Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Smoothie (Dairy Free)
This healthy chocolate peanut butter smoothie tastes like a Reese’s peanut butter cup and is a great way to cure a sweet tooth. It’s creamy, naturally sweetened, and is dairy free with a nut free option.
Looking for more healthy-ish chocolate recipes? Try my 3 ingredient date snickers, chocolate banana popsicles, edible cookie dough bites, or oat milk hot chocolate.
What You’ll Love About This Recipe
Key Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make this chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie:
- Oat milk – or dairy free milk of choice.
- Frozen banana – this will make it extra creamy and closer to the texture of ice cream.
- Creamy peanut butter
- Unsweetened cocoa powder – or cacao powder for more of a rich chocolate flavor.
- Vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie: Step By Step
Here are some quick visual instructions. The full instructions and ingredient list will be in the printable recipe card below!
1. Add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides until you’ve reached your desired consistency.
Helpful Tips
- For an extra thick smoothie, opt for frozen fruit instead of fresh banana AND a handful of ice cubes. You can also start with less liquid and add more if needed.
Quick Tip: Depending on the strength of your blender, you may need to add a little bit more milk.
Storage
The only way to store this smoothie is to pour it into an ice tray (I like using a silicone ice mold for easy removal).
Once frozen, transfer the cubes to a freezer-safe bag (I love stasher bags). When ready to enjoy, blend the smoothie cubes with a bit more milk until you have a smoothie consistency.
Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations
Please remember that recipes are just a starting point.
How can you make this chocolate peanut butter smoothie recipe using what you already have? Here are some ideas…
- No oat milk? – use unsweetened almond milk (or vanilla almond milk), canned coconut milk to make it extra creamy, or unsweetened plain yogurt and water or dairy free milk.
- No peanut butter? – can also use cashew butter or almond butter.
- Make it nut free – sub tahini or sunflower seed butter. You may need a splash of maple syrup as these options are a little more bitter than peanut butter.
- Add-ins – protein powder, chia seeds, hemp seeds, or flax seeds if you want to increase the protein, spinach, etc.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, for a similar natural sweetness and creamy consistency, using 1.5-2 cups of frozen cooked Japanese sweet potato is a great option.
Otherwise, you can use frozen avocado or frozen cauliflower florets but you’ll want to add 2-3 teaspoons of maple syrup since these two ingredients aren’t as sweet as banana.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Smoothie (Dairy Free)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup oat milk or milk of choice
- 2 frozen bananas
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- handful of ice optional
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides until you've reached your desired consistency. Add more milk if needed depending on the power of your blender.