Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie Recipe!

This thick and creamy peanut butter banana smoothie recipe tastes like drinking a peanut butter milkshake. And at the same time it is good for you!

The best peanut butter banana smoothie

With only three ingredients and endless customization options, this might also be the easiest peanut butter smoothie recipe you’ll ever find.

It’s the perfect choice whenever you need a filling, healthy breakfast or an on-the-go snack.

And only one portion packs in more than ten grams of proteineven if you don’t add any protein powder at all!

Also try this homemade Nutella

A quick and easy breakfast recipe

While many people love the convenience of oatmeal, toast and jam, or a bowl of cereal for an overnight breakfast, I always seem to be hungry again less than an hour after eating a high-carb, low-protein breakfast.

Unlike many other quick breakfast options, this easy peanut butter and banana smoothie recipe includes a balanced mix of protein, carbs, and healthy fats to help you feel full.

Having the healthy breakfast shake in your time-saving recipe repertoire can be incredibly helpful, especially on busy Monday mornings.

Serve with a slice of healthy banana bread

Watch the Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies recipe video above

Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie ingredients

To make the three-ingredient smoothie, you’ll need crunchy or creamy peanut butter, two ripe bananas, your choice of milk, an optional pinch of salt and sweetener, and optional flavored or unflavored protein powder.

Or turn it into a peanut butter banana smoothie with oats by adding oatmeal or rolled oats to the third cup. This gives you an even thicker texture, almost like a peanut butter banana milkshake instead of a smoothie. It also increases fiber and protein, helping fuel you through breakfast and keep you full until lunch.

Feel free to substitute almond butter, cashew butter, pecan butter, or even sunflower butter if you have allergies or just want to change up the flavor.

You can use any sweetened or unsweetened milk you have on hand. Plant milk works too.

And of course, feel free to add a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder if you want a chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie.

Use leftover bananas to make homemade banana muffins or banana ice cream.

Prefer a peanut butter smoothie without the banana? Frozen mango or frozen coconut meat are good substitutes here.

Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

To make a plant-based non-dairy shake, simply use your preferred type of plant-based milk and optional plant-based protein powder in the recipe.

Almond milk, soy milk, oat milk, rice milk, and cashew milk are good options.

Or try coconut milk for an incredibly thick and creamy smoothie that tastes like a milkshake. You can use the remaining coconut milk to make vegan chocolate mousse.

How to freeze bananas

Make sure your bananas are overripe before peeling them. Ripe banana peels appear at least partially mottled with brown.

Whole brown bananas are even better for smoothies as they are much sweeter than yellow unripe bananas.

Peel and halve or slice the ripe bananas. Place the banana chunks in a large Ziploc bag or freezer safe container and freeze until ready to use.

This step can be done weeks or even a few months in advance, so you’ll always have frozen bananas on hand to use right away when the smoothie craving hits.

How to make a peanut butter smoothie recipe

If using oatmeal, blend the oatmeal until it turns into a fine powder.

Add the frozen banana, peanut butter, milk, salt, sweetener, and optional cocoa powder and protein powder. Blend until thick and smooth.

Pour into tall glasses or make a peanut butter and banana smoothie in a bowl.

Drink your peanut butter and banana shake right away, maybe topped with chocolate syrup, chopped peanuts or strawberries, and coconut whipped cream.

Or store leftovers in a covered container in the fridge if you want to make the smoothie the night before and enjoy it as an instant breakfast the next morning.

This easy recipe works in a regular blender or a high-speed blender like a Vitamix, Ninja, or NutriBullet. If you want a one-serving smoothie, simply halve all the ingredients and whip it up in a portable personal blender.

With the blender off, prepare a strawberry smoothie or an avocado smoothie.

Peanut Butter Shake Health Benefits

In just five minutes or less you can have a balanced and filling high-protein breakfast with two servings of fruit, fiber, potassium and calcium.

The healthy smoothie packs over ten grams of protein even without yoghurt or protein powder.

If you want to boost the protein content even more, add a scoop of your favorite protein powder, or substitute plain or Greek yogurt for half a cup of milk.

This healthy snacking peanut butter banana shake is also easy to take on the go, so you can set your alarm much later in the morning.

The recipe may suit numerous special diets, including vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, refined sugar-free, paleo, high-fiber, low-cholesterol, high-protein, and low-calorie.

Weight Loss Smoothie: To lower the calories, use your favorite sugar-free sweetener and unsweetened almond milk or cashew milk. This milk usually only has twenty-five to thirty calories per cup. You can also substitute peanut butter powder like PB2 for the peanut butter.

Weight Gain Smoothie: If you’re following a high-calorie diet to build muscle or bulk in general, use canned full-fat coconut milk and six tablespoons of peanut butter for a healthy, higher-calorie weight gain snack.

The best 4-ingredient peanut butter banana smoothie recipe

2 frozen bananas
4 – 6 tbsp peanut butter or pb2, or allergy-friendly sub
1 1/2 to 2 cups milk of your choice, depending on the desired thickness
optionally 1/3 cup rolled oats or rolled oats
sweetener of your choice, if needed
optional scoop of protein powder
I also like to add a scant 1/8 tsp salt

*If you would like an even thicker shake, feel free to add an extra banana. The bananas should be at least partially brown before peeling and freezing.To make the peanut butter and banana smoothie recipe, blend the rolled oats until a fine powder forms, then add all the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Drink immediately or store in a covered container in the fridge if you prefer to make the smoothie the night before.View nutritional information