Peanut butter banana smoothie
A frozen banana and a big spoonful of peanut butter blend into a smoothie as thick as a milkshake, with cinnamon to make it taste like a treat.
- 5 min total
- 5 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 1
- About $1.08 a serving
- 370 calories
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
Dolly says: It’s ready in 5 minutes, start to finish.
Ingredients
For 1 servings.
- 1 banana, sliced and frozen, or fresh plus a handful of ice
- 1 cup unsweetened soy milk
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tsp maple syrup (optional)
From your pantry
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
Each serving has about 370 calories, 16 g protein, 37 g carbs and 20 g fat, and costs about $1.08 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Steps
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the banana and break it into chunks. If it isn’t frozen, add a handful of ice to the blender too.
Peel. Peeling means removing the skin with a vegetable peeler or a small knife. It takes off tough or bitter skins, though potato and carrot skins are fine to leave on unless the recipe insists.
How you’ll know: The color underneath is even all over, with no patches of skin left behind.
Dolly’s tip: Keep a bag of peeled, sliced bananas in the freezer. Frozen banana is what makes it thick and cold.Pour the soy milk into the blender, then add the banana, peanut butter, cinnamon and salt.
Blend on high for about 45 seconds, until smooth and thick.
Timer: 45 sec
Taste, blend in the maple syrup if you’d like it sweeter, and pour into a glass.
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