar.
- The cashews can be swapped for almonds or oats.
- The cashew milk can be swapped out for the non-dairy milk of your choice
Nutrition
Did you make this recipe?
Leave a review for a chance to win signed copies of my cookbooks!Common Questions
Yes, just make sure that smoothie is full of only whole food ingredients. No fillers, chemicals, added sugar, or fake ingredients!
I recommend changing up your daily shake or smoothie, so you can benefit from a variety of fruits and veggies. Bananas are a great regular addition though!
Bananas are a great source of fiber, and often help settle stomach issues naturally.
No! Well… it depends what you put in them. Strawberry banana is a popular smoothie flavor at restaurants, yet those smoothies are usually pre-made mixes full of processed sugar and chemicals. Stick to strawberry banana smoothies with real, whole food ingredients and soak in all the benefits.
Day 8 Simple Green Smoothie Challenge! Creamy Banana Smoothie.
I did a few swaps & additions on this recipe.
I doubled batch for my husband and I. I used 2 bananas and 1/2 c. cauliflower.
I had Oat Milk, so I used that instead of the cashew milk. I did use collagen powder and the Simple Green protein boost.
I did use plain cashew yogurt and the vanilla.
I thought it tasted wonderfully smooth and rich with great flavor!
I loved the creaminess of this smoothie! I couldn’t find cashew yogurt so I added plain Greek yogurt. I also added some spinach to mine. So yummy!!
I probably wouldn’t have tried this if not for the Smoothie Challenge, but I loved it! Super creamy (as title indicated :)) and had a nice flavor.
So creamy and delicious
The name says it all !
Delicious – reminds me of the milkshakes I used to have when I was a kid.
Not my favorite. If you like vanilla milkshakes, this is for you! I might try by using 1 banana and adding some frozen berries.
I’m sure it’s great for people who love bananas, but it was too much banana for my taste. I prefer more layers of flavors. But, I knew what I was getting into by the name of the smoothie.
Not a huge banana fan, but by adding nut butter I couldn’t taste the banana.
Creamy goodness!
Creamy banana: I didn’t have cashew yogurt, so I subbed an avocado. I like the vanilla flavor, and in fact, do add that to other smoothies that I make. This was a sweet, dessert like concoction — just okay, not my favorite. I prefer more layers of flavor.
I love banana so this one was a no brainer for me. The combo was perfect and tasted amazing.
This has become my go-to smoothie. Sometimes instead of the cashews I put in a scoop of peanut butter and it seriously tastes like a peanut butter shake.
Added homemade protein powder to this for breakfast this morning and it was delicious! I also used Trader Joe’s cashew yogurt since I had that on hand.
For cauliflower, are you supposed to steam it first? I’m guessing yes, since raw would be too hard? I’ve seen it being used in smoothies but no one ever posts what to do with it first. Thanks!
This recipe doesn’t call for cauliflower.
I really liked this one. I didn’t make any substitutions. It made so much that I was able to give my husband a glass of it too.
Note: use ripe bananas when making this! My first attempt was a bit too sour, but after trying again with some spotted bananas, turned out MUCH better.
Yum! This smoothie is a winner!
This was delicious! I used the recipe in the comments below and soaked the cashews. That protein boost made it a meal! Yum!
I have a subscription for the homemade protein powder witch I love and today there was a surprise gift, a avocado salt and pepper shaker. So cute! Love it!
Thank you
So glad you love that fun surprise Debbie! Aren’t they sooo cute?!
A little too strong on the vanilla for me. I think next time I would use 1/2 tsp. Would make a great base for a smoothie bowl with some granola and fresh berries.
What I love most about this smoothie is the protein in it! I will be using this for a pre AND post run smoothie for sure! Good one Jen.
Happy training Trudy!
Would love to try this recipe, but in the Rochester, NY area, you can no longer get cashew milk/yogurt. Apparently there is a shortage of cashews and producers are only supplying cashews and not cashew products. Have you heard this? I’ve tried (and failed!) to make cashew milk. Won’t attempt cashew yogurt. Any suggestions?
I haven’t heard of a cashew shortage— that’s crazy! I’m so sorry! Cashew milk is really easy to make with an Almond Cow. I’ve been obsessed with it. You could also make it this way:
2 small bananas, frozen
3-4 tbs cashews (soaked in water for 1 hour)
1 cup water (or almond milk)
2 tablespoons collagen powder or 1 serving homemade protein powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Very good but a little too much banana for me but I’m getting used to eating them. Next time I will swap an avocado for 1 banana.