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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Recipes / Drink Recipes / Smoothie Recipes / Fruit Smoothies / Peanut Butter Banana Power Smoothie

Peanut Butter Banana Power Smoothie

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

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  • Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies: The Key is the Peanut Butter+−
    • Avoid Raw Peanut Butter
    • More Smoothie Recipes to Try
  • Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie Recipe

peanut butter banana smoothieFor those of you who love peanut butter and banana toast, have I got a smoothie idea for you!

This recipe for a peanut butter banana smoothie is so delicious and filling, you might not even be hungry for lunch. 

I’m serious.

This is the breakfast I make when I have so much going on that I won’t be able to break for lunch until 1pm or later. It stays with me from 7am to 1pm with no tummy growls whatsoever.

This power smoothie stays with you like no other smoothie I’ve tried. It is delicious and tastes like a healthy version of a peanut butter banana shake.

Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies: The Key is the Peanut Butter

I have to say that the key to the fantastic taste of this smoothie is the quality of the peanut butter you choose. If you use Skip or Jif (I certainly hope not!), I think you will be disappointed.

My family and I are peanut butter aficionados. We are very picky about the brands we buy. Peanut butter in our house is serious business.

The consensus of every single member of my family is that the Maranatha organic creamy, hint of sea salt peanut butter is quite simply, the best peanut butter on Planet Earth. Don’t be dissuaded by the fact that you will need to vigorously stir together the peanut butter and the unrefined peanut oil on top when you first open it. You will realize that the extra effort is worth it when you taste it.

Sprouts and Whole Foods regularly have it on sale for around $5-6 per jar.

Watch out, though. Maranatha makes an organic, creamy no stir peanut butter that looks almost exactly the same. It has sugar in it and isn’t nearly as tasty. I don’t know about you, but quality peanut butter made with Valencia peanuts needs no sugar to boost the flavor. Good peanut butter stands on its own – roasted peanuts only.

Avoid Raw Peanut Butter

What about raw peanut butter? I would suggest to avoid eating raw peanuts in any form as they are one of those foods that are high in lectins. Yes, it’s always best to skip those buckets of raw peanuts on the table at some restaurants!

These powerful anti-nutrients are easily deactivated by heat, so stick with roasted. Boiled peanuts are safe to eat too unless there is an peanut allergy of course.

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Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie Recipe

This peanut butter banana smoothies is a must try for those that love these two foods together on toast.

Prep Time 3 minutes
Servings 2
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk yogurt preferably grassfed and organic
  • 2 bananas large, ripe, preferably organic
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter roasted, preferably organic
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 drops stevia extract
  • 1-2 Tbl collagen peptides optional
  • 1 Tbl plantain or banana flour optional

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients in a large mason jar

  2. Blend with a handheld blender until very smooth

  3. Serve immediately.

  4. Refrigerate leftovers and use within 1-2 days.

Recipe Notes

Whole milk kefir or clabbered milk may be substituted for yogurt.

If you are working on improving gut health, adding a very small amount of banana flour to this smoothie helps with insulin control and keeping gut probiotics happy. One-half teaspoon is a good amount to start with, working up to 1-3 tablespoons over time.

More Smoothie Recipes to Try

  • Kefir smoothie
  • Coconut milk smoothie
  • Clabbered raw milk smoothie
  • Almond milk smoothie
  • Cottage cheese smoothie
  • Raspberry lassi recipe

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (24)

  1. Andreas

    Feb 1, 2019 at 1:18 pm

    you can either make your own, like this https://www.ivermarjerison.com/food-blog-posts/2017/4/17/homemade-sprouted-peanut-butter or buy this online, this only one I found on amazon https://amzn.to/2t2j5GY

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    • Sarah Pope MGA

      Feb 2, 2019 at 11:24 am

      Great! Thanks for the info … I’ve looked into that company and it seems legit. It’s hard to see what the ingredients are though as the label isn’t clearly shown on their website. It seems to say “roasted organic peanuts” but is too fuzzy for me to make out for sure. I think I will order a jar and try it. Thanks!

  2. Andreas

    Jan 30, 2019 at 2:31 pm

    Isn’t it it better to use sprouted peanut butter in terms of digestion?

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope MGA

      Jan 30, 2019 at 2:36 pm

      Sprouted peanut butter would be great! I’ve not ever found any though .. only organic roasted. Do you have a source you can share?

  3. Shar

    Jun 28, 2018 at 8:26 am

    Thank you, Sarah, for all the information you continually provide. You are one of my top “go to” researchers. For years I have avoided peanut butter while searching for a brand with a very low risk of mold and pesticides. I emailed MaraNatha to inquire about the source and type of their peanuts and received a non-answer rote reply. I then contacted their Customer Service and was told that they cannot confirm that they use Valencia peanuts – they use a “proprietary blend”, and they cannot say that their peanuts are sourced from dry climates – they source their peanuts globally from known suppliers and meet USDA and FDA mandated testing standards for acceptable levels of aflatoxin (as is required of every other peanut sheller). I wonder if their sourcing changed when they were purchased by Hain Celestial Group. Given this information, do you still recommend this brand?

    Reply
    • Sarah

      Jun 28, 2018 at 4:47 pm

      This is the best brand I know and will continue to use it 🙂

  4. Shar

    Jun 26, 2018 at 5:07 pm

    Thank you, Sarah, for all the information you continually provide. You continue to be one of my top go to researchers. For years I have avoided peanut butter while searching for a brand with low mold and pesticide likelihood. I emailed MaraNatha to inquire about the source and type of their peanuts and got a non-answer rote reply. I then contacted their CS and was told that they cannot confirm that they use Valencia peanuts (only will say that they use a “proprietary blend”) and will not say that their peanuts are sourced from dry climates (only will say that they source their peanuts globally from known suppliers). I wonder if their sourcing changed when they were purchased by Hain Celestial Group.

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