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If there was ever a time that I could truly say how much I love a smoothie, this banana peanut butter and date smoothie would be it. I make this smoothie daily. It’s the perfect post-workout drink (you can easily add in vanilla protein powder to this) or the perfect after-dinner treat to curb that sweet tooth.
Since I’ve been on my sugar-free challenge, this is what I have been having as a treat every evening. It’s naturally sweetened due to the dates and it literally tastes like a dessert and it’s actually GOOD for you because there is NO added sweeteners! It’s all-natural and tastes like a million bucks.
Seriously, it’s SOO good. I’m 100% hooked and I’m never hooked on smoothies. I even got my coworker to make it one morning and he loves it! When I say I’m truly in love with a smoothie, this is the one.
With this smoothie, to preserve the flavor, I use ice and frozen bananas. I love my smoothies thick so the amount of ice you use will definitely vary depending on how you like your smoothies! I don’t recommend using frozen fruit in this unless you want a mixture of fruit flavors but I beg you try this just as is first and tell me you don’t love it just for its pure banana, peanut butter, and date flavor.
Banana Peanut Butter and Date Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup (237 ml) unsweetened plain almond milk
- 1 ripe banana
- 4-5 pitted dates
- 1 frozen banana
- 2 tablespoons natural creamy peanut butter
- ¼ – ½ cup (177 g) ice
- Optional: your favorite protein powder, I recommend vanilla or chocolate flavored so it doesn't affect the flavor of this smoothie too much.
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a power blender (like a Vitamix) and blend until smooth. If you like it thinner, add more almond milk.
Notes
Nutrition
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Holy wow !!!!!
I have a ripe banana but not a frozen banana so what can I substitute the frozen banana with?
more ice; the frozen banana in there is to act like ice to make it thick and cold. if you add more ice, however, it might water down the smoothie too much. i definitely recommend frozen banana vs. more ice solution
Ice
Best smoothie I’ve ever tried! Thank you!
I usually make berry or cherry smoothies in the morning and was looking for something different. This smoothie was delicious I added spinach (I tasted it before I added it) and it didn’t seem to change the flavor at all but did turn it bright green.
A little color doesn’t hurt a delicious drink! Glad you enjoyed!!
Delicious!! I used one room temperature banana instead of 2 and only used 3 large ice cubes. The flavor of this smoothie is a nice change up from my usuall orange juice based smoothie. I definitely will be making this again!
This smoothie is delicious. I tried it with 2 frozen bananas as I like a thick consistency and it whipped up nicely. The dates have naturally HIGH sugar content. I added protein powder, chia seeds and flaxseed. The flavor was a little bit better before the vanilla protein powder was added but….. protein.
Sounds great! I love a thicker consistency with my smoothies too.
I used to take it after workout. I also add milk in it, it’s really yummy and good for health.
This is a game changer! Love this stuff it’s so good, thanks for the awesome recipe !
How many calories are in this?
I am not sure. I do not count calories.
Around 200 kcals for the bananas (when medium sized)
Around 150 kcals for the dates (300 kcals per 100 grams)
200 kcals for the peanut butter (2 tablespoons)
40 kcals for the almond milk
This 1 smoothie will come down to almost 600 calories. I mean, it’s a great smoothie, super tasty but please don’t think it’s a healthy snack or dessert, just because it has no “sugar” (it does by the way have 40 grams of sugar, which is about the same as 2 cans of soda)
This honestly is the best smoothie I have ever tried. It is really delicious. I can’t wait to make this for friends! If you are reading this, you seriously need to go out to get these ingredients and see what we are talking about!