Ripe bananas and natural peanut butter create an addictive, salty-sweet flavor combo in this protein-packed smoothie– perfect for breakfast or any time of the day.
Hi. My name is Liz and I’m a peanutibutter-aholic. Specifically, I am addicted to Koeze natural peanut butter roasted locally here in Grand Rapids. It’s a problem, friends. I can’t get enough of this peanut butter made with two simple ingredients: roasted peanuts and sea salt.
Aside from maybe chocolate, few foods taste better with freshly roasted, salty peanut butter than a perfectly ripe banana. My Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie combines the best of both worlds and is morphed into a well-rounded breakfast thanks to yogurt, milk and oats.
Speaking of yogurt and milk, this marks the third and final easy, no-cook dairy recipe that I demonstrated at the recent Mitten Moms conference. With kids back in school and the return of hectic morning schedules, this smoothie comes together in just minutes similar to the Overnight Refrigerator Oats and Avocado Toasts shared previously.
Thanks to the protein and vitamin packed dairy ingredients, all three of these breakfast ideas will give your family long lasting energy throughout the morning and avoid a mid-morning sugar crash.
What is your favorite no-cook breakfast recipe?? I’d love to hear from you in the comments below!
Your straw is waiting.
- 2 bananas
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 cup oats
- ¼ cup natural peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2-3 large scoops ice or more
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Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and puree until smooth.
For a thicker smoothie, add more ice.
Photography by Alejandro Photography // Recipe by The Lemon Bowl
Disclaimer: The United Dairy Industry of Michigan compensated me for my time to create this recipe and demonstrate it at the conference. As always, all thoughts are 100% my own.
Aksel
This might be a stupid question, but when the recipe says scoops of ice, is that ice cream or ice?
Liz DellaCroce
Ice ;)
Carrie
Really yummy, exactly what I was craving. I used frozen banana, so less ice, and a bit more cinnamon and ate two servings:)
Liz DellaCroce
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Carrie!! Now I’m craving it too!
Yasmin
one of the worst smoothies ever
ugh…gross
Liz DellaCroce
Oh no I’m sorry you didn’t like it. It’s one of my favorites!
Kat
Loved this smoothie! Filled me up and kept me hiking all day (= I used half a cup of oats and added hqlf a cup of granola the second time around and it was amazing!! :-) :-)
Liz DellaCroce
So glad you liked it!!
Tara
Add almonds and less ice, oats, and peanut butter makes the smoothie 100 times better!!
but it was a decent smoothie!!!
Liz DellaCroce
Glad you found a way to make it your own!
Britany
This was amazing, Thank you!
I put in a little less oats and added 2 tablespoons of Barlean’s Flax, Chia and Coconut meal. Ummmm ummmm good
Liz DellaCroce
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Britany!!
Ilayda Esin
Made this with my homestay sister today, we both loved it. Instead of normal milk, we used half normal and half coconut milk and it was super creamy and delicious! Took me 40 minutes to finish the whole glass and I feel super full- I won’t be needing any midnight snacks or anything. Thanks for this awesome recipe!
Liz DellaCroce
I’m so thrilled you enjoyed it!!!
Elsa
This smoothie was SO good! I didn’t really follow the measurements and got a bit of a thick paste which I still ate of course but with a spoon. I used yogurt and no ice and found it more dense yet really good. Also blending with it nuts or crunchy peanut butter was a big YES. Thank you, its the perfect on the go breakfast, super filling!
Liz DellaCroce
I’m so thrilled you enjoyed it!
k graham
Really good! reduces the urge to snack!
Liz DellaCroce
So glad you enjoyed!
k graham
Really good! Thanks….reduces the urge to snack!
Jenn
Hi!!! This looks amazing but I’m calorie counting and would like to know how many calories for a single smoothie?? Thank you
Liz DellaCroce
Hi Jenn – Do you see the nutrition facts next to the recipe? That is for a single serving. :) Enjoy!
Keisha
I halfed this recipe and this is the second time making it I love it soooo much so yummy !!! Mmmm
Liz DellaCroce
Oh I’m so glad to hear it!!
Elizabeth
Thanks much for the recipe! I did have to alter it, and cut out all dairy, but it works well with just water.
Liz DellaCroce
Oh perfect – so glad you still enjoyed it!
Rika
Silly question… Do you cook the oats?
Liz DellaCroce
Not silly at all but no you use raw oats! Enjoy!!
Sydney
What kind of oats do you use for this smoothie? Quick, old fashioned, or does it matter? Thanks.
Liz DellaCroce
Any type works! Enjoy!
Denise
Whoops ice I mean!
Denise
Awesome smoothie!! I like to freeze my peeled bananas rather than add I’ve. Mmmmm so very yumm!
Liz DellaCroce
That’s such a smart idea!!
Alaina (Fabtastic Eats)
This has my name all over it! I love everything about this! We’re totally peanut butter-aholics over here as well.. spoonfulls out of the jar baby. I wish this was my current breakfast.
Liz DellaCroce
Dude. Me too. I go through insane amounts of peanut butter. It’s an issue. :)
Amanda
I tried this smoothie this morning and it was great! I do have a question about the nutritional data. I’m on a special low calorie diet and when I calculated the calorie count I got 560, per serving. The only change I made was using non-fat Greek yogurt. Just curious how you calculated 294. I’m hoping I goofed somewhere because 560 is half my daily calories!
Liz DellaCroce
Hi Amanda –
Oh my goodness, this recipe should have been marked as 4 servings, not two! Please accept my apologies. As a calorie counter myself, I know how important it is to have accurate nutritional information. I do hope you forgive me. Also, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed the smoothie!!
Rick
Hi Amanda,
Be careful with the special low calorie diets. I bought a fitbit and used that as per the guidelines, I was able to eat any food while keeping under the calorie count for the day. I was also able to eat over 2000 calories on the fitbit diet if I chose to perform more exercising. It is the first diet I went on in my life. I lost the weight in 2013 and kept the weight off because I did not have to change any of the foods I ate.
If I was required to only eat 1000 calories, I would have had a very difficult time.
Rick
katie
omg-this looks so good! I keep my smoothies very simple, but I think I really need to change it up and add more ingredients to my smoothies!
Liz DellaCroce
This smoothie is the bomb – you must try it!!
Laurie {Simply Scratch}
That’s it… where can I get my mitts on some Koeze??? Maybe I just need to come over and we can sip on these smoothies before picking myself up a case orrrr seven?
Liz DellaCroce
You can get it at Zingerman’s!!!! But I vote you come over here instead. ;)
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking
I’d love to sip on this luscious smoothie for breakfast, Liz! It looks SO delicious. I can practically taste it from here!
Susan
This recipe sounds excellent, and especially like something my husband would enjoy. We would add protein powder to it to bring up the protein levels to what we need. Looking forward to making this.
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel
Big bonus points for having ice cream in there and no chia seeds or green veggies. :) Of course I’m going to have to ask you to have an extra one of these for me since we can’t have pb here. Booo. I miss it!
Dana
Loved all three Recipes! I think my favorite was the cottage cheese and Avocado one, I had never thought of that combo before… Really yummy. I also love the smoothie I am trying to cut calories a bit more so I would substitute the all natural PB which I Love but can be high in calories with the product PB2 since it gives the same flavor in a smoothie and still adds protein but a few calories less…as always thanks for your great Recipes and tips I love your blog!
The Candid RD
Hi, my name’s Gina, and I’m with you, I LOVE my PB!! I can’t get enough, and these photos are making me drooool. Looks amazing. And the overnight oats? I gotta try those (I tried them once and had no luck, but I will try, try again!)
Jacqueline
I’d been thinking of making something similar for my wee Cooper with a little nutella in it.
It looks good! Slurp!
Tasha @thatssoyummy
I love the combo of peanut butter and bananas… YUM!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen
Your smoothie recipe looks delicious! I’m going to make it this morning and I can hardly wait to try it. Thanks so much!
steph@stephsbitebybite
Oh I’m all over this!!