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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.
Table of Contents
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
Video
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.
1st Day, 1st smoothie in New Year(‘24) Smoothie Challenge:
My version of the strawberry banana smoothie is terrible. Not really quite sure why, but it May be the almond milk(TJ’s) that makes it unpleasant for me. ♀️ chalky.
We will try again on day 2, to see how that works. Not accustomed to my smoothies being just plain yuk.
#blog re smoothie challenge
Forgot to rate #1 challenge smoothie.
Great flavour and very creamy!
I doubled the recipe except for the banana.
Oh so smooth! Who knew it had cauliflower?!?!
Right!?! Soooo good you don’t even notice the cauliflower!
You can’t eve taste the cauliflower!
Oops I forgot to rate this previously!
The Strawberry Smoothie is delicious and the cauliflower didn’t change the taste but it seemed thicker and creamier.
Day 1
This Strawberry Smoothie is delicious! It’s the first time I’ve added cauliflower and it didn’t change the taste but seemed to make it smoother and thicker.
I’ll use strawberries, banana, even chia seeds, but there’s no way under God’s heaven I use cauliflower in any form in my smoothies. If I want “creamy” I’ll use cream. From what I’ve seen and read recently, cauliflower is becoming the “veg” of the month. A few years ago it was avocado. One wonders what’ll be the next fad. (By the way, you can only get milk from mammals. There’s no such thing as plant “milk”. All you have is whitened liquid from plant part squeezings. I’m not saying it’s bad for you. I do realise that some people are allergic to certain things in milk, be it from a cow, goat, sheep, camel, etc.)
This smoothie is like a strawberry milkshake! I usually prefer a green smoothie, but this is a nice change from the norm.
Way better than I expected. Not usually a big fan of Strawberry/Banana combo. I added a bit extra strawberry and the cauliflower added a little something that made it much more enjoyable.
Delicious! Loved the sneaky cauliflower!
Followed the recipe and I was pleasantly surprised at the creamy texture. I will definitely make this one again but with less banana. Also, want to try it with the suggested swaps.
Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits! Cauliflower and bananas added creaminess to this smoothie! The next time I make this smoothie, I will use less banana or a smaller banana.
Easy, sweet and delicious!
This smoothie was really tasty!
excellent!