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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!
My fav of the bunch!
I enjoyed this smoothie I used cacao nibs instead of powder and it was delicious!
I must confess I did not use peanutbutter but instead NUTZO pumpkin spice 7 nut and seed butter, which is only made w nuts and seeds, but NO peanuts.
I love anything chocolate, , so this was a hit
Delicious smoothie. Used coconut milk and crunchy peanut butter.
i made this as written except my bananas were room temp (it’s winter) and i added 1/2c raw cauliflower. (i also added 1/4t cinnamon because i read some of the postings first today. i think doing so *might* have helped a bit yesterday! ) anyway, i thought it needed something more, but i didn’t want to lose the chocolate peanut butter profile, so i added additional peanut butter, 1/4c peanuts, and vanilla. i’ve made this type of smoothie (something with a chocolate banana base) frequently over the years, so i will make it more along the lines of my usual variations in the future. but i like to try something new… plus i’ll be adding cauliflower to my usuals now!
Candy bar in a smoothie!
This is perhaps my favorite smoothie of the challenge thus far. I used Raw crunchy almond butter and added protein powder and extra hemp seeds to make it for a meal replacement. Also I only used 1 banana (reduce the sugar) and 1 tbsp cacao powder. I did add a little frozen cauliflower for extra creaminess.
Another winner winner!
What’s not to love about anything chocolate! The combination of chocolate, banana and peanut butter was very satisfying. I’ll put this one up there with one of my favorites – Chocolate Cherry smoothie.
Surprisingly I didn’t taste the banana. a little too chocolaty. I added an apple because I need a full 24 oz smoothie on the morning.
Chocolate deliciousness!
Oh, my goodness! This is the best ever! I will not have to ever buy a chocolate protein drink again, because this will be my go to! It will also satisfy my sweet tooth for chocolate!
Healthy desert for breakfast. Got to love that.
It’s very yummy, but a bit too much cinnamon for me. I’ll leave that out next time.
Love all things chocolate peanut butter. I used a heaping TBS of PB powder.
Not my favorite. Too much cocoa powder not enough peanut butter flavor. Next time I’ll do 2 tbsp peanut butter and 1 tsp coca powder instead.
Liked it. I think I prefer the fruit/greens variety better, but I’d eat this again.
Can’t. Do. Banana. So I subbed ice cubes for the frozen texture and a sprinkle of alternative sweetener.
Also went with 1 TB PB2 powder for the peanut butter, dropped the cacao to 1TB as I don’t like a strong chocolate, and added a splash of vanilla extract and a scoop of vanilla pea protein powder for more of a meal. Thanks!
Good… the banana wasn’t too strong…yum
DELISH!!! My 2nd FAV
I love chocolate, and mixed with banana was really good. That didn’t take long to go down, it was that good. That one is going. in the recipe files for sure. Loved it! #Challenge Day 6
Chocolate peanut butter smoothie! Wonderful! Yummy! You can do so much with this smoothie: add spinach or cauliflower and protein powder, and cherries, etc. Two thumbs up!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie – absolutely fabulous! Pretty much perfect.