Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie (Printer-friendly)
Creamy chocolate and peanut butter smoothie with frozen banana and milk, quick to blend and customizable with toppings.
# What you'll need:
→ Base
01 - 2 ripe bananas, sliced and frozen
02 - 1 cup milk (use dairy or non-dairy alternative, 240 ml)
→ 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 of salt
→ Toppings (optional)
08 - Whipped cream
09 - Chocolate shavings
10 - Crushed peanuts
# Method:
01 - Place frozen bananas, milk, cocoa powder, peanut butter, maple syrup or honey, vanilla extract, and salt into a blender.
02 - Blend the mixture on high speed until the texture is smooth and creamy, with no visible lumps.
03 - Taste the smoothie and add additional maple syrup or honey as needed to achieve desired sweetness.
04 - Divide the smoothie evenly between two glasses.
05 - Garnish with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, or crushed peanuts if desired. Serve immediately.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- This is like dessert in a glass, but you can honestly call it breakfast.
- The combo of chocolate and peanut butter is comfortingly familiar and never gets old.
02 -
- I once tried blending with only fresh bananas, and it turned out watery and sad—always freeze them for the creamiest texture.
- Adding just the tiniest pinch of salt really woke up the chocolate flavor—it took me a few tries to realize how much difference it made.
03 -
- Leaving some banana chunks in the freezer for grab-and-blend smoothies makes mornings so much easier.
- A dot of vanilla makes everything taste richer, but too much overpowers—measure, don’t eyeball.