Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
There are so many reasons to love this healthy chocolate peanut butter smoothie. The texture is thick and creamy (thanks to a secret undetectable veggie); the flavor rich and chocolate-y; the prep easy; and the ingredients nutritious and satisfying – it’s one of my favorite smoothie recipes for a reason. One sip and you’ll find yourself making this chocolate banana smoothie morning after morning.
If you love healthy smoothie recipes like this one, be sure to try my easy green smoothie, pb & jelly smoothie, and acai smoothie bowl next time.
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
What You’ll Love About this Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
- Rich chocolate flavor
- Subtly sweet, but easy to adjust
- Thick and creamy texture
- Made with nutritious and simple ingredients
- Made with a secret veggie ingredient
- Takes just 5 minutes to make – great for a quick breakfast
- 15 grams of protein without any protein powder
Chocolate Smoothie Ingredients
- Milk – You can use any type of milk that you prefer. Use whole milk, skim milk, or your favorite milk alternatives like almond milk, soy milk, oat milk, coconut milk, etc.
- Bananas – For the best texture, slice and freeze your bananas so you can make this chocolate peanut butter smoothie with the frozen bananas. This helps the smoothie have a really nice thick and creamy texture but fresh banana will obviously also work.
- Cauliflower – Frozen cauliflower is another great way to add creamy texture, bulk, and veggies to your smoothie, without adding any flavor. It might sound weird, but it works surprisingly well and requires zero prep, which is awesome. Throw in a handful of spinach for an extra veggie boost.
- Peanut Butter – Use your favorite type of peanut butter. Because you’re blending everything together, either crunchy or creamy or even almond butter or cashew butter. You could also use peanut butter powder, add more liquid if you need to for the powder.
- Dates – The dates help to add caramel-y sweetness to the smoothie. You could also use honey, maple syrup, or any other type of sweetener according to personal preference. Adjust as necessary.
- Chia Seeds – The chia seeds aren’t necessary to this recipe, but it’s a great and easy way to add protein, fiber, and omega-3’s to your breakfast. You could also use hemp seeds.
- Cocoa Nibs – Cocoa nibs also aren’t 100% necessary, but I love the rich chocolate flavor and crunchy texture that they add.
- Cocoa Powder – Look for 100% unsweetened cocoa powder, this is where the rich chocolate flavor comes from.
- Protein Powder – This is optional, but I always add some collagen to my smoothies for a protein boost. Collagen is great as it virtually blends in (both flavor and texture) to whatever you’re mixing it with. But you could use your favorite type of protein powder.
How to Make Chocolate Banana Smoothie
This is an overview on how to make this peanut butter chocolate smoothie, the detailed instructions can be found below in the recipe card.
TIP: Add liquid to the blender first so that the blades have an easier time of mixing everything up initially.
FAQs
Is a chocolate peanut butter smoothie healthy?
As someone with a degree in Nutrition, I appreciate this question…but it’s also so hard to answer as health is so different from person to person. So what is healthy for me may not be healthy for you.
But I tend to say that everything is healthy. 🙂 Some foods are more nutritious than others, but all food serves a purpose. This chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie has protein, carbs, produce, and healthy fats. OH, and FLAVOR. So I would say, yes, it’s incredibly delicious AND nutritious.
Can I make this into a chocolate smoothie bowl?
Yes, similar to the acai bowl, you’ll want to make a thicker smoothie, so be sure to use the frozen banana and cauliflower and use less milk. You may need to play with the liquid level depending on your blender. A more powerful blender will be able to blend it with less liquid. Then transfer into a bowl and top with toppings like sliced banana, cocoa nibs, and granola.
Storage Instructions
Serve the smoothie immediately for best results.
Can you freeze smoothies?
You can freeze smoothies. I found the best way to do this is to freeze it in a blender bottle and let thaw in the fridge overnight. Then take it out of the fridge and shake periodically until it’s reached your desired consistency.
What to Serve with Chocolate Banana Smoothie
This pb chocolate smoothie can certainly be eaten all on its own, or you can pair it with one of these simple sides:
- Toast – Pair your peanut butter chocolate banana smoothie with a slice or two of toast. Try avocado toast, ricotta toast, hummus toast, or peanut butter toast.
- Protein – Creamy scrambled eggs or other breakfast proteins like sausages or bacon.
- Coffee – Dirty chai, espresso tonic, iced shaken espresso, or lavender latte.
More Easy Breakfast Recipes
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Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Description
This healthy chocolate peanut butter smoothie is thick, creamy, loaded with rich chocolate flavor, and made with a secret veggie!
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk of choice
- 2 frozen bananas (sliced)
- 3/4 cup frozen riced cauliflower
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 pitted dates
- 2 Tbsp. chia seeds
- 2 Tbsp. cocoa nibs
- 1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- Optional: protein powder (I prefer collagen powder)
Instructions
- Add milk, bananas, riced cauliflower, peanut butter, dates, chia seeds, cocoa nibs, and collagen or protein powder if using, in order listed.
- Blend until smooth and serve.
- Garnish with sliced bananas.
Notes
- Nutrition facts are an estimate calculated with unsweetened almond milk.
- Nutrition facts do not include protein powder.
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