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This creamy banana smoothie is one of those blends that feels both comforting and energizing. It’s naturally sweet, rich without being heavy, and made with just a handful of simple ingredients you probably already have on hand.
When I want a smoothie that feels grounding—especially in the morning—this is the one I reach for. 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. It’s simple, dependable, and endlessly customizable.
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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.
- 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.
Two thumbs up!!!!
1 million stars ⭐️!!! You got me hook this… love it!!! I add cauliflower in my banana creamy it’s so good!!!!
This was my meal this morning, after workout and before work. Kept me full for a long time!
It was creamy and tasty, but not my favorite so far.
I only used 1 banana, 2 is too much for me. Tasted good!!
Winter storm kept me from picking up enough cashews to make the milk and yogurt; so had to switch around some items. But the smoothie was fresh and very good with less banana.
My daughter thought this was too “banana-y” but I thought it was just right.
My grocery store (Ingles) did not have cashew milk or yogurt, so I used oat milk and coconut yogurt. Really good. Had to add a splash of orange juice to get the Vitamix to keep going.
Really creamy and filling!
So super creamy…
Smoothie Challenge – Day 8
This was super-creamy, and tasted like rich banana cheesecake. I keep being surprised at how sweet each smoothie is, even with no sugar or honey or syrup is added.
I was unable to find cashew yogurt or cashew milk, so I used Silk Almond yogurt and used up the last of the almond and oat milk from earlier this week.
Another new favorite for our family. 🙂
Creamy!
Tasty smoothie, again I was surprised by how sweet the bananas made this smoothie! They are such a wonderful ingredient that sweetens and makes things creamy, yet keeps the natural sugars levels low. Not surprising this was a hit with my toddler!
Didn’t have cashew yogurt so I just added water and few whole cashews. Very creamy and good taste!
Very creamy and filling.
This was just ok for me. I thought about adding strawberries or blueberries but didn’t. Next time either that or spinach.
I made homemade cashew milk for this one, with so few ingredients I wanted to use the good stuff! I also surprised myself and used Trader Joe’s eggnog yogurt, which wasn’t overly spiced, and made for a perfect winter smoothie!
NOT MY FAVORIST BUT, DELICIOUS
Loved this smoothie. Only used 1 banana and instead of collagen put in a tablespoon of flaxseed. Have never had cashew milk or yoghurt before, happy to try something new. This was so creamy.
My creamy banana smoothie was another good, non dairy sweet treat! I like that this smoothie is naturally sweetened by what I feel is the “star ingredient”…the banana! I used tofu for the first time and this added to the creaminess of my drink. Another one added to my list of smoothie options!!!
To my surprise I actually liked this smoothie. I was unsure about the plain cashew yogurt but I really couldn’t even tell that it was in the smoothie. The banana flavor was just right not to over powering. Next time I will add a little honey or maybe a few dates just for a little more sweetness.
So not my jam, so to speak. I really am not fond of bananas and just too much banana flavor. Felt proud that I did try it at least! Rescued it by adding the really flavorful blueberries I had and they became the predominant flavor.