This peanut butter banana smoothie is thick, creamy, and packed with sweet and nutty flavor. Make it for an easy, delicious breakfast or snack!
This peanut butter banana smoothie is the kind of breakfast that makes you excited to get out of bed in the morning. It calls for 4 simple ingredients, it takes minutes to make, and it tastes so good that it could almost pass as dessert. The peanut butter, banana, and whole rolled oats make it thick and creamy, and they infuse it with the BEST sweet and nutty flavor. They also happen to add fiber, protein, potassium, and vitamin C, meaning that this delicious breakfast is a healthy one too. I think you’ll love it!
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie Recipe Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make this peanut butter banana smoothie recipe:
- Peanut butter, of course! Creamy natural peanut butter is best for this recipe. Use store-bought, or make your own!
- Frozen banana – It makes the smoothie sweet and creamy. To freeze a banana, remove the peel and place it in an airtight bag or container. It’ll keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. Tip: Wait to freeze bananas until they’re ripe and spotty. That way, they’ll have the sweetest banana flavor.
- Whole rolled oats – They give the smoothie extra staying power and perfect its smooth, thick consistency.
- Almond milk – Or any milk you like! Regular milk or my homemade oat milk would work here too.
- And ice – To make the smoothie cool and frosty.
Find the complete recipe with measurements below.
Place the banana, oats, and peanut butter in a blender, and pour in the almond milk. Blend until smooth. Then, add a handful of ice cubes and blend again.
That’s it! Pour the smoothie into 1 or 2 glasses and enjoy. If you like, top the peanut butter smoothies with banana slices, chocolate chips, and drizzles of peanut butter for a more decadent treat.
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie Variations
We love this peanut butter and banana smoothie recipe as written, but it lends itself well to all sorts of variations. Feel free to change it up! I hope you have fun making it your own.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Swap the nut butter. Use almond butter or cashew butter instead of peanut butter.
- Bump up the protein. Add a scoop of Greek yogurt or your favorite protein powder.
- Spike it with a superfood. Blend in a tablespoon of chia seeds or a spoonful of maca powder.
- Make it chocolatey. Add cocoa powder and a drizzle of maple syrup. A little vanilla extract would be great here too!
- Or coffee-y. Mix in a splash of cold brew coffee.
Let me know what variations you try!
More Favorite Smoothie Recipes
If you love this peanut butter banana smoothie, try one of these delicious smoothie recipes next:
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Blueberry Smoothie
- Kale Smoothie
- Creamy Avocado Smoothie
- Cinnamon Coffee Smoothie
- Berry Superfood Smoothie Bowl
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 frozen banana
- â…“ cup whole rolled oats
- 3 tablespoons natural peanut butter
- ¾ cup unsweetened almond milk
- Handfuls of ice
- Chocolate chips, optional, for topping
Optional add-ins
- Vanilla protein powder
- Maca powder
- Splash of cold brew coffee
- Cocoa or cacao powder
Instructions
- In a blender, place the banana, oats, peanut butter, and almond milk. Blend until smooth, then add ice and any optional add-ins, as desired, and blend again until smooth and creamy.
- Pour into 1 or 2 glasses and serve topped with chocolate chips, if using.
- Makes 1 large smoothie or 2 smaller smoothies.
Woah what?! This was like a milkshake, so amazing! Added a scoop of clean eats vanilla protein. Such a treat!
So glad you loved it, Kaitlyn!
Omg this was so good. My first time making a smoothie and I’m hooked now!
Added a doll up of yogurt and it tastes just like the smoothie from my fav cafe!!
I’m so glad you loved it!
Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I added 1 tsp of cocoa powder, 1/8 tsp of cinnamon and 1 tsp of honey. Delicious!
Love, love this flavor profile!
Followed the recipe using frozen banana, rolled oats, Pbfit peanut butter powder, & cinnamon.
DELICIOUS!
This was lush so yummy
Wonderful.
This smoothie is so delicious! I added some choc. protein powder and used almond butter instead of peanut butter.
I’m so glad you loved it!
Hi – i like the idea of a smoothie with oatmeal and PB. However, i don’t use bananas. Is there something i could substitute?
thanks.
LOVE this recipe and added a sprinkle of oats on top along with some chocolate chips and peanut butter! I will definitely be remaking this again
I add a squeeze if Hershey’s syrup (or another brand) and we have called it a Chocolate Banana Whiz since I was a child (in the 50s- 60s, way before the term smoothie came into use.)
That was amazing and my 2.5 yr old loved it too! We did just a small scoop of chocolate chips and tasted like a Reese’s blizzard with the consistency of a Starbuck’s frappuccino. Thank you!
Aww, I’m so glad it was a big hit!
Any good smoothie ideas for those of us who cannot eat peanut butter? This sounds wonderful – Have you tried it with Almond Butter??
Hi Barbara, almond butter would be great here!
I love this!! It tastes just like my favorite smoothie from my local juice bar!! Thank you for all the amazing recipes!!!!
I’m so glad you loved it!
Can you recommend a good plant based protein powder for this? Thanks!
Good Protein, it’s delicious and made in Canada 😋 They even have a peanut butter flavour.
Wish all of love and lemon recipes included the nutritional information.
none frozen banana added cinn. and coriander plus man sized handful. also peanut butter flavored protein powder. A healthy milkshake
My PB-obsessed daughter started Kindergarten this year, and it’s a nut-free school. I made this smoothie for breakfast last week to get her PB fill in before the school day started. She and her 2 year old sister loved it. Thank you!
Aww, I’m so happy to hear that they enjoyed it!
I made this with vanilla soy milk, because that’s what I had on-hand, and it was wonderful! A great combination of flavors. Delicious and satisfying. Thanks for the recipe!
Hi Crystal, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
great set of ingredients, peanut butter and almond milk, love it, thank you