A tall glass filled to the top with a chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie sitting in the middle of a spoonful of peanut butter, a bunch of bananas and a spilled bowl of cacao nibs.

Healthy Chocolate PB Banana Smoothie (No Added Sugar)

Recipe By : Michelle McCowan

5 from 2 votes

This Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie contains no added sugar and requires no milk! It's deliciously thick and creamy, with a rich, dark chocolate flavour that tastes like a milkshake. Plus, it's easy to customize with your favourite nutritional boosters.

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Dietary DF, GF, Soy Free

Season(s) Summer

Difficulty Easy

Yield 1 Pint

Equipment

Blender

Ingredients

▢ 1 Banana (Frozen)
▢ 1 heaping tbsp Cacao Powder (or Cocoa Powder)
▢ 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
▢ 2 tablespoon Natural Peanut Butter (Unsalted & Unsweetened)
▢ 1 tablespoon Hemp Hearts (Or Other Nutritional Boosters)
▢ 1.5 cups Water

Instructions

Add the frozen banana, natural peanut butter, cacao powder, vanilla extract, hemp hearts and water to a blender.
Next, blend all the ingredients until smooth. It shouldn't take more than 30 seconds in most blenders. Avoid blending too long so it stays nice and cold.
Once all the ingredients are blended smoothly, pour your smoothie into a glass and enjoy!

Notes

Milk can be used instead of water to create an even creamier smoothie. Any milk will work. However, I like using homemade coconut, almond or tigernut to keep it dairy-free.

Chilled dandelion root tea makes a delicious substitute for the water or milk. Dandelion root tea adds a rich, coffee-like flavour without the caffeine! It's also an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, including vitamins C, A, B6, calcium, iron and magnesium. Simply brew one cup of dandelion root tea for 3 - 5 minutes, allow it to cool and then place it in the fridge to chill.

Fresh banana and ice can be used if you don't have frozen banana on hand. You will need to adjust the amount of water, milk, and dandelion root tea you add, depending on the amount of ice you use. If using 3 ice cubes, reduce the liquid by about ¼ cup.

Roasted Almond butter is a delicious alternative that gives a deep nutty flavour, similar to peanut butter.

Hazelnut Butter makes a delicious alternative to peanut butter in this chocolatey smoothie.

Sunflower Seed Butter is a great nut-free alternative! It has a much more subtle flavour than the other nut butters listed. So, it won't taste exactly like peanut butter, but it also won't take away from the chocolatey goodness.

Protein or superfood powders can be added for a nutritional boost. Some great options that complement the chocolate peanut butter flavour are maca, lucuma, chiaga, reishi, lion's mane or a blended mushroom powder. You can also add collagen powder or a quality protein powder.

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