I’ve taken the classic well-loved flavors of chocolate and peanut butter and created a healthy, nutrient-rich blend. With just four simple ingredients, this chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie recipe is the perfect wholesome breakfast or a quick snack.
It’ll give you a natural energy boost as well as make a great workout recovery drink.
I love blending this creamy chocolate smoothie pre-workout because it gives me a long-lasting energy boost. Try replacing your afternoon coffee with a more naturally caffeinated option like this smoothie.
This is also on my list of top smoothies for kids since it is an easy win. It makes a great snack or dessert option.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie Recipe
It’s super easy to make a “good” chocolate smoothie, but making it “good for you” takes a few simple tweaks. I use raw cacao to boost the antioxidants in the smoothie. Oat milk creates a thick smoothie as well as removes all dairy, which can cause eczema and digestive issues. The banana acts as a natural sweetener so you don’t need any refined sugars.
- Place banana, cacao, peanut butter and oat milk in a blender.
- Blend together until smooth and creamy. (Add extra oat milk if the smoothie is too thick.)
- Pour into a glass and enjoy.
If I’m blending this smoothie for breakfast, then I add in a serving of homemade protein powder to turn it into a complete meal. Look at the ingredients on the peanut butter to ensure it is just peanuts (no need for extra oils or sweeteners). Feel free to swap out the peanut butter for the nut or seed butter of your choice.
Health Benefits of Peanut Butter
Sometimes peanuts get a bad rap. Yes, 1% of the United States population has a peanut or tree nut allergy. Yes peanuts are actually a fungus and not a nut. Yet peanuts also have a whole host of nutrition!
Peanuts contain 7 grams of protein per 2 tablespoon serving, along with good amounts of magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, niacin and vitamin B6. Add in a scoop or 2 to your next smoothie and enjoy the boost! It contributes both protein and healthy fat in the chocolate peanut butter smoothie below.
Peanuts are about as heart healthy as olive oil (so cool!) and can help the body build muscle. They also help regulate blood sugar (bonus!) and may reduce the risk of breast disease.
What Kind of Chocolate Powder is Best?
This recipe calls for cacao powder, which you can find in natural food stores and in most grocery stores nowadays. I like to buy it at Trader Joe’s or Thrive Market to save money. Raw cacao is a powder made from cold-pressing unroasted beans (or nibs) which removes the cacao butter.
Additionally, some grocery stores stock cacao powder in the baking aisle or health food section. If you can’t find cacao powder, substitute an equal amount of cocoa powder (Hershey’s has an option) in the smoothie.
Whether you’re looking for a quick and delicious breakfast or a satisfying snack, this chocolate smoothie is the perfect healthy drink. Just make sure whichever cocoa or cacao powder you use doesn’t have any sweetener in it. You’ll add it to smoothies with natural fruit sweeteners, so no need for anything extra!
Chocolate Smoothie FAQs
Peanuts are a fungus, not a nut. If you aren’t allergic to them, they can help with managing blood sugar and keeping your heart healthy.
Easy! Oat or cashew milk is a great and creamy liquid base. Adding cauliflower, banana or avocado will instantly cream up a smoothie. Protein powder can also boost creaminess. Nut or seed butter will also thicken a smoothie.
Smoothies are delicious using whole food, plant-based ingredients. There is no need for added sweeteners or overly processed ingredients. Plant milk or water, fruit, leafy greens and vegetables mixed together correctly make great smoothies!
More Chocolate Smoothie Recipes
If you’ve got a craving then I bet I’ve got a chocolate smoothie for you. These are all deliciously healthy and actually taste good. Pick one and get blending!
- Chocolate protein shake
- Banana chocolate smoothie
- Cacao smoothie bowl
- Weight loss smoothie
- Superfood chocolate smoothie
- Strawberry chocolate smoothie
- Warm hazelnut chocolate smoothie
- Chocolate covered cherry smoothie
- Vegan Shamrock shake
- Mocha coffee smoothie
- Coconut Joy smoothie bowl
- Red Velvet smoothie
I love creating healthy smoothie recipes and I can’t wait for you to enjoy them!
Don’t forget to let me know how you like this chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie below with your rating + review. It’s filling, yummy and gives a natural energy boost.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 bananas frozen
- 1 Tbsp peanut butter
- 2 Tbsp cacao powder
- 1 cup oat milk or another plant milk
- â…› tsp ground cinnamon optional
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender.
- Blend until creamy.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon, if desired.
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Notes
- Peanut Butter allergy? No problem! Swap in almond butter or sunflower butter instead.
- Oat milk gives this smoothie extra creaminess, yet you can swap it with cashew, almond, coconut, or another plant milk.
- Use unsweetened cacao or cocoa powder; either works fine!Â
- Using homemade protein powder will give you 10 extra grams of protein, turning this smoothie into a complete meal.Â
- Bananas give this smoothie creaminess + sweetness, yet you can swap it out with avocado + maple syrup, avocado + date or cauliflower + maple syrup.
Tasted like a peanut butter, banana sandwich!
Another filling smoothie, a classic combinassion. Kind of like a dessert
This tastes like a dessert! Amazing flavour and texture and really hit the sweet tooth to prevent any cravings or indulgences later in the day. Love this one!
Could Power Peanut Butter be substituted for nut butter/jar peanut butter?
If so, would the ratio be 1:1? I’m new to powder peanut butter, but have heard it blends well for smoothies. I have used it to make vegetarian snack for my daughter. Thank you for this recipe, and for any advice!!
For sure you can swap in powdered peanut butter Emily! Awesome question!! While we’ve not tried it ourselves yet, it’s our understanding that 2 Tbsps of powdered peanut butter added to your smoothie works out to be 1 Tbsp. regular nut butter. Give it a blend and pop back over to let the community know how it worked out for you. 🙂
I don’t like the bitter flavor of cocoa powder, so I use Raw Cacao nibs. And sometimes I’ll just add a couple of Tablespoons full of rolled oats to almond milk or distilled water to make this. I use homemade nut butters to assure I know of their nutritional content. This is a yummy recipe!
So I have a problem keeping nut butters in the house since I tend to eat too much of it so can I add whole nuts instead, or I can roast them first (please tell me how) to the Vitamix or any other suggestions. Thanks.
Delicious treat! Whipped this up as a dessert for my family and everyone loved it. Nice to make a dessert at home from healthy ingredients!
I want to try this. What can I sub the banana with?
Not a fan of banana? Sub avocado and a few dates (for sweetness). 🙂
Yum! Thank you!!
You’re very welcome!
Just made this for lunch, so good and filling! Added a scoop of collagen powder for some extra goodness.
Great idea adding the collagen!
I love this dessert smoothie so much
Isn’t it delicious? Pour it into popsicle molds and freeze it… guilt-free fudgesicle! 😀
Oh my gosh! I can’t believe how delicious this is! I used oat milk. It tastes like a fudgesicle so I’m seeing how it freezes! Thank you for the indulgence!
I agree, this one is soooo good!!
Okay. So on the weekend I get up at 1 am for work. So I make my smoothies the night before. I had some of this left after I filled my cup. Ooooh. So good!
can you replace milk with water? ( we just ran out of milk..) thanks!
Rebecca, you can def sub water for milk in any smoothie. This one may not be as creamy without milk but it will still taste delicious. 🙂
I love everything peanut butter
This one is def a great one! I can’t say no to the chocolate / peanut butter combo. 😀
Love this recipe to replace a meal. I use unsweetened and sweetened almond milk and fresh almond butter!
That sounds delicious! 🙂
Definitely adding this smoothie to my dessert rotation!
You won’t regret it! 😀