Easy Banana Smoothie
Published 9/17/2024
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This healthy banana smoothie recipe is one of our all-time favorite smoothies! It’s made with frozen bananas (super key to its creamy texture!), Greek yogurt, flax seed, and almond milk. Make it in just 5 minutes!
While this banana smoothie extremely simple and made with only 5 ingredients, I’ve made so many variations of this smoothie and can safely say this is one of the tastiest smoothie recipes on Fit Foodie Finds!
There is something wonderful about the creaminess of frozen bananas. We use them quite often as a smoothie base and that’s exactly what we did for this delicious smoothie.
This banana smoothie recipe is truly a 5-minute meal. Add your ingredients to a high-speed blender and you’ve got a quick and easy breakfast ready to go.
Tip: add your favorite protein powder or collagen to really amp up the nutrition!
The key to the best banana smoothie
The key to a perfect banana smoothie is the frozen bananas. Forget the ice and slice up a bundle of bananas, freeze them, and use those frozen bananas as the base for your smoothie.
PS: ice is what can make your smoothie taste “icy” or watered down.
Banana Smoothie Ingredients
Measure out all of the ingredients for this banana smoothie before throwing all of the ingredients into the blender.
- Bananas: using a ripe banana is important is this recipe. Unripe bananas don’t have a ton of banana flavor.
- Greek Yogurt: we like to use plain Greek yogurt but you can go right ahead and use vanilla yogurt in your smoothie. It would be delicious and add a bit of sweetness.
- Almond Milk: we love the flavor of almond milk but you can use any milk you’d like. Some other dairy-free options are coconut milk, soy milk, or oat meal.
- Flax Meal: we wanted to add extra fiber to this smoothie so flax meal it is.
- Vanilla Extract: vanilla extract adds a bit of sweetness and flavor to this smoothie.
Tutorial
How to Freeze Bananas
Freeze bananas at home and have them on hand for everything from smoothies to baking! Freeze nanners in your own kitchen in 5 easy steps.
Ingredient Swaps and Variations
- honey or maple syrup: if you like your smoothies a bit sweeter, try adding a few teaspoons of honey.
- ground cinnamon: a sprinkle of ground cinnamon would warm this smoothie up!
- kale: a little green is always a good idea in a smoothie. We love our kale smoothie!
- protein powder: if you are drinking this smoothie after a workout go ahead and add 1/4 cup of vanilla or chocolate protein powder to your smoothie.
- chia seeds: sub the flax meal for some chia seeds.
- mango: we love pairing banana with mango. And? frozen mango is so easy to find!
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Banana Smoothie FAQs
We recommend eating this smoothie immediately after preparing. If you are prepping this banana smoothie and storing it in the refrigerator, we recommend storing this smoothie in the refrigerator for no longer than two days.
We don’t usually recommend using ice in smoothies because it tends to water down the flavor of the smoothie. We recommend using frozen fruit over ice. However, if you are using fresh fruit, feel free to add in a handful of ice to chill the smoothie.
Well, in this smoothie we recommend bananas. However, feel free to use a cup of your favorite fruit if you are out of bananas.
Don’t Forget the Toppings
If you’re anything like me, you’re always trying to figure out how to eat your smoothie with a spoon (insert smoothie bowl). Here are some topping ideas:
- Peanut Butter Cup Granola
- Peanut Butter
- Blueberry Orange Granola
- Vanilla Bean Almond Butter
- Healthy Granola Recipe
Banana Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen sliced bananas
- 1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 tablespoon ground flax seeds
- 1 cup plain, unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a high speed blender.
- Blend on high until smooth. Option to add more milk to thin things out or more frozen banana for a thicker smoothie.
Watch It
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Soooo good but I would add ice or freeze the banana but no doubt one of my favorite smoothies
Yes! We highly suggest using frozen bananas. So glad it’s one of your favorites 🙂
Another great recipe. I absolutely love this. It’s so good, yet healthy.
Excellent creamy banana smoothie and it is filled with fiber, protein and energy is very important for us.
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This recipe is amazing! My family even agrees with me!
I got stomachache and I cannot consume Greek yogurt. Should I replace unsweetened yogurt instead in my smoothie?
Hey Justin! If you are allergic to yogurt, maybe omit the yogurt or use a non-dairy kind!
My kids hate bananas and I have no idea how to help them consume this fruit. I often make some banana slices and put them into their dishes. But they can smell the bananas in their plates. Now, I absolutely do this smoothie and let them taste.
My youngest refuses to eat bananas but will if I put strawberries mixed in. Maybe you can find something your kiddo likes and mix it in.
The banana smoothie is a great option for my nutritional breakfast or snack time. I often eat bananas but I don’t know how to make smoothie with bananas. Thanks Linley Richter!
Very good smoothie! I made it exactly like the recipe. I will definitely make it again. Thank you.
Made this for breakfast — the first ever smoothie I made. Used vanilla Greek yogurt instead of plain. This is delish!!
So good right?!