Green Smoothie with Peanut Butter & Banana [In the Kitchen]
I’ve been repeating myself lately. Gushing on and on to a friend before they quietly slip in, oh yeah, you mentioned that to me last time I saw you. It’s just that usually green things are a hard sell. Until the green smoothie came to town. I read on Joy the Baker about the green smoothie that she created. I wanted to try it because basically I love all her recipes. I didn’t have almond milk on hand, so the first time I made it with skim milk instead. It was pretty good, but still had a ‘green’ taste, so I played around with adding berries or pineapple to sweeten it a bit. After making it to the store to pick up some almond milk, I tried it again but decided against adding any additional fruit. Big improvement! The almond milk really makes this! Then, THEN, after a really really long run, I just needed some protein, so I added a tablespoon of peanut butter and I thought I discovered a new super power.
The almond milk and the peanut butter cover any ‘green’ taste, so don’t be scared. TRY THIS. Try it before I tell you about it again and you have to pretend I didn’t just tell you how much I love green smoothies.
Here’s the lowdown: Thinly slice a banana and freeze it until solid. Add this to a blender with 1 cup of almond milk (I particularly love vanilla flavor), a big handful of baby organic spinach and a tablespoon of natural peanut butter. Blend it until you don’t see any more flecks of spinach.
Interesting mix, but I bet it’s delicious.
Oh my goodness…this recipe is soooooo goooood! I just may start repeating myself too…lol. Thanks for sharing!!
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I loved this recipe so much, I have featured an adapted version on my website. It’s one of the best recipes I’ve ever tried (and I’ve made hundreds!) Many thanks
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Katherine
I love this smoothie. I have one in the morning and sometimes I add a few cashews into the mix and it taste great!
Thank you for sharing this delish smoothie..I was having a hard time with just spinach/fruit/water smoothies…but i’ve been making this all week and LOVE it…not just trying to choke it down for the nutrients. Thank you!!
I made this today and loved it. Thank you for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
Kristin
OMG I just tried your smoothie recipe! I’m a green smoothie newbie and I was really worried about how it would taste :-/ Instead of banana I used a green apple and then the vanilla almond milk, spinach, and peanut butter..ABSOLUTELY DELISH! Thanks for the recipe!!
I was looking for a green smoothie recipe and chose yours because of it’s simplicity. OMG, I’ve never made a green smoothie before but I’m hooked now!! This was amazing. I had one for dinner and I can’t wait until breakfast to make another, haha. I had mine for an early dinner and I usually have strong cravings at night and I’ve felt sustained and satisfied all night c: Thanks so much!
Love,
Sarah
Peanut butter and banana, this is perfect with me. I have my workout routine, I will try this on snack right after workout. Thank for sharing.
Delicious! Thank you
Is this higj in fat? Ive ben gaggin on green smoothies and im finding it hard to stick to. Im on a smootie only diet, no food so want to make sure it isnt high in calories.
DELICIOUS!!!!
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Yum, Yum, Yum! I just found your site! This is my 3rd smoothie! I think I can do this!