Thick and Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie â€” You’d never guess this fudgy peanut butter smoothie is actually healthy for you! Warning: you’ll need a spoon for this smoothie that tastes like drinkable fudge! 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie â€” You'd never guess this fudgy peanut butter smoothie is actually healthy for you! Warning: you'll need a spoon for this smoothie that tastes like drinkable fudge! 

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

Smoothies that require a spoon rather than a straw are my favorite kind. And smoothies with chocolate and peanut butter are even better.

This vegan, gluten-free smoothie is thick, rich, and tastes like drinkable chocolate-peanut butter fudge. What I love about this chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie is that it’s made with ingredients I always have around.

The milk is Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk and I love it. It only has 30-calorie per 8 ounces, tastes great, and if I need a vegan milk, this is my absolute go-to. All Silk products are dairy-free and gluten-free and I like that Silk is committed to and believes in the benefits of a plant-based diet.

After just a minute of blending, your glass of fudginess is ready. The fudgy taste slightly dominates the peanut butter, but you can always add more peanut butter if you want. Twist my arm. And then the smoothie will be even thicker and creamier.

It definitely hits the spot after a workout or try it before for a nice energy boost. Or just make it for breakfast. Chocolate and peanut butter, the breakfast of champions.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie â€” You'd never guess this fudgy peanut butter smoothie is actually healthy for you! Warning: you'll need a spoon for this smoothie that tastes like drinkable fudge! 

What’s in a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie?

To make this healthy peanut butter smoothie, you’ll need:

Thick and Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie (vegan, GF) - You'll need a spoon for this smoothie that tastes like drinkable fudge!

How to Make a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

Simply add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. You’re welcome to add more almond milk, if desired. 

How to Make a Smoothie Thicker

For an even thicker chocolate peanut butter smoothie, add additional peanut butter. You could also add less almond milk or additional frozen banana. 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie â€” You'd never guess this fudgy peanut butter smoothie is actually healthy for you! Warning: you'll need a spoon for this smoothie that tastes like drinkable fudge! 

Can I Omit the Banana? 

Frozen bananas add richness, fullness, and creaminess to the chocolate peanut butter smoothie. You can taste them, but not overly so because they’re masked by the cocoa powder and peanut butter. I haven’t found a way to get a smoothie this thick without them.

Can I Use a Different Nut Butter? 

Of course! If you’re allergic to peanut butter or don’t have any on hand, you’re welcome to use an alternative nut butter like cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, or almond butter. Just make sure to use a creamy nut butter! 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie â€” You'd never guess this fudgy peanut butter smoothie is actually healthy for you! Warning: you'll need a spoon for this smoothie that tastes like drinkable fudge! 

Tips for Making a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

You’re welcome to use another of Silk’s non-dairy milks in this chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie, if desired. I bet cashew or even coconut milk would taste great in this smoothie too. 

I prefer using creamy peanut butter because I don’t like slurping up chunks of peanuts in my morning smoothie. But if you like crunchy peanut butter, go ahead and use that. 

Lastly, extra portions of this chocolate peanut butter smoothie will keep airtight in the freezer for up to 1 month (cover a freezer-safe glass with plastic wrap or place inside a zip-top bag to prevent freezer smells). Allow the frozen peanut butter smoothie to come up to room temp for about 30 minutes before serving.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie â€” You'd never guess this fudgy peanut butter smoothie is actually healthy for you! Warning: you'll need a spoon for this smoothie that tastes like drinkable fudge! 

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Thick and Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

By Averie Sunshine
You'd never guess this peanut butter smoothie is actually healthy for you! Warning: you'll need a spoon for this smoothie that tastes like drinkable fudge! 
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2
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Ingredients  

  • 2 large bananas, ripe, peeled and frozen into chunks (no ice necessary this way)
  • ¾ cup Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, or as necessary for consistency
  • â…“ cup creamy peanut butter
  • ¼ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • sweetener, to taste (I love a pinch Sucralose Powder, or use stevia, agave, granulated sugar, etc.)

Instructions 

  • To the canister of a blender, add the bananas, 3/4 cup milk, cocoa, peanut butter, vanilla, and sweetener to taste.
  • Blend on high power until smooth. Add additional milk only as necessary or until desired smoothie consistency is reached.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

  • If desired, extra portion will keep airtight in the freezer for up to 1 month (cover a freezer-safe glass with plasticwrap or place inside a ziplock to prevent freezer smells). Allow to come up to room temp for about 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 431kcal, Carbohydrates: 48g, Protein: 13g, Fat: 24g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g, Sodium: 205mg, Fiber: 8g, Sugar: 20g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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  1. Hi Averie, this chocolate peanut butter smoothie looks absolutely stunning! I was just wondering what peanut butter you use to make the smoothie (and in general your other peanut butter recipes). I feel I don’t want to ruin the smoothie by using cheap peanut butter. I’m from the UK too haha!

    1. I use the cheapest possible PB I can find! Usually store-brand or I will ‘splurge’ on Jif or Skippy. In baking, I don’t recommend high-end ‘natural’ PB b/c they can separate. You want old-school peanut butter, cheap, readily available. In blending, it would be a waste of money to buy ‘gourmet’ PB and then blend it anyway! My two cents only of course.

  2. I’m catching up on blog posts. :) This looks amazing and my kind of treat… and plus, you know how much I love all thing peanut butter!

  3. Delicious! I have a smoothie almost every morning for breakfast–loved having a new recipe to try. I used PB2 instead of regular PB and it was fantastic! Thanks!

  4. Now this is my kind of smoothie, Averie! Anything with peanut butter in it makes me swoon. Pinned!

  5. A chocolate and peanut butter smoothie that’s actually healthy and doesn’t involve ice cream? Oh my gosh, that sounds too good to be true — or pure heaven! Growing up, we’d always beg my mom to get chocolate milkshakes from In N Out because they were so thick and creamy, but I don’t even want to imagine how many calories were in those… Yours look just as decadent, but a lot lighter!

  6. LOOOOOVE this smoothie!!! Thick and fudgy, choc and pb-y?? TOTALLY on board with that!!

  7. Man, you really can’t beat an unrelentingly FUDGY and peanut buttery smoothie. And I love that you called it a ‘smoothie’ which makes it infinitely healthier sounding which means I can have double or triple the serving :)

  8. Absolutely – smoothies should require spoons! And lots and lots of peanut butter … thanks for not skimping there! I’ve been wanting the cold and creamy, but still the chocolate and peanut butter, and this recipe fits the bill to a “t”!

  9. I make this often and without apology!!!! A girl’s gotta have her chocolate, right?! Your pictures look dreamy and decadent and perfect! That spoon in there really shows just HOW thick and fudgy it is! Yummmmmmm. LOVE! pinned :)

  10. umm, thick fudgy, chocolatey, peanut buttery, VEGAN? Sounds sooo good! And only like 5 ingredients. You got me!

  11. I love smoothies that taste/look like milkshakes- I make a chocolate chip mint smoothie that my boyfriend thinks is better than ice cream.

    Your photos are so beautiful! I’m on vacation right now, and I’m missing my blender!

    1. Thanks for the compliments and I know that feeling of being on vacation and missing your own kitchen stuff, mostly for me too, it’s my blender I miss when I travel!