Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie — You’d never guess this fudgy peanut butter smoothie is actually healthy for you! Warning: you’ll need a spoon for this smoothie that tastes like drinkable fudge!
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Smoothies that require a spoon rather than a straw are my favorite kind. And smoothies with chocolate and peanut butter are even better.
This vegan, gluten-free smoothie is thick, rich, and tastes like drinkable chocolate-peanut butter fudge. What I love about this chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie is that it’s made with ingredients I always have around.
The milk is Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk and I love it. It only has 30-calorie per 8 ounces, tastes great, and if I need a vegan milk, this is my absolute go-to. All Silk products are dairy-free and gluten-free and I like that Silk is committed to and believes in the benefits of a plant-based diet.
After just a minute of blending, your glass of fudginess is ready. The fudgy taste slightly dominates the peanut butter, but you can always add more peanut butter if you want. Twist my arm. And then the smoothie will be even thicker and creamier.
It definitely hits the spot after a workout or try it before for a nice energy boost. Or just make it for breakfast. Chocolate and peanut butter, the breakfast of champions.
What’s in a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie?
To make this healthy peanut butter smoothie, you’ll need:
- Frozen bananas
- Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- Creamy peanut butter
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Vanilla extract
- Your favorite sweetener
How to Make a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Simply add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. You’re welcome to add more almond milk, if desired.
How to Make a Smoothie Thicker
For an even thicker chocolate peanut butter smoothie, add additional peanut butter. You could also add less almond milk or additional frozen banana.
Can I Omit the Banana?
Frozen bananas add richness, fullness, and creaminess to the chocolate peanut butter smoothie. You can taste them, but not overly so because they’re masked by the cocoa powder and peanut butter. I haven’t found a way to get a smoothie this thick without them.
Can I Use a Different Nut Butter?
Of course! If you’re allergic to peanut butter or don’t have any on hand, you’re welcome to use an alternative nut butter like cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, or almond butter. Just make sure to use a creamy nut butter!
Tips for Making a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
You’re welcome to use another of Silk’s non-dairy milks in this chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie, if desired. I bet cashew or even coconut milk would taste great in this smoothie too.
I prefer using creamy peanut butter because I don’t like slurping up chunks of peanuts in my morning smoothie. But if you like crunchy peanut butter, go ahead and use that.
Lastly, extra portions of this chocolate peanut butter smoothie will keep airtight in the freezer for up to 1 month (cover a freezer-safe glass with plastic wrap or place inside a zip-top bag to prevent freezer smells). Allow the frozen peanut butter smoothie to come up to room temp for about 30 minutes before serving.
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Thick and Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 large bananas, ripe, peeled and frozen into chunks (no ice necessary this way)
- ¾ cup Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, or as necessary for consistency
- ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- sweetener, to taste (I love a pinch Sucralose Powder, or use stevia, agave, granulated sugar, etc.)
Instructions
- To the canister of a blender, add the bananas, 3/4 cup milk, cocoa, peanut butter, vanilla, and sweetener to taste.
- Blend on high power until smooth. Add additional milk only as necessary or until desired smoothie consistency is reached.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- If desired, extra portion will keep airtight in the freezer for up to 1 month (cover a freezer-safe glass with plasticwrap or place inside a ziplock to prevent freezer smells). Allow to come up to room temp for about 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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A perfect summer dessert! I ove how thick it is!
Ah, perfectly thick and spoon-worthy, indeed! This is just what I’m craving on a Friday afternoon; perhaps with a shot of something wicked. ;)
Yes, the wicked part is pretty much a requirement :) Have a great (start!) to your weekend!
Yup I need this now. So thick. Thin milkshakes are THE WORST! I actually went looking for my fav peanut butter cup chocolate gelato last night and Target was out- this will have to do for my late night snack tonight!! Have all the ingredients!
Oh wow, that is a BUMMER when they are out of something. They carry the chapstick I use and refuse to use anything else and they have been out for like…2 months. I am seriously getting low. LOL But yeah if you try this, LMK. Probably healthier than gelato but that’s a tall order for it to replace gelato but maybe it can :)
I make this exact smoothie on a weekly basis. I’ll also add a handful of spinach to mine–you can’t see or taste that it’s in there! Wonderful recipe, wonderful pictures :)
I love how thick and creamy this is! Pinned!
Thanks for pinning!
I took a quick look at this and thought, “I’m going to have to make a ton of modifications to make this vegan”. But oh my gosh, it’s so thick and creamy AND vegan to boot? Love that you use frozen banana instead of ice (which I find makes things too runny for my taste) and I can’t get enough of the PB + chocolate combo.
Yep, already vegan! You’re all set :) And never ice in smoothies…wayyyy too watery! I always use frozen fruit instead!
Holy smokes, this looks awesome. So thick you can stand your spoon up in it – my type of smoothie!
Bet it’s great for adding extra energy to your day too.
I can run 10 miles like a champ after one of these :)
I love this recipe, but don’t eat bananas, I wondered if you could recommend a good substitute for bananas in this and several other baked recipes I have. Would applesauce work as a good substitute, at least for the baked goods?
No, applesauce is thin and runny and like I mentioned in the post, it’s very, very hard to replace frozen bananas in smoothies because they do add such an amazing thickness and texture. You could try it with a banana and see if you can deal with it – the banana flavor is masked by the chocolate and the PB. The less ripe the banana is, the less ‘banana-ey’ it will taste. I would try that first because honestly, I don’t have a good substitution.
Avocado will work to thicken up a smoothie and you won’t taste it.I love bananas but my body can’t digest them (and a lot of smoothie recipes call for them). Sub about 1/2 an avocado per banana. You can add more to your desired thickness.
Great tip on the avocado. I do find that *some* readers will report being able to taste time because I have a couple recipes (brownies and muffins) that use ‘hidden’ avocado and some people say no, they can’t taste it, and others can. I think in a smoothie though it’s less noticeable. Thanks, Kim, for reminding me about avos as a banana replacer, of sorts!
Wow what a gourmet treat!
PB, Chocolate, Banana smoothies are classic. You can never go wrong and the more pb, the better. There is never too much. I’ve never experienced it anyway.
Silk unsweetened vanilla is my go-to also. I branch out every now and then, when there is a good sale on another brand, but I always come back to this one.
I always come back to it, too! Sales can reel me in once to another brand, but I find myself not enjoying the carton nearly as much!
Wow, this looks great. Smooth and Tasty all the way.
I’m definitely on team spoon-your-smoothie too! Your devotion to all things peanut-buttery, chocolatey, and fudgy is amazing. :))
I’m craving this right now!
I’d love a hunk of your brie quiche :)
This smoothie reminds me of a milkshake, love it!
a chocolate peanut butter smoothie like this one sounds like heaven right now!
This look so thick and dreamy. Hmmm!