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This Strawberry Banana Smoothie is a guilt-free treat that tastes like dessert in a glass. Sweet strawberries, creamy banana, and hidden vegetable create a luscious, energizing drink packed with fiber, antioxidants, and omega-3s.
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This Strawberry Banana Smoothie is a delicious way to fuel your body with powerful health benefits.
- Brain & heart support: Get some omega-3s from chia seeds, potassium from bananas and antioxidants from strawberries.
- Sustained energy: Enjoy those natural carbohydrates from banana and strawberries, fiber from chia seeds, banana, and cauliflower and plant-based protein from chia seeds.
- Immunity boost: Boost your Vitamin C with strawberries and cauliflower and enjoy these antioxidants that help fight inflammation.
- Digestive health: The high fiber content promotes regularity and gut wellness.
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Strawberry Banana Smoothie Ingredients
Here are a few quick notes about the strawberry banana smoothie ingredients that you will need to make this recipe:
- Frozen strawberries: Look for unsweetened frozen strawberries in the frozen fruit section. Check the label to make sure no added sugars or syrups are included.
- Banana: Choose ripe bananas (yellow with a few brown spots). Riper bananas are sweeter and blend better in smoothies. if you have extras, you can freeze bananas for future smoothies.
- Almond milk: Choose unsweetened almond milk brand for lower sugar or make your own homemade almond milk.
- Frozen cauliflower: Look for frozen riced cauliflower or frozen florets—riced blends more easily. Adding a little frozen cauliflower to fruit smoothies adds fiber + extra creaminess and doesn’t ruin the taste. Promise this is a winner (and you’ll never go back to a straight fruit smoothie).
- Chia seeds: Black or white chia seeds are both fine—there’s no nutritional difference. These superfoods add omega-3s, fiber, and protein.
Recipe Tips
- Add a protein powder or try my homemade protein powder to give you long lasting energy without any sugar crash.
- Swap almond milk with any non-dairy milk like oat, soy, cashew, or coconut milk.
- Use one of my recommended blenders for smoothies to get the creamiest result.
How to Make Strawberry Banana Smoothie | 1 Minute Video
Recipe Variations
- Protein boost: Add 1 serving of protein powder or collagen peptides to make it more filling and supportive for muscle recovery and skin health.
- Extra creamy: Swap almond milk for canned light coconut milk or add ¼ avocado for a richer, creamier texture.
- Fiber-rich: Add 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed or keep the chia seeds and add ½ cup frozen zucchini for extra fiber without changing the taste.
- Green smoothie: Blend in 1 cup fresh spinach. This leafy green vegetable blends smoothly and won’t overpower the strawberry banana flavor.
- Naturally Sweeter: Add 1–2 pitted dates or swap half the almond milk for coconut water for a slightly sweeter, more refreshing finish.
Storage Tips
Drink immediately for the best texture and flavor. Or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 24 hours—just give it a good shake or stir before drinking!
More Strawberry Smoothies
Looking for more quick and tasty smoothie recipes that are sure to be a hit? Here are a few faves:
- Strawberry mango smoothie
- Spinach strawberry banana smoothie
- Strawberry watermelon smoothie
- Strawberry blueberry smoothie
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries frozen
- 1 ½ banana
- 1 cup almond milk
- ¼ cup cauliflower frozen
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
Instructions
- Blend strawberries, banana and almond milk until creamy.
- Add cauliflower and chia seeds and blend again.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy!
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Notes
- If using fresh cauliflower, make sure to use one frozen fruit for a refreshingly cool smoothie.
- Swap the almond milk for the non-dairy milk of your choice.
Loved it! I didn’t have chia seeds, but will definitely have for next time. I drank it for lunch with some nuts as I didn’t have unflavored plant-based protein powder (who knew this was so difficult to find!).
This is a classic that anyone would love! I had to add a bit more water, maybe my bananas are too large making it thick. I’ll see if half works as it should next time.
Well, I would have never thought about adding cauliflower to a smoothie, but it worked out. Instead of almond milk, I used hemp milk. I loved the creamy texture. I also added a little agave probably because I only had 1/2 of a frozen banana left in the freezer.
I loved the creaminess from the cauliflower! I had to add an extra cup of water to make it where it was thin enough to drink – but could have left it standing for a bit if I hadn’t have been so hungry!!
Would like to try again wish some of the subs suggested for some of the banana! Definitely would make again!
I was nervous about this one, but it was so good. I usually use spinach as my main veggie, but the cauliflower was great. The amount of carbs was very low on this one too.
Another great tasting smoothe. I do have to admit to swapping plain yogurt for the cauliflower though. I live in a very rural area & just could not justify driving 30 minutes each way to go to a grocery store. I am truly enjoying your protein powder! I’m thinking I may have to start ordering that in bulk.
I added a bit of cacao as it and strawberries go great together! And then topped it with a tiny dollop of coconut cream. Was really yummy!
Forgot cauliflower at the store yesterday, so I just used greens again. The color was definitely different but the flavor was wonderful! I will try to remember cauliflower next time and try it again!
Yummy! Day two is great! Simple and delicious! Can’t wait for day 3!
Great smoothie! Never would have thought to put cauliflower in it but it was surprisingly good!
Delicious and super nutricious
Soooo Good, I didn’t make my own almond milk, but really enjoyed this one!~
I never considered cauliflower in a smoothie before. I liked it!
A great lightly flavored smoothie, not too sweet which is great. Not a fan of chia seeds in smoothies so swapped for hemp hearts. Will make this often!
It was delicious right amount of strawberries and used chia and protein powder
Very good! This was the first time I have included cauliflower in a smoothie and I was pleasantly surprised I didn’t taste it at all.
Oh My Goodness, Who Knew That Strawberries And Cauliflower Would Make Such A Creamy And Delicious Smoothie? Well, I Do Now And I Will Be Making This Again
So the taste was great but took off a star because it was completely frozen. Had to add a lot more almond milk to even get it blended.
I really like cauliflower but for those who don’t, I assure that you will not know there is any in this smoothie! It’s a great idea that I hadn’t considered before. I will make it a regular addition. I used riced cauliflower which we nearly always have on hand. I made the mistake of using all frozen items except the almond milk and it was too thick to blend so I had to add more liquid (almond milk and water). Now that I look and see the chia seeds used as a garnish, I think I’ll do that next time instead of blending because I ended up with quite a few stuck to the inside of the blender. Another great tasting smoothie!
Love strawberries!
Great way to use riced cauliflower that I had stored in the freezer. I never would have thought to put it in a Smoothie. Excellent!
this is my favorite strawberry banana smoothie! Sometimes I crave one and instead of going to Smoothie King and over paying for a smoothie, I can make this one at home! I’m not an almond milk fan, so I substituted it for rice milk. So yummy!
Oh my goodness….so good. Loved the fruity strawberry taste. Couldn’t taste the cauliflower so it was great to be able to sneak this in without kids knowing. All blended up nicely and such a pretty colour.
Love this smoothie . Cant even tell there is cauliflower. Tastes like a yummy dessert .