Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana (Printable)

Rich, creamy chocolate and peanut butter blended with ripe banana for a satisfying breakfast or snack.

# What You’ll Need:

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 to 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 to 45 seconds.

04 - Taste the smoothie and adjust sweetness by adding more honey or maple syrup if needed.

05 - Pour into glasses and serve immediately. Garnish with banana slices or a drizzle of peanut butter if desired.

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It tastes like a milkshake but happens to be genuinely nourishing, which feels like getting away with something.
Frozen bananas do all the heavy lifting for creaminess, so you never need yogurt or ice cream to get that thick, velvety texture.

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Blending too long warms the smoothie slightly, which steals that satisfying chill, so keep it under a minute total.
Cocoa powder loves to clump and stick to the blender walls, so always pause midway and scrape everything down into the vortex.

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Freeze your bananas in slices rather than whole chunks so your blender never has to fight a solid block of fruit.
A tiny pinch of salt in the blender magnifies the chocolate flavor in a way that makes people ask what your secret is.