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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 20g protein boost to help keep energy levels steady.
Love bananas? Me too! Check out my other banana smoothie recipes for more combos, or my smoothie recipes for kids if you’re blending for little ones.
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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:
Creamy Banana Smoothie
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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
- Pour the cashew milk into a blender. Add the bananas, yogurt and vanilla and blend on high until smooth, 45 to 60 seconds.
- Add the collagen and blend on low just to combine. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
- Vegan Swap: Swap the collagen for a serving of homemade protein powder.
- Lower Sugar: Use 1 banana plus 1/4 avocado; the avocado keeps it creamy.
- Milk Swaps: Any non-dairy milk can replace the cashew milk, and any plain, unsweetened yogurt works in place of the coconut yogurt.
- Storing: Best fresh, but it keeps in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to 24 hours. Shake before drinking.
Nutrition
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.
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This smoothie was very creamy. This recipe made way too much for one person. I am not fond of yogurt but the yogurt taste was not overpowering. Substituted almond milk because I could not find cashew milk. Did add the collagen. Not my favorite during the 10 day challenge. May add cinnamon or cocoa powder to change the taste up.
Yummy, yummy in my tummy! It is so weird that I really enjoy this smoothie being that I am not a huge fan of bananas. I did only add one banana and the rest cauliflower but only because I had cauliflower left over that needed to be used and I didn’t have cashew yogurt. Luckily, I also realized my cashews had sea salt in them before adding them so I swapped them for Almonds. I also used Almond milk because that is what we had and 1/2 tsp of raw honey. All in all it was absolutely delicious!
Very Creamy & Pretty Tasty!
Made quite a few changes to this recipe as I have to be careful consuming too many nut products. Used vanilla oatmilk and lactose free yoghurt. Used one banana, 1 Tbl hemp seed, dash of cinnamon and turmeric, 1.5 teaspoons collagen powder, no vanilla, and a large handful of power greens. I liked my creation and hope to one day be able to actually follow the recipe as written.
I made it with coconut milk and no yogurt
Also added strawberries