Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana (Print version)

Creamy chocolate, peanut butter and banana blended into a thick, satisfying smoothie for breakfast, snack, or dessert.

# What goes in:

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

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

03 - 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

04 - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

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

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

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.

01 -

It tastes like a chocolate peanut butter milkshake but secretly fuels your body with real fruit and protein.
Frozen bananas do all the thickening work, so you never need yogurt or ice cream to get that velvety texture.
Cleanup is just one blender and two glasses, which is my kind of math after a long morning.

02 -

Freeze your bananas ahead of time by peeling and slicing them into a zip bag, because blending a fresh banana with ice gives a watery result that breaks your heart a little.
Cocoa powder will puff into a cloud the moment you drop it in the blender, so add it last and put the lid on quickly unless you want your counter dusted in chocolate.

03 -

If the smoothie feels too thick to pour, add milk one tablespoon at a time rather than a big splash, since a little liquid goes further than you think once the blender catches it.
For the best presentation, drizzle peanut butter down the inside of the glass before pouring, which creates those beautiful streaks that make a simple smoothie look like it came from a juice bar.