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Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
A cold blender drink with banana, cocoa, peanut butter, and milk. It drinks like a light milkshake without ice cream.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 5 min
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
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Why you’ll love it
- Cocoa and peanut butter pair cleanly with banana.
- No ice cream is required for a thick sip.
- Uses shelf-stable cocoa and peanut butter plus one banana.
- Fills in as a snack when you want something richer than juice.
Ingredients
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Instructions
- 1
Peel the banana and add it to the blender with peanut butter and cocoa.
- 2
Pour in milk, honey, and vanilla.
- 3
Add ice cubes.
- 4
Blend on high until smooth and no cocoa streaks remain, about 45 seconds.
- 5
Check thickness; blend a few more seconds if needed.
- 6
Divide between two glasses and serve cold.
Pro tips
- A ripe banana blends sweeter and smoother than a firm one.
- Start the blender on low so cocoa does not puff up.
- Wipe the cocoa off the blender lid before opening.
Easy substitutions
- peanut butter
- almond butter
- milk
- soy milk
- honey
- maple syrup
Storage and reheating
Storage
Best immediately. Refrigerate up to 24 hours in a sealed jar and shake well.
Reheating
Do not reheat. Serve cold.
Nutrition
Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.
- Calories
- 280
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
Budget friendly · No Cook · Vegetarian
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