Okay so if you know me personally, you know I’m bananas over peanut butter..I love peanut butter anything and everything. Whether it’s crunchy or smooth, eaten straight out of the jar with a spoon, slathered on a piece of toast, blended into an acai bowl, or a peanut butter-flavored ice cream or protein bar, there’s just something about the combination of the consistency and taste that got me smitten like a kitten.
Honestly if someone gave me a lifetime supply of peanut butter for my birthday I would not be mad about it whatsoever.
Anyway, enough about my unrequited love for peanut butter and onto the good stuff. When I krave something homemade, sweet, and quick, I enjoy whipping up delicious and decadent smoothies with ingredients I already had lying around the house (cc: peanut butter).
Ingredients:
- 1 large peeled frozen banana (for extra thickness!)
- 1/2 cup almond milk (I prefer unsweetened but the milk type is totally up to you!)
- 1/4 cup coconut yogurt
- 2 heaping tablespoons of peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder
- Your favorite chocolate for garnish (Dark chocolate is my absolute fave)
Optional:
- Throw in a couple dates in there for some extra thickness and flavor
- Add a couple tablespoons of soaked chia seeds for extra nutrition
- Blend in some greens like kale, spinach to add extra nutrients and color (the flavor is very subtle and PB is quite overpowering so you won’t even realize you have veggies in your smoothie!)
Directions:
In a blender, combine all ingredients, and enjoy!
Pro Tip:
Bulk up on bananas so you can peel em, freeze em, store em, and pop into your next batch of smoothies! Frozen bananas are a great way to naturally thicken your smoothies in the tastiest way possible.
More smoothie recipes!
Most common base here is a frozen banana & Anita’s yogurt for added thickness
“Nutty” Pumpkin Almond Butter Smoothie
(naughty without the guilt but tastes nice hehe)
Base:
1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
1-2 bananas (fresh or frozen)
2 tbsp Nuttzo nut butter
1/4 cup of chia seeds
1 dash of cinnamon
3-4 ice cubes
Toppings:
1/4 cup of Navita cacao nibs
1/4 cup of coconut shreds
1/3 cup Purely Elizabeth granola
*optional: Drizzle with HIC honey
Directions:
- Combine all base ingredients in blender
- Blend until completely whipped and smooth
- Top half of smoothie bowl with grnola/coconut shreds/cacao nibs
- Drizzle with honey
- Bon appetit! xo
Green Pea(nut) Smoothie (Get it, like Green tea but with Peanut butter..)
- 1 frozen banana
- 2 tbspn peanut butter
- 1 packet of Republic of Tea matcha green tea powder
- splash of unsweentened almond milk
- Squeeze of manuka honey
- Dash of cinnamon
- Handful of ice cubes
Almond Turmeric Tonic
- -1 frozen banana
- -2 tbspn almond butter
- -1 packet of Republic of Tea matcha green tea powder
- -splash of unsweetened almond milk
- -squeeze of manuka honey
- -dash of cinnamon
- -1 tsp of vanilla extract
- -handful of ice cubes
Bananas for Blueberries
-1 frozen banana
-2 tbspn peanut butter
-1 packet of Republic of Tea matcha green tea powder
-splash of unsweetened almond milk
-squeeze of manuka honey
-dash of cinnamon
-handful of ice cubes
-topped with Trader Joe’s cranberry coconut granola
Pumpkin Spice Smoothie
-1 frozen banana
-2 tbspn peanut butter
-1 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder
-splash of unsweetened almond milk
-squeeze of manuka honey
-dash of cinnamon
-handful of ice cubes
-garnished with dark chocolate shavings
-1 tsp of vanilla extract
Peppermint Mocha Smoothie
-1 frozen banana
-2 tbspn peanut butter
-1 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder
-splash of unsweetened almond milk
-squeeze of manuka honey
-dash of cinnamon
-handful of ice cubes
-garnished with dark chocolate shavings
-1 tsp of peppermint extract
Jumpin Java Smoothie
-1 frozen banana
-1/2 cup brewed coffee of your choice
-1 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder
-splash of unsweetened almond milk
-squeeze of manuka honey
-dash of cinnamon
-handful of ice cubes
-garnished with dark chocolate shavings
-1 tsp of hazelnut extract
Peaches & Cream
-1/2 cup of Anita’s yogurt
-1 frozen banana
-1 peach cut into wedges
-splash of unsweetened almond milk
-1 tsp or less of manuka honey
-handful of ice cubes
-1 tsp of vanilla extract
Merry Berry Medley
-1/2 cup of strawberries
-1/2 cup of blueberries
-1/2 cup of Anita’s yogurt
-squeeze of manuka honey
-dash of cinnamon
-handful of ice cubes
-garnish with raspberries & blackberries
Be sure to tag #KimiasKravings on any recipe posts so I can check out your creations 🙂