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Sneak more veggies into your day with this sweet + creamy strawberry banana smoothie recipe. Loaded with nutrient-rich cauliflower and vibrant strawberries, this healthy veggie-packed smoothie works well as a filling breakfast or healthy mid-morning snack.
Let’s talk about how to make a strawberry banana smoothie that everyone will love, and hope that the blender can keep up with the demand for this delicious treat!
If your kids are new to the world of smoothies, this is a great starter. Smoothies for kids are typically a bit sweeter yet still full of whole foods that will give them energy and boost their servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
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Using Veggies in a Smoothie
First I wanna talk about the cauliflower in the room. If you already read the ingredients for this smoothie and that one threw you off, don’t fear! I know adding cauliflower to fruit smoothies might sound odd, but it is a super mild veggie that adds nutrition + creaminess.
When using frozen cauliflower, I don’t even notice the flavor of it in my smoothie! While using fresh can produce a different taste, this smoothie tastes like bananas and strawberries all the way.
I often throw veggies in my smoothies like carrot, sweet potato, cauliflower, leafy greens, cabbage and celery. They each provide a whole host of health benefits, as well as blend seamlessly into smoothies with a variety of other ingredients.
Try tossing one of these vegetables into your next smoothie, and then let me know how it worked out!
How to Make a Strawberry Banana Smoothie
This smoothie is even easier to blend up than a traditional green smoothie, because you don’t need to blend the liquid and leafy greens first. Just toss all the ingredients into your blender and blend! A high-powered blender will break down the chia seeds as well as the strawberry seeds.
Ingredient Swaps
If you want to make this smoothie a little lower in sugar, then swap the measurements for the banana and cauliflower. Using 1/2 a banana and 1 cup of cauliflower will lower the sugar by 5 grams.
Looking for a berry smoothie with no strawberries? Swap in blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cherries, etc to blend up an equally delicious smoothie.
Oat milk, cashew milk, or hemp milk are great stand-ins for the almond milk, as well as refrigerated coconut milk.
If adding cauliflower to this strawberry banana smoothie isn’t possible, then add a half cup of vegan yogurt instead.
Protein boost for smoothies
If I’m blending this smoothie for breakfast, then I want to make sure it has enough protein. I like breakfasts smoothies that keep me full for the morning.
Adding 1 serving of my homemade protein powder will give this strawberry banana smoothie recipe an additional 10 grams of plant-powered protein, as well as 4 grams of healthy fats. That turns this smoothie into long lasting energy without any sugar crash!
Strawberry Banana Smoothie Benefits
Regular consumption of fresh strawberries has been linked to less inflammation and lower risk of heart disease. The antioxidants in strawberries are a great defense against various types of cancer. Cauliflower contains vitamin C, folate, and potassium. It’s definitely not just for looks in this recipe!
Chia seeds are a superfood with protein as well as healthy fat. These tiny seeds gel up when added to liquid, and help thicken a smoothie as well as provide additional nutrition.
More Fruit Smoothie Recipes
Whether you’re out of greens for the week, or just want a change, I’ve got several smoothie recipes without greens for you to try:
- Tropical smoothie bowl
- Banana oatmeal smoothie
- Caramel protein shake
- Mango smoothie
- Cinnamon date smoothie
- Mocha coffee smoothie
- Blueberry smoothie
- Peach smoothie
- Immune boost smoothie
- Vanilla protein shake
Smoothies don’t need leafy greens to be chock full of whole foods, yet feel free to add greens to any of these smoothie creations. Now, don’t forget to blend this strawberry banana smoothie, then leave a rating + review to let me know how you liked it!
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries frozen
- 1 ½ banana
- 1 cup almond milk or other non-dairy milk
- ¼ cup cauliflower frozen
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Blend strawberries and non-dairy milk until creamy.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend again.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Equipment
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Notes
- Top with chia seeds for an extra boost of omega-3’s
- If using fresh cauliflower, make sure to use 1 frozen fruit for a refreshingly cool smoothie.
- Swap the almond milk for the dairy-free milk of your choice.
- Feel free to add up to 1 cup of leafy greens for even more nutrients.
Hello! My smoothie was not red like yours. It was tasty but so thick I had to add more liquid!
This was a good smoothie. I substituted 2oz of avocado for cauliflower and milled flax seeds for chia seeds. I also added the only protein powder I had—it was vanilla flavored. My subs changed the color of the smoothie to light brown. It was filling and had a pleasant blend of flavors that deepened after refrigeration for a few hours. The predominate flavors were vanilla and banana. I’ll try this recipe again when I have the specified ingredients but enjoyed the version I made today.
Really like this one. Yesterday is still my favorite so far.
I really liked this one as well! I can’t believe that I could not taste the cauliflower!!! This is so so good. Again the family members were very pleased. The only reason for the 4 stars is I can’t put my finger on it but it seemed like it could of used something more to give it some extra flavor. I guess yesterdays beginners luck really has my heart so far. Loving this can’t wait for tomorrow !
Even my kids loved this smoothie! My pickiest would never eat cauliflower and this recipe is one I will continue to make on a regular basis to try to get more fruits and vegetables in the morning! Loving this smoothie challenge!
I forgot to add that since yesterday’s smoothie was a bit sweet for me at breakfast I had this one mid afternoon after lunch. Much better timing.
Thought I would really like this one because I really like all the ingredients (except never had Chia Seeds) but compared to yesterdays smoothie I found this one a bit flat. Not sure why but it was so thick I needed to scoop it from the blender instead of pouring.
Since I’ve never had Chia seeds I thought they would soften and blend but found that they remained snappy.
Yum! Just like a strawberry shake but without the fat! A serving of veggies too! Love it!
Thought I would really like this one because I really like all the ingredients (except never had Chia Seeds) but compared to yesterdays smoothie I found this one a bit flat. Not sure why but it was so thick I needed to scoop it from the blender instead of pouring.
Since I’ve never had Chia seeds I thought they would soften and blend but found that they remained snappy.
This was very good and creamy! Wasn’t sure about the cauliflower. I hadn’t had time to freeze it and my bananas weren’t frozen either. It still came out thick and creamy.
Ok, this one surprised me! I usually don’t like the flavor combo of strawberries and bananas, so I was skeptical of this smoothie. Additionally, I use unsweetened coconut flavored almond milk (because I already had it in the house) and added collagen (my first time using in a smoothie). I didn’t know what to expect with all those flavors! Lol. But, surprisingly it was delicious! I love the pink color (so pretty) and the flavor was great. It had more of the strawberry flavor, which I appreciated. In summer, with some added ice, this would make a perfect milkshake!
I prepared this wonderful smoothie as an afternoon quick ‘snack’ and will finish it off for dessert later! Yes! It is that good!
Awesome simple easy loved it!!!!
Yummy dessert like a milkshake! I doubled the recipe using 2 cups frozen strawberries with their stems on for added greens, 2 frozen bananas, 2-3 cups frozen cauliflower, 2-3 tablespoons chia seeds, 1 cup cashew milk, and 1 cup water because it was so thick! Definitely recommend using frozen cauliflower so the flavour is less pronounced than fresh. I considered adding spinach for more veg, which I’m sure would have been good, but I’m glad I stuck close to the recipe in order to get a pretty pink smoothie!
Delicious! Very creamy and smooth. I even added a little granola on top but not sure if that ruins the “healthiness” of it but it tasted great!
Surprisingly, I enjoyed day 2 smoothie. I was leery of the cauliflower, but couldn’t even tell it was in there.
Once again, I decreased the amount of banana from 1.5 to just one and added some ground flaxseed, hemp seeds and chia.
At first I thought cauliflower, who drinks that. Looks like I Do, yum!