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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
Ingredients
- 2 bananas frozen
- 1 Tbsp peanut butter
- 2 Tbsp cacao powder
- 1 cup oat milk or another plant milk
- ⅛ 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.
Equipment
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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!
- 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.
This is the Best one yet! I’ve always loved the taste of chocolate and peanut butter together! The cacao tasted just as good as chocolate. Way to go on this one!
Yummy! Yummy! Feels like a treat!
Oh this is such a DELICIOUS smoothie. It’s hard to believe how good it is for you! If you need a boost AND a treat I’d make this smoothie. I think you’ll have everyone asking where/how they can get one too.
My absolute favorite, I did replace the cocoa for peanut butter protein powder. Was so creamy and yummy!
I like this one as well. I added chia seeds and protein powder .
Gooooood stuff! Used powdered PB (PB2) and added one scoop of Optimum Nutrition chocolate protein powder.
Classic!
This was a weird one for me. I wasn’t too impressed with the first sip, but I guess it grew on me because by the time I finished it, I was wishing there was more in my jar, lol!
This is one of my go to’s. I love adding extra greens, some chocolate protein powder and some superfood powders. I used almond butter.
Day 6 Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie. Not going to lie, this one was better than yesterday’s . In all seriousness they’re both good in their own way. But I’d choose the chocolate one over the turmeric one. Maybe next time I’ll add some turmeric powder to the chocolate one and see how that tastes . Today’s was nice and chocolaty, peanut buttery and smooth! Added my peanut butter collagen powder again to it. Delicious
Great taste! Chocolate always makes it better. Lol
I added kale & protein powder so doesn’t look as good as other pictures.
#challenge OMG, for a self professed chocoholic this is too good to be true! It’s not breakfast, it’s dessert! Added spinach and a few drops of vanilla extract.
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.