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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.
The cauliflower is so mild I couldn’t taste it. This was good but I probably would not make it again.
Loved this smoothie. So creamy. The cauliflower was a great addition I am not used to using.
Beautiful color but Too sweet for our liking. So I filled the rest of the blender with spinach and some water. Wasn’t as pretty but was less sweet
I loved this one! Very smooth, light, refreshing and pretty. I used extra strawberry, 1 banana and extra cauliflower. For Day 1, I followed the recipe exactly—today I changed it a bit, in part because my remaining bananas still aren’t as ripe as I’d like, and I loved the resulting smoothie.
Another quick, simple & tasty smoothie, interesting with a slight cauliflower taste.
This was easy and tasty. It was the first time I have ever used raw cauliflower in a smoothie and was surprised that I couldn’t even tell it was in it. And yes, I did use the chia seeds.
Light and creamy- smooth. No overpowering flavors which is a good thing.
I liked this smoothie. It was a nice change of pace. I have to admit I took liberties with the original recipe by using unsweetened oat milk, 1/2 a large banana, 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower, 2 teaspoons of chia seed, and a pinch of turmeric and ginger. I also couldn’t resist adding some power greens although I think I used less than a cup. It was very thick, even before the chia seeds had a chance to swell. All in all, it was tasty.
Always love bananas and strawberries together. Used frozen cauliflower and did not detect it in the smoothie. The almond milk made it creamy with the chic seed making it thick. Which is the way I like my smoothie more like a ‘milk shake’ in consistency. Thank you for another great recipe. #day2 #10smoothiechallange
Sorry, not one of my favourites. I followed the directions and had all the ingredients. It’s super creamy, has a pretty color but I found it rather tasteless.
Looking forward to trying the next one though.
I was a bit nervous about putting cauliflower in a smoothie, but it blended smooth and will definitely be an added bonus of vegetable in my future smoothies. I appreciated the update on the classic strawberry banana smoothie that I remember from childhood.
Let me start out by saying, I’m the type of person that likes Bananas…. but only like fresh ones. By this I mean, I love eating a whole Banana and I’ll even slice one and put it in my cereal; however, I’ve never cared for bananas flavored anything…. no shakes, milk, candy, etc.
I decided to add only one Banana and then taste it before adding the other half. At the one banana taste test, it already had a strong banana flavor, so I stopped there.
With the exception of the banana flavor, I will make this again, keeping the banana at one and increasing the strawberries to 1 1/2 cups.
Love that these are inspiring but not prescriptive. My digestion can’t handle chia so I added some almonds instead. Delicious. I think it is going to be hard to pick a favorite this week!
As a true banana hater, this was not my fav by far, but only because of my true hatred for the bananas. I’ll have to try again using 1/2 banana so I cannot taste it.
This smoothie was good, but I like it a bit sweeter, so I ad a bit of maple syrup and it comes out nice. This one tastes like a strawberry milkshake and is very creamy too. I also added some pumpkin seeds as well.
Very yummy! I just used one banana & a scoop of protein powder. Was tempted to add greens, but it looked too pretty as is!