This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk.
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In my continued attempt to cut out more refined sugars in my life (with a few indulgent exceptions on occasion), I have been experimenting lately with turning some of my favorite desserts into healthier smoothies. I know, I know, not totally the same. But actually, many dessert flavor combinations seem to translate well into smoothies, so I’ve been on a roll giving them a try. This week for breakfast at mi casa, I smoothie-fied banana bread, cherry pie, blueberry muffins, chocolate-covered strawberries and confetti cake batter. And somewhat to my surprise, they all turned out to be delicious successes! This is fantastic news for when those old sugar cravings strike. And bonus? Each one felt like eating an indulgent dessert for breakfast. (Or lunch. Or dinner. Or hey, even dessert!)
Stay tuned, because I will definitely be sharing more of these recipes over the summer. But for today, I thought I’d start by sharing my first success of the week — this Banana Bread Smoothie.
For anyone out there who loves a slice of soft, rich, spiced banana bread as much as I do — but maybe not all of those pesky calories and gluten included — this one’s for you. It’s simple to make, ready to go in about 5 minutes, and celebrates all of the rich flavors of classic banana bread. My kind of smoothie. :)
Banana Bread Smoothie Recipe | 1-Minute Video
The ingredients to make it are quite simple. I went with:
- Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk (in “Original” flavor, which is what I always keep on hand)
- Bananas (I recommend peeling, slicing, and then freezing them so that you can skip the ice cubes)
- Greek yogurt (for extra protein, although nix this if you’d like to make the smoothie vegan)
- Old-fashioned oats (use gluten-free oats if making this GF)
- Vanilla extract
- Banana bread spices (ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt)
Simply toss them all together in a blender…
…pulse until smooth…
…then serve it up!
The oats, spices, and vanilla definitely combine to make this taste much more like actual banana bread, versus your typical plain banana smoothie. And the almond milk and Greek yogurt make it extra creamy, and full of extra protein to fuel your day (versus that annoying sugar/carb crash that often accompanies actual banana bread). Oh, and don’t forget all of the potassium in those bananas!
Great ingredients, great flavor, great smoothie. I think you’re going to love it!
Banana Bread Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 bananas, peeled, sliced and frozen
- 1 cup Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats (uncooked)
- 1/2 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, store-bought or homemade
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch of ground nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- (optional: 1 teaspoon maple syrup, if you’d like a sweeter smoothie)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender and pulse until smooth. Serve immediately.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!This is a sponsored post in partnership with Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk. I am partnering with them to bring you some tasty new recipes this year, and all opinions are my own as always. Thanks for continuing to support the brands that help make this site possible!
I tryed this and it was delicious! I started working out and trying to eat healthy today and that this smoothie would be perfect bc i would get that banana bread taste without taking in all the calories of a real bannana bread, its also really easy to make! I dident add every thing on the directions bc i thought that way i did it was better then adding salt and nutmeg (i also only did half of everything and added 1 cup of ice)
So good! I added some roasted walnuts & a nip of honey and ho baby was it good!
Made it for breakfast today. Delicious! My new favorite smoothie!
This was delicious! Only change I made was using regular (cow’s) milk, and added walnuts for a little more protein and a little more banana bread flavor. No maple syrup, my overripe frozen bananas were plenty sweet. I don’t have the best blender so the oats and nuts were still a little chunky but it didn’t bother us. Was looking for something a little different than the same 2 smoothies I make all the time and this was perfect.
I just made a variation of this smoothie using hemp milk instead of almond, and no yogurt to keep it vegan. I’ve never put oats in a smoothie before, but this is delicious!
AMAZING RECIPE YOU GUYS!!
The taste was very good, sweet, but not too sweet, the texture was smooth and the color matched the images on the recipe. Now I made some changes because of my teeth sensitivity and my allergy to almonds, so I used unfrozen banana (it works just as well as frozen), and vanilla milk which worked as well. I was very happy with the result, the smoothie was delicious and I was full of energy for the whole morning until 1:00 pm.
Once again, amazing!
Great tasting. Easy to make. Add blueberries.
I liked this smoothie but I think next time I will add a little more of the spices. I really didn’t get much of the taste of them. Otherwise….yum!
You say I can nix the Greek yogurt; can I replace it with plain natural yogurt? Also, if I leave it out completely, does it effect the consistency much?
Yes, you can definitely use regular your instead! If you leave it out entirely, it will still taste good, it will just have a much thinner consistency.
How many calories are in this?
Hi Jess! We’re sorry but we are unsure of the nutrition facts/amount of calories in this recipe. We currently are not publishing nutrition facts on the site, as the nutrition calculators available are not 100% accurate, and we never want to publish anything that might be misleading. However, a lot of our readers love the My Fitness Pal nutrition calculator, so feel free to try that for an estimate. We hope that helps!