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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.
Refreshing! You can’t taste the cauliflower.
It was a bit too much banana flavor for me. I added a cup of fresh baby spinach and unflavored protein powder. Had this for lunch and kept me full until dinner!
Pretty good, but not quite the flavor we were hoping for. Not sure why; Love the smooth texture. Looking forward to trying some alternatives here to get that 5 star flavor.
Was expecting it to be sweeter with the amount of bananas and strawberries. Overall enjoyed it. I did add chia seeds and smoothie kept me full for 5 hours.
OK to much Banana taste for me. Husband doing challenge with me. Said he liked it.
OK to much Banana taste for me. Husband doing with me. Said he liked it.
Tasted great and kept me fueled all morning.
Really great way to add cauliflower to your diet! Tasted great and kept me fueled all morning.
It was nice, I didn’t really taste the cauliflower and I am glad I did. Nice easy and simple recipe
Pretty in pink! This was a wonderful smoothie. I added protein powder and ate as my breakfast. Will definitely make again!
I think it is just ok. Next time I think I’ll try it without the cauliflower, and add some extra strawberries and/or banana.
Very good, but my body still craves a bit more sweetness. I expect it will take time to adjust! Very creamy with good flavor!
Could not taste the cauliflower. Came out nice and smooth(ie).
Really enjoyed the smoothie. A great way to sneak in more veggies with the cauliflower. Very creamy. Next time I will cut back on the banana during the winter when strawberry are not as flavorful.
I added 6 cherries for sweetness and color, as the strawberries were a bit pale, and 1/4 cup of Jen’s Homemade Protein Powder to make it a meal replacement. It was both nutritious and delicious! #challenge
It was not sweet enough. Was ok
We loved how creamy this smoothie was. Very easy to make with ingredients we always have on hand.
Nice tasting smoothie! You can’t taste the cauliflower and it’s nice getting the extra fiber. I’m not a fan of banana in my smoothies so I used the suggested subs of avocado and frozen mango. And I added some protein powder, flax, and chia seeds for a bit of extra protein. Came out as a nice tasty meal!
The Strawberry Banana had a smooth texture and flavor.
Smoothie is good, added a little water to blend better, I don’t taste the cauliflower, yay