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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.
I was nervous about an all banana flavor smoothie but I like it. I only used a 1/4 cup of yogurt & I couldn’t taste it.
Added some peanut butter collagen powder to it. Creamy deliciousness!!
Really enjoying this smoothie. I’m not always a fan of banana in smoothies. I prefer avacodo. But the yogurt changes the flavor and texture to perfection.
Yum!!! I added cauliflower-this ingredient will be going into most of my smoothies now on!
I have never had a banana only smoothie and was so surprised on how creamy it was. I only used one banana and added protein powder to help make this a breakfast replacement. Yum!
DELICOUS! I added a medjool date inside the smoothie also for a delicious Carmel banana taste
The Creamy Banana Smoothie is the perfect base allowing for any other add ins and still taste great!
Substituted cottage cheese for the yogurt (I didn’t have any)
Used one banana, instead of two
Added
Banana cinnamon protein powder (Truvani)
Chia seeds, hemp hearts, golden flax seeds, moringa powder
So delicious! I did add unflavored, collagen, peptides along with fiber, I opted for Tahitian vanilla as I love the way that vanilla tastes with banana! I will make this creamy banana, smoothie again!
It was delicious
Enjoyed this smoothie!!! I used frozen peaches because I was out of bananas
The banana smoothie was different than in thought it would be. Not great but not bad either. I see it as a good alternative when I want to switch things up
I love bananas and this smoothie does not disappoint!! So creamy!
I had to sub peaches since I can’t do banana but still delicious!
Was very Creamy and yummy! I added alittle protein powder to make it my meal for this morning:)
Made it as is, but didn’t like the taste of the yogurt with just bananas, I guess I’m more of a banana berry gal 🙂
This smoothie is so creamy!
Creamy banana smoothie is so dreamy! I added some cauliflower and a date to up the ante.
Went bananas theirs morning! Lol
Made some adjustments after reading comments and liked the result. I used 1 banana, 1 Tbsp ground flax seed, and 1 Tbsp of all natural organic peanut butter. Amped up the protein with some plant based protein powder and BAM
Will make this again
needed the boost today so I also added cauliflower and spinach – and still a VERY yummy smoothie. I am really beginning to enjoy adding yogurt and milks to my smoothies!!
Good tasting and creamy smoothie. I added vegan protein and greens powder for a meal replacement #challenge-day3
This one lacks in satisfaction unless you absolutely love bananas.