Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana (Print version)
A creamy blend of chocolate, peanut butter, and banana for a quick energizing treat.
# What you'll need:
→ Base
01 - 1 large ripe banana, peeled and sliced
02 - 1 cup whole milk or plant-based milk (240 ml)
→ Flavors
03 - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
04 - 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
05 - 1 to 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup, to taste
→ Extras
06 - 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
07 - 1 cup ice cubes (about 120 grams)
# How to make it:
01 - Place banana, milk, cocoa powder, peanut butter, honey or maple syrup, vanilla extract, and ice cubes into a blender.
02 - Blend on high speed for 30 to 60 seconds until mixture is smooth and creamy.
03 - Taste and add additional honey or maple syrup if desired for sweetness.
04 - Pour smoothie evenly into two glasses and serve immediately.
# Expert suggestions:
01 -
- It takes five minutes and tastes like you've been planning it all morning.
- The peanut butter cuts through the cocoa in exactly the right way, so nothing feels heavy or one-note.
- You can have it for breakfast when you're running late or at 3 PM when you need something that actually satisfies.
02 -
- Frozen banana changes everything—use frozen slices if you want something you can eat with a spoon, but fresh banana gives you that pourable smoothie you can drink while walking.
- Peanut butter can clump if it's cold, so blend the liquid first and let it go a few seconds before adding the peanut butter, or it'll sit in stubborn pockets.
03 -
- A half-frozen, half-fresh banana gives you the best of both worlds: thickness and drinkability, with none of the slush.
- Add the ice last and blend longer if you want something almost frozen, blend less if you want to actually drink it through a straw instead of attack it with a spoon.