Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana (Printable)

Decadent chocolate, peanut butter and banana blended into a creamy, energizing smoothie for breakfast or a snack.

# What You'll Need:

→ Fruits

01 - 2 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced (preferably frozen)

→ Dairy & Alternatives

02 - 1 cup milk or non-dairy milk of choice

→ Spreads & Flavorings

03 - 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
04 - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

→ Sweetener

05 - 1–2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup (optional, to taste)

→ Ice

06 - 1/2 cup ice (about 6 cubes)

# How-To Steps:

01 - Place the sliced bananas, milk, peanut butter, cocoa powder, and honey or maple syrup (if using) into a blender.
02 - Add the ice cubes to the blender.
03 - Blend on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 30–45 seconds.
04 - Taste and adjust sweetness if needed by adding more honey or maple syrup.
05 - Pour into glasses and serve immediately, garnished with banana slices or a drizzle of peanut butter if desired.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It tastes like a milkshake but takes five minutes and requires zero cooking skills whatsoever.
  • Frozen bananas do all the heavy lifting for creaminess so you can skip the ice cream entirely.
02 -
  • Underripe bananas will make this taste starchy and flat, so wait until they are heavily spotted or straight up brown on the outside.
  • Blending too long warms the smoothie and kills that satisfying frozen texture you are after.
03 -
  • Freeze your bananas in single serving portions so you never have to hack apart a frozen clump with a butter knife at dawn.
  • A pinch of salt in the blender magnifies both the chocolate and peanut butter flavors in a way that will make you question every smoothie you made before this.

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