Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

This easily vegan peanut butter banana smoothie is free of protein powder, budget friendly, and perfect for an on-the-go breakfast or snack!

This smoothie is nothing fancy, and that’s kind of the point. It’s simple yet delightful and comes together quickly as a breakfast or snack when you’re running out the door. As a bonus, it has no protein powder! This peanut butter banana smoothie is lightly inspired by a smoothie I got in Philadelphia at a little café called B2. I don’t know if that smoothie was so amazing because of the high quality ingredients or because I was absolutely famished after hours of walking, but either way it was inspiring. It reminded me that when you’re really hungry, sometimes simple and quick is best, and wanted to see if I could recreate something similar at home. This peanut butter banana smoothie is the result.

Ingredients for Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Frozen Banana: Emphasis on the word frozen. Frozen banana is essential for this recipe in order to get the texture right. It adds a creaminess and thickness that simply can’t be replicated with a room temperature banana.

Peanut Butter: Use any peanut butter you fancy, but I must note that simple is best when it comes to nut butter. I prefer nut butters that have nuts and salt as the only ingredients. This peanut butter is one my go-to’s.

Vanilla Yogurt: I tested this recipe with plant-based yogurt, but Greek yogurt would also work. I do prefer this brand of plant-based yogurt because it has a decent amount of protein, but use whatever you like.

Plant-Based Milk of Choice: Just a little bit to get things moving in the blender. I used unsweetened almond milk.

Vanilla Extract: To make sure the vanilla flavor really comes through in this peanut butter banana smoothie.

Ice: Putting ice in a smoothie is a delicate balance. You want to add just enough to create a thicker, frostier smoothie, but not so much that it waters down the whole thing. I recommend 3-4 ice cubes at most for this smoothie.

If you make this vegan peanut butter banana smoothie, be sure to leave a rating and review as that encourages others to give it a try as well! It means so much to see your comments.

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Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

This easily vegan peanut butter banana smoothie is free of protein powder, budget friendly, and perfect for an on-the-go breakfast or snack!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 1

Equipment

• Blender

Ingredients

  

• 1 large frozen banana
• 1½ tbsp salted peanut butter
• 1 5 oz. container Greek or plant-based vanilla yogurt
• ¼ cup unsweetened plant-based milk of choice
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 ice cubes

Instructions

 

• Place all ingredients in blender and blend on high for 30 seconds-1 minute to ensure everything is well-combined.
• Pour into a glass and enjoy immediately!

Notes

To make nut-free: Replace peanut butter with sunflower seed butter and use nut-free milk and yogurt.

Keyword dairy-free, easy, gluten free, healthy, no protein powder, nut-free, peanut butter, peanut butter banana, smoothie, vegan

Photography by Hope Agresti