Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana (Printable Version)
Rich chocolate, peanut butter, and banana blended into a creamy, ready-in-minutes smoothie for breakfast or snack.
# What You Need:
→ Fruits
01 - 2 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced (preferably frozen)
→ Dairy & Alternatives
02 - 1 cup milk or non-dairy milk of choice
→ Spreads & Flavorings
03 - 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
04 - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
→ Sweetener
05 - 1–2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup (optional, to taste)
→ Ice
06 - 1/2 cup ice (about 6 cubes)
# How To Make It:
01 - Place the sliced bananas, milk, peanut butter, cocoa powder, and honey or maple syrup (if using) into a blender.
02 - Add the ice cubes to the blender.
03 - Blend on high speed until the mixture is smooth and creamy, about 30–45 seconds.
04 - Taste the smoothie and adjust sweetness by adding more honey or maple syrup if needed.
05 - Pour into glasses and serve immediately. Garnish with banana slices or a drizzle of peanut butter if desired.
# Helpful Hints:
01 -
- Frozen bananas do all the heavy lifting here, creating a milkshake like thickness without a single drop of ice cream.
- It tastes genuinely indulgent but comes together with real ingredients you probably already have sitting in your kitchen.
02 -
- Frozen bananas are the single most important detail here, since fresh ones will leave you with a thin, watery smoothie that no amount of ice can fully rescue.
- Cocoa powder can clump stubbornly against the blender walls, so sometimes I dissolve it into the milk first with a quick stir before adding everything else.
03 -
- Always peel your bananas before freezing them, because trying to peel a frozen banana is a humbling experience I would not wish on anyone.
- If your blender struggles with frozen fruit, let the bananas sit at room temperature for five minutes before blending and add the milk first so the blades have liquid to grab onto.