Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Staying Cool

Summer is in full swing. You could literally fry an egg on the cement. The kids are all home driving us crazy eating every 12 minutes. The refrigerator cannot even stay cold as you have little ones and all of their friends peering inside trying to find something to cool them off --- every 12 minutes. It's like if they keep looking something new and magical will appear.

You can be that magician and whip up a healthy batch of Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies with just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes. Tada! If you looking for another chocolate fix in 5 minutes, be sure to try our Easy Microwave Chocolate Pudding. 

Easy Smoothie

When it is hot and steamy and your low on time for breakfast, our Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie comes to the rescue. Totally portable and whips up in a flash.

Before you know it, school will be back in session and this a great way to fuel those "I'm too busy for breakfast" kids. Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies are delicately sweet, smooth and has a rich chocolate ending without any of the guilt. These shakes are thick, creamy and frozen but still perfect to be able to drink them with a regular straw. Perfect way to cool off when the heat index rises.

Freezing Bananas

There is more to life than banana bread. The secret to a thick and creamy smoothie is frozen bananas. All you need to do is to peel your bananas and place them in a freezer safe baggie or container. If you have more than one, you can freeze your whole or chopped bananas first on a cookie sheet. Once they are frozen solid, pop them into a freezer baggie. This step is so they don't stick together.

When you want to use one just take out of the freezer, chop and pop into your smoothie, matcha brownies or black sesame nice cream. Frozen bananas keep up to 3-4 months.

You can use your frozen bananas in our Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie, Berry Cherry Smoothie Blast or Citrus Ginger Dragon Fruit Smoothie.

Do you like NICE CREAM?

There is nothing like a creamy frosty healthy dessert-treat to get you through these steamy hot days. Nice cream is made with a base of frozen bananas. Bananas are naturally sweet and we have found that you don't have to add much or very little sweetener to make it sweet. Be sure to try our Matcha Banana Strawberry Ice Cream Cups or our Mocha Banana Ice Cream

No Added Sugar

There is no added sugar in these smoothies. We like just the delicate sweetness from the banana and the natural sweetness from the natural peanut butter.

If you like your smoothie sweeter, you could add a little date paste/syrup, coconut sugar or add a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream if you need a big sugar rush.

Keep your Spleen Qi Flowing

Our Chinese Medicine teacher is reading this recipe right now she is cringing. Eating ice, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, is not good for your spleen qi. In Chinese medicine it is believed that you should drink fluids at room temperature to stay healthy. Check out our  Feed Your Spleen: Nourish Your Body post with meal planning to refresh your memory.

We adhere to this most generally. However, sometimes when the temperatures soar high and the humidity level is 100%,  I need to just cool off and room temperature drinks don't quite cut it. My only warning to you is that if you decide to add some ice to your smoothly to get it that nice thick and frozen texture just beware of brain freeze. Sip it slowly.

Warm Smoothies?

You can certainly make this smoothie with room temperature bananas and skip the ice and it is still super delicious. Another option to make your smoothie super thick, low carb and keto friendly without adding frozen bananas or ice is to add in Homemade Whipped Coconut Cream. It makes your smoothies super rich, thick and delicious.

Alternatively, you can opt to make our sugar free Banana Spring Rolls that are made in the air fryer so it won't heat up your house in the hot summer months. Enjoy them warm out of the air fryer.