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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.
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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!
It’s ok. Not my favorite of the week but still good!
I liked this smoothie but was a little disappointed – maybe my bananas were not quite ripe enough or maybe I should have used more peanut butter (I used Hershey’s cacao power). I am a real chocolate lover but something didn’t come out exceptional in my smoothie like the other reviewers said their’s did. I will definitely try this one again.
I’ve never really cared for chocolate smoothies or milkshakes… So I knew this would be a stretch to like. But I did like try it.
Day 6 smoothie from the challenge is so good! I blended two large frozen bananas with the cocoa powder and peanut butter. It was so creamy and a great afternoon treat.
This smoothie was like having dessert for breakfast! I was surprised at how much fiber was in it, too.
This was the ultimate Saturday afternoon treat! Mine was really dark chocolate, I used gun powder coco from Savory Spice. Topped it with mini Chaco nibs….. pure yum!
This was hands down delish! Used Cacao powder but added a bit of Hersheys’s special dark chocolate powder-Perfect! Made Oat Milk for the first time but it wasn’t enough so Almond milk to the rescue. I can’t see a way to post a pic here, it was a nice choco color very pleasing to look at but even better to yum it all up.
Delicious! I literally will drink this as a dessert. I used almond milk because that’s what I had on hand. The challenge recipe did not include cinnamon but I see it on the website. Next time I will add it
This is a great dessert smoothie that I could drink when I have crazy ice cream cravings in the evenings. I didn’t have cocoa powder, so I leaned into the peanut butter and cinnamon flavors more. Very yummy! The oatmilk makes it extra creamy, and I might add oatmeal for the fiber if I make this again.
Omg what a treat! My favorite so far. It tastes too yummy to be healthy.
Chocolate and peanut butter are my favorite things!!! This recipe reminds me of chocolate pudding. Soooooo delicious!
Loved this smoothie, i think I will add more peanut butter next time
This is absolutely delicious! It’s like having a treat!
This was my least favorite smoothie so far. If I try it again, I would use powdered peanut butter in the hope of getting rid of an oily feel/taste.
Never would have thought of this combination. That’s why I love SGS!~
Although the taste didn’t live up to my expectation today, I still give this smoothie 5 stars because it has the potential to be my favourite. I love nut butter and banana combinations! I doubled the recipe, except kept the bananas the same; next time I’d add an avocado for extra creaminess. I used oats and water; next time I’ll try a nut milk. I used homemade nut butter (almond, cashew, walnut). I added spinach because I need more greens. I used pea protein powder; next time I might use chia/flax/hemp. Occasionally I like to add coffee cubes for a morning pick me, which goes great with these flavours.
Yum! This was wonderful!
This was not my favorite though I’m sure others loved it! I added 2 scoops of chocolate protein powder so I only used 1 T of cacao, also added scoop of oats and spinach. Next time I think I’ll add some water as it was very thick.
Day 6. I love this Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie. It allowed me to have the taste of Chocolate without the guilt of sugar and caffeine. It taste great!
I almost wasn’t going to try the Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie because I thought no chocolate substitute would be worth trying. I’m so glad I did. It was delicious.
I forgot to comment on yesterday’s Epic Almond Smoothie. I added the Simple Green Protein powder to it and I was full all afternoon. Another great recipe.
My family enjoyed this chocolatey smoothie! Made with bananas, peanut butter, cocoa powder, almond milk & cinnamon.