Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 scoop (30 g) chocolate whey or plant protein powder; 1 medium banana, sliced and frozen; 1 tbsp (16 g) smooth peanut butter; 250 ml (1 cup) unsweetened almond milk; 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; ice (a handful)

Thick, milkshake-style and genuinely filling, with 31g of protein. Five ingredients, five minutes, and no ice cream required.

Prep

5 min

Cook

No cooking

Total

5 min

Servings

375

Calories per serving

31g

Protein per serving

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Why this recipe works

Tastes like a milkshake, works like a meal

This tastes like a dessert and works like a meal. Frozen banana makes it thick and creamy without ice cream, and a spoonful of peanut butter adds the richness that keeps you full until lunch.

With 31g of protein and some carbs to refuel, it's our go-to after a morning workout. It's ready before you've finished stretching.

Keep sliced bananas in the freezer and you're always five minutes away from breakfast.

Nutrition per serving

The numbers, worked out

For one smoothie, estimated from standard food data. Values vary a little with brands and portion sizes.

Calories

375

A full breakfast in a glass

Protein

31g

From protein powder and peanut butter

Carbohydrates

37g

Mostly from the banana

Fat

13g

From the peanut butter

Fiber

From banana and cocoa

For 1 smoothie

Ingredients

Smoothie

1 scoop (30 g) chocolate whey or plant protein powder

1 medium banana, sliced and frozen

1 tbsp (16 g) smooth peanut butter

250 ml (1 cup) unsweetened almond milk

1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

A handful ice

375 kcal · 31g protein per serving

5 minutes prep · no cooking

Instructions

Load the blender

Add the almond milk to the blender first, then the protein powder, cocoa, peanut butter, frozen banana and ice.

Blend

Blend on high for 45 to 60 seconds until completely smooth and thick.

Adjust and serve

Add a splash more milk if it's too thick to pour. Serve straight away.

Why you'll love it

Dessert for breakfast, in a good way

31g of protein

A full scoop of protein plus peanut butter makes this a real meal, not a snack.

Five minutes

Five ingredients, one blender, nothing to cook.

Made for after workouts

Protein for recovery and carbs from the banana to refuel.

No ice cream needed

Frozen banana gives it a thick, milkshake texture on its own.

Make it yours

Ingredient swaps

Use what's already in your kitchen. Here is how each swap changes the dish.

More protein

Add 100 g of Greek yogurt for about 10g extra protein and 60 calories.

Lower calorie

Use 1 tbsp of powdered peanut butter to save about 60 calories.

No frozen banana?

Use a fresh banana plus an extra handful of ice.

Any milk

Skim dairy milk adds creaminess and about 7g of protein. Oat milk makes it a little sweeter.

Meal prep & storage

Freezer packs, faster mornings

Smoothies are best fresh, but you can do almost all the work ahead.

Best fresh

Serving

Drink it straight away. It separates if it sits for too long.

24 hours

In the fridge

If you need to, keep it in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to a day and shake well.

3 months

Freezer packs

Freeze sliced banana in portioned bags. In the morning, add milk, protein, cocoa and peanut butter.

1 glass

Portioning

The recipe makes one large smoothie, about 450 ml.

From our kitchen

Recipe tips

Texture

Liquid in first

Adding the milk first stops the blades from jamming on frozen banana.

Flavor

Freeze ripe bananas

Spotty bananas are sweeter, so there's no need for added sugar.

Macros

Level the peanut butter

A heaped tablespoon can easily be twice the calories of a level one.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie

Prep 5 min
Total 5 min
Serves 1

375 Calories
31g Protein
37g Carbs
13g Fat
6g Fiber

Nutrition per serving (one smoothie), estimated from standard food data. Values vary with brands and portion sizes.

Ingredients

1 scoop (30 g) chocolate whey or plant protein powder
1 medium banana, sliced and frozen
1 tbsp (16 g) smooth peanut butter
250 ml (1 cup) unsweetened almond milk
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
ice (a handful)

Instructions

Load the blender. Add the almond milk to the blender first, then the protein powder, cocoa, peanut butter, frozen banana and ice.
Blend. Blend on high for 45 to 60 seconds until completely smooth and thick.
Adjust and serve. Add a splash more milk if it’s too thick to pour. Serve straight away.

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