Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie (Printer-friendly)

Creamy chocolate and peanut butter blend, ready in minutes for breakfast, dessert, or a quick protein boost.

# What You'll Need:

01 - 2 ripe bananas, sliced and frozen

02 - 1 cup milk (dairy or unsweetened non-dairy alternative)

03 - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

04 - 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

05 - 1 to 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey, to taste

06 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

07 - Pinch of salt

08 - Whipped cream

09 - Chocolate shavings

10 - Crushed peanuts

01 - Place frozen bananas, milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, creamy peanut butter, maple syrup or honey, vanilla extract, and salt in a blender.

02 - Blend mixture on high speed until completely smooth and creamy in texture.

03 - Sample the blended mixture and adjust the sweetness by adding more maple syrup or honey as desired.

04 - Pour smoothie evenly into two glasses.

05 - Top each glass with optional whipped cream, chocolate shavings, or crushed peanuts. Serve immediately.

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If you secretly crave dessert for breakfast, this smoothie lets you get away with it.
It blends up thick and luscious in minutes when the sweet tooth strikes out of nowhere.

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I once tried to save time and skipped freezing the bananas, but my smoothie turned out disappointingly thin and lukewarm.
Using a strong blender makes a world of difference—peculiar banana lumps disappear and the texture becomes truly dreamy.

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Freezing your banana slices on a parchment-lined tray prevents them from sticking together so the blending is easier and faster.
A tiny pinch of flaky salt on top wakes up the sweetness and makes the chocolate shine.