Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie (Printable version)
Silky chocolate and peanut butter blended with frozen bananas and milk for a quick, indulgent breakfast or snack.
# What you need:
→ Base
01 - 2 medium ripe bananas, sliced and frozen
02 - 1 cup milk or unsweetened non-dairy milk alternative
→ Flavors
03 - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
04 - 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
05 - 1 to 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey, to taste
→ Enhancements
06 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
07 - Pinch salt
→ Toppings (optional)
08 - Whipped cream
09 - Chocolate shavings
10 - Crushed peanuts
# How to make it:
01 - Place frozen banana slices, milk, cocoa powder, peanut butter, maple syrup or honey, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt into the blender.
02 - Blend on high speed until the mixture is creamy and no banana chunks remain.
03 - Taste the smoothie and add additional maple syrup or honey as needed, blending briefly to combine.
04 - Divide the smoothie evenly between two glasses.
05 - Top each glass with optional whipped cream, chocolate shavings, or crushed peanuts. Serve immediately.
# Expert tips:
01 -
- If you secretly wish breakfast tasted like dessert, this is your answer.
- It’s ridiculously simple but satisfies those chocolate and peanut butter cravings like nothing else.
02 -
- Once, I tried using unfrozen bananas and wondered why it came out sad and runny—don’t skip freezing them.
- Adding a pinch of salt made the chocolate and peanut butter flavors pop in ways I never expected.
03 -
- Frozen bananas are the one ingredient you need prepped ahead—never underestimate your future self’s cravings.
- A little bit of good cocoa powder is worth the splurge for true chocolate lovers.