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Are you ready to blend my chocolate peanut butter smoothie using four simple ingredients to create a wholesome breakfast, quick snack, or pre-workout boost? This creamy flavor-packed smoothie recipe delivers long-lasting energy—and it might just replace your afternoon coffee!
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Why I Love this Recipe
- It tastes like dessert. Frozen bananas, cacao, and peanut butter blend into a rich, chocolatey treat that feels indulgent without added sugar.
- Simple, pantry-friendly ingredients. Everything in this smoothie is easy to keep on hand, making it a go-to when you want something fast and satisfying.
- Filling and energizing. Healthy fats from peanut butter and natural carbs from bananas help keep you full and fueled for hours.
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Ingredients You’ll Need
It’s super easy to make a tasty chocolate smoothie, but making it “good for you” takes a few simple tweaks that I’m excited to share with you today:
- Bananas (frozen): A frozen banana adds a cold creamy texture to your smoothie. Ripe bananas are one of the best natural sweeteners, so you don’t need any refined sugars. Freeze bananas ahead of time so you have them on hand.
- Peanut butter: Delivers rich, nutty flavor and a boost of protein. Look for natural peanut butter with no added sugar or hydrogenated oils. You can swap with any other nut butter you like such as cashew or almond butter.
- Raw cacao powder: Provides a deep chocolate taste with antioxidant benefits. Look for raw cacao powder in the baking aisle or health food section of most grocery stores. I like picking mine up at Trader Joe’s or Thrive Market to save money.
- Oat milk: A creamy, non-dairy milk base that ties all the flavors together. Choose unsweetened oat milk to avoid unnecessary added sugars, and check the label for simple, wholesome ingredients. Make oat milk or choose from the cleanest oat milk brands.
- Ground cinnamon (optional): Adds a warm, subtly spicy flavor that enhances the chocolate and peanut butter combination. Plus, it offers a touch of sweetness without adding extra sugar.
What’s the healthiest peanut butter?
- Look at the ingredient label and make sure it’s just peanuts (no need for extra oils or sweeteners). You can always make your own nut butter at home in a high-speed blender as well. I don’t recommend using peanut powder, like PB1, since it contains additional sweeteners.
- Need a new blender? Check out these blenders for smoothies.
How to Make a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
- Place your frozen ripe banana, cacao powder, peanut butter, and oat milk in a blender.
- Combine until smooth and creamy.
- Scrape down the sides of the blender if the peanut butter sticks and add extra oat milk if the smoothie is too thick.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy and garnish with cinnamon if desired.
Recipe Variation
- If I’m blending this healthy chocolate peanut butter smoothie for breakfast, I like to add additional protein by throwing in a serving of homemade protein powder, or a plant-based protein powder of your choice.
- For more tips, see my how to make a smoothie guide.
Storing Tips
You can store this chocolate smoothie in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. If freezing, pour into ice cube trays and transfer to a freezer safe bag once frozen. When ready to enjoy, thaw in fridge overnight and re-blend to get the best consistency.
More Chocolate Smoothie Recipes
If you’ve got a craving then these chocolate smoothies are for you. These are all deliciously healthy and actually taste good. Pick one and get blending!
- Chocolate cherry smoothie
- Chocolate weight loss shake
- Chocolate strawberry green smoothie
- Skinny mint chocolate chip smoothie
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 bananas frozen
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 2 tablespoon cacao powder
- 1 cup oat milk or another non-dairy milk
- ⅛ teaspoon 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 peanut butter and chocolate shake extra creaminess, yet you can swap it with cashew, almond, coconut, or another non-dairy milk.
- Use unsweetened cacao or cocoa powder; either works fine!
- Using homemade protein powder will give you 10 extra grams of protein, turning this smoothie into a complete meal.
- Bananas give this smoothie creaminess + sweetness, yet you can swap it out with avocado + maple syrup, avocado + date or cauliflower + maple syrup.
Nutrition
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Leave a review for a chance to win signed copies of my cookbooks!Common Questions
Peanut butter can be a nutritious addition to your smoothie! While peanuts are technically a legume and not a nut, they’re packed with protein, healthy fats, and essential nutrients like magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B6. If you’re not allergic, peanut butter may help with managing blood sugar, supporting heart health, and keeping you feeling full longer. Just opt for natural peanut butter with no added sugars or oils for the healthiest option!
Chocolate and peanut butter make a smoothie feel like a treat, but they can also be surprisingly healthy! Raw cacao powder adds antioxidants, and natural peanut butter brings protein and healthy fats. Together, they create a delicious, nutrient-packed blend you can feel good about!
Absolutely! Adding raw cacao powder to your smoothie infuses it with rich chocolate flavor and a boost of antioxidants. Typically, 1-2 tablespoons per serving works well. Since ‘cacao’ is less sweet than ‘cocoa’, consider balancing it with natural sweeteners like ripe bananas or dates. Experimenting with cacao can transform your smoothie into a delicious, nutrient-packed treat!
Delicious! I love the chocolate and peanut combo. Tastes good enough to eat as a healthy dessert.
Too much banana, (not a huge banana fan) subbed strawberries for one of them. Also too much cinnamon for me. 1 tsp is quite a bit. If I made it again I would cut it way back.
6 stars! It’s like a milkshake for breakfast!
Hum – different but good, not sweet but nice. Like a chocolate milk but with pizzazz. Added protein powder and shaved chocolate on top.
I read the discussions before making the smoothie, made the smoothie exactly as the ingredients and directions stated then tasted to see if 1 banana, less cacao, more peanut butter or other tweak was needed. Still considering.
OMGoodness!!! My favorite so far!
If you are a chocolate lover, you will enjoy this one. Next time I will add a little more nut butter-used almond instead of peanut. The cinnamon blends out the flavor of the banana.
Definitely like a dessert! Added daily spinach and protein powder. I love the Reece chocolate flavor. Very sweet and no added sugar. Just be prepared for a sweet drink.
This one was good. I really liked the smooth chocolate and banana taste.
Added chia, hemp seeds and frozen cauliflower. Not sure what went wrong. Will have to try again.
#Challenge Day 6 – Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Sorry, but I had to give this one only one star. I’m glad that it made a smaller amount than previous recipes, as I would have had a difficult time finishing. Individually I like all of the ingredients that went into this smoothie, but collectively, just didn’t do anything for me.
Yummy!
Whata mess coco powder went everywhere lol
This is for sure a meal replacement smoothie; very thick and a little too chocolatey for me. If I reduced the cocoa powder and banana this would be a homerun for me.
I love chocolate. Maybe I’ve found a healthier option. And with the cinnamon in it I am reminded of Mexican chocolate. This is very good, but was disappointed by:
“Can I use cocoa powder? Hate to break it to you BUT cocoa has been processed, giving it a less bitter taste but reducing its overall nutritional profile. Stick with cacao powder to get all the benefits I raved about above.”
But over all this one is great!
This one was really sweet to me and I will save it for a lunchtime snack. Not one that I would enjoy in the mornings.
LOVE the ultra creamy texture! I think next time I’d add a little more PB, maybe even a few pecans and preternd it’s a sundae … 🙂
What a treat! This will be my new go-to when I look for dessert! Added frozen cauliflower, extra veggies as well! #challenge
I loved this smoothie! It is so rich and smooth! I added chia and flax and it was perfect!!!
Day – 6 Peanut Butter, and Cacao Smoothie.
Blended cacao nibs into powder, (use what you have) with my VITAMIX. Turned out great. Really like the texture and it taste like a dessert.
Day – 6 peanut butter, and cacao smoothie. Blended my cow nibs into powder out great Really like this, texture and taste like a dessert.