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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.
Love bananas? Me too! Check out my other banana smoothie recipes for more combos.
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Banana Smoothie Ingredients
This isn’t just a banana-and-milk blend. Each ingredient plays a role in making this one of my most loved breakfast smoothies, thanks to the creamy and balanced blend.
- Frozen bananas provide natural sweetness and thickness without ice.
- Coconut yogurt adds richness and a subtle tang that keeps the smoothie from tasting flat. You can swap for Greek yogurt or 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:
- Swap yogurt for two tablespoons cashews to still get a creamy smoothie.
- Swap banana with 1/4 cup cauliflower or 1/4 avocado.
- Swap cashew milk for another plant-based milk of your choice
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.
- Start with plain, unsweetened coconut yogurt to avoid added sugars.
- Make sure the collagen or protein powder you use doesn’t have 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.
More Banana Smoothie Recipes
This simple blend is one of the easiest high-calorie smoothies for weight gain I keep coming back to — for more banana-forward options, try these recipes 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)
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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!
Recipe Notes
- To make this smoothie vegan, swap 1 scoop of collagen powder with one serving of homemade protein powder.
- To reduce the natural fruit sugars, use 1/4 avocado and 1 banana.
- 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 even oats.
- The cashew milk can be swapped out for the non-dairy milk of your choice
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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 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.
I love the suggestion of swapping some avocado for the 2nd banana. It still had fabulous flavor and was probably the creamiest smoothie yet. This was a great afternoon pick me up! Thanks again for another stellar recipe!
This smoothie was so delicious! One of my favourites so far.
Bananas are a staple in my kitchen, so I really loved this one. It was so creamy. I make plain yogurt, so I used that and threw in some cashews. I am going to see about making cashew yogurt in my yogurt maker. Loving these smoothies.
It’s super creamy and super good! Thanks for another great smoothie!
Very smooth and creamy! I like this smoothie, but I took away one star because I needed another flavor to balance out the banana. However, if you love bananas, this is definitely the smoothie for you! I will play around with this one, trying to make it more like the peanut butter one and the strawberry one (my two favorites). And I’m sure I can sneak some cauliflower in here to get in some veggies without a noticeable change in flavor!
Also, cashew milk yogurt, you’ve got a fan in me! OMG! I could only find flavored cashew milk yogurt, so I went with vanilla bean for this one since it already had vanilla in it. I gave it a try before I put it in the smoothie because I’ve never even heard of cashew milk yogurt and it was delicious! It’s sweet (I’d be interested in one that has lower sugar or is unsweetened) and extra creamy!