Thick, creamy, and with just the right amount of sweetness, this peanut butter banana smoothie is gluten free, dairy free, and delicious! It tastes like a peanut butter banana milkshake!
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
I love to support a good cause. When A Spoon Full of Hope and Second Harvest Food Bank reached out to ask if I'd create a recipe to help support their Culinary Training Program for at-risk and economically disadvantaged adults, I said "I'm in!"
The Second Harvest Culinary Program provides participants no-cost culinary and life skills training to pursue a sustainable career in the food industry. All proceeds from the product line-which includes honey, cookies, and tomato soup-go directly into the program. Local Orlando residents can even order boxed lunches for pickup through the program.
I was asked to create a recipe using their honey or tomato soup. Can you guess which one I chose? With my love of all things bee-related, of course I picked honey. I chose to highlight the honey in a smoothie recipe. This peanut butter banana smoothie will power you through the day.
By using honey in a smoothie, you can actually taste the flavor of the honey itself. It isn't hidden in a marinade, or (heaven forbid) cooked, or diluted to the point where you might as well use any sweetener. No, this peanut butter banana smoothie allows the honey to shine. If you're a honey connoisseur like me, you'll appreciate the nuances of the honey variety. A Spoon Full of Hope honey comes in orange blossom, wildflower, and palmetto honey varieties.
You can vote for your favorite recipe! All the recipes created for this campaign will be featured on A Spoon Full of Hope social media pages, where you can vote to select a fan favorite. In addition to the fan favorite contest, all the recipes will be prepared by the Culinary Training Program and judged by local chefs and celebrity judges. The winning recipe will be featured in the Fall issue of Edible Orlando.
Stay tuned to Magnolia Days and A Spoon Full of Hope to vote for this peanut butter banana smoothie!
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup ice
- 1 frozen banana cut into chunks before freezing
- ¾ cup coconut milk beverage
- 2 teaspoons honey
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth, about 60 seconds. Tap the container bottom on the counter and swirl a few times to release air bubbles. Serve immediately.
This kind of treat would hit the spot right about now. I definitely like the idea of adding honey to the smoothie!
This smoothie looks so yummy. It would be perfect to make for breakfast this weekend.
Yum, what a great flavor. I will have to try this for sure. I've always enjoyed smoothies.
Now you're talking my language. I love peanut butter so I can't wait to give this a try. Tomorrow, it's on!
All the flavors I love in one smoothie! So perfect to start the day in the right way!
This is my personal favorite combo w/ peanut butter! I've never added honey to a smoothie before.
Yum! That looks soo good! I love peanut butter smoothies but have never used honey before. Will try that next time.
I love a good peanut butter banana smoothie. They're really good! I'll have to try out your recipe soon too.
Oh my goodness this sounds absolutely delicious - what a lovely idea of soothing smoothie. Perfect for this hot summer weather as well.
This will be a great way to start the upcoming school days. Packed full of vital nutrients they need to get the day started off on the right foot!
Yum! This sounds delicious. I’m sooo into smoothies right now!
I love a banana smoothie, I have never had it with peanut butter but I am sure it taste lovely! Can't wait to give this a try!
I love chocolate peanut butter smoothies. I like to add chocolate or strawberries to mine as well.