Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

If you tasted this recipe, you may be wondering if its a chocolate peanut butter smoothie or a milkshake? You will be shocked to see that this smoothie is packed with fruit and vegetables, but tastes like an indulgent treat! Even better, it can be made with just five ingredients and in less than five minutes. If that sounds good, then you’re going to love this Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie!

Smoothies are a great breakfast option for busy mornings. I love making smoothies because they can be made in less than five minutes and you can take them with you on the go. Smoothies are also a great option because they can be made with frozen fruits and vegetables. Frozen produce lasts longer and tends to be less expensive than fresh produce. I personally love keeping frozen produce stocked in my freezer to toss into smoothies.

If you like this smoothie recipe, you may also like my Banana Cacao Smoothie and Vanilla Milkshake Smoothie recipes.

What You’ll Need to Make the Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie:

Frozen Banana: The fruit used in this recipe is just a half of a frozen banana. I highly recommend freezing the banana instead of using a raw banana. Frozen bananas give the smoothie a creamy, ice cream-like texture, but a raw banana will not have the same effect. I like peeling the banana, slicing it in half, and then storing the halved bananas in a Stasher Bag in the freezer.

Frozen Riced Cauliflower: Frozen cauliflower may sound like a strange ingredient to add to smoothies. I was skeptical at first, but now it’s my favorite smoothie add! I love it because it adds bulk to the smoothie and gives it a creamy texture, but adds no additional flavor.

Almond Milk: This recipe contains one cup of unsweetened, unflavored almond milk. If you add one cup, the smoothie will have the consistency of a smoothie bowl, which you eat with a spoon. If you want to make a thinner smoothie that you can drink with a straw, add additional almond milk.

Peanut Butter: This recipe of course contains peanut butter. However, not all peanut butter is created the same! I like to use an all natural peanut butter made without added sugars or oils.

Cacao Powder: The smoothie gets its chocolate flavor from the cacao powder. If you want, you can substitute one scoop of chocolate protein powder for added protein.

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender (such as a Vitamix) and blend until smooth!