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Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

July 2 // 18 Comments // 3 Minute Read

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This Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie tastes like a decadent dessert, but packs a healthy, nutritious punch. Use as a meal replacement option for Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner…it’s a convenient treat you can enjoy anywhere!

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This Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie tastes like a decadent dessert, but packs a healthy, nutritious punch. Use as a meal replacement option for Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner...it's a convenient treat you can enjoy anywhere! #breakfastsmoothie #healthychocolatesmoothie #chocolatepeanutbuttersmoothie

When I went through my 14-day sugar free detox last Summer, I knew smoothies would be the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle going forward. By having a smoothie for breakfast almost every morning (except on rushed days when I reach for one of these delicious muffins to eat on-the-go!), I can eliminate my usual go-to carbs like bagels, english muffins, and cereal, which for me, lead to extra weight.

This Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter smoothie is my absolute favorite recipe and a staple for my morning routine. There’s no sugar added since most of the sweetness comes from the bananas (plus a little from the peanut butter, and you know how much I looooove chocolate-and-peanut-butter things). But it doesn’t taste sugar free. No way. It’s almost like you’re drinking a decadent dessert!

Plus, the avocado is a healthy fat that will keep your hunger level at bay all the way through lunch. No extra snacking needed.

How to Make Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothies:

Step 1: Place half an avocado, frozen bananas, vanilla, cocoa powder, peanut butter, unsweetened coconut milk, and ice into a blender. I prefer the Ninja because it’s so powerful and blends all ingredients in a snap.

Also, I’m going to be brand snobbish and say that Silk is the best tasting coconut milk out there, and Hershey’s cocoa has the best tasting powder. I’ve tried different brands and nothing compares to the taste of those two ingredients! And no, I did not get paid to say that…it’s just true. 🙂

Step 2: Puree ingredients until smooth, pour into glasses, and serve with a straw. I just got these mason jar mugs for Christmas. Aren’t they cute??

One of my favorite things about this smoothie is it’s not too soupy. Well, unless you let it sit out on the counter for too long. 🙂 The tiny ice chunks actually turn it into the texture of a slushy. So good.

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Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie


  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x
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This Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie tastes like a decadent dessert, but packs a healthy, nutritious punch. Use as a meal replacement option for Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner…it’s a convenient treat you can enjoy anywhere!


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Ingredients

  • 2 medium sized frozen bananas
  • 1/2 avocado
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
  • handful of ice

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients in a blender. Puree until smooth.
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: chocolate smoothie, chocolate peanut butter smoothie

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Total Cost: $1.98 or $0.99/serving

If you’re looking for even more ways to support your health-related goals, I have a few more posts for you!

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eMeals also has a very affordable Clean Eating Meal Plan if you wish someone could come up with all the right recipes for you. I always eat better when I have a plan—it prevents me from grabbing whatever I can find in the pantry!

 

Do you have a favorite smoothie recipe?

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  1. Stephen says

    January 9 at 10:50 pm

    Sounds pretty good. I have to say I’m not creative on smoothies but my go to is a banana, peanut butter, chocolate milk and some frozen blueberries. It looks gross but it’s pretty good and very filling.

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    • Kalyn Brooke says

      January 11 at 3:43 pm

      I’ll have to try adding blueberries! Good antioxidants. 🙂

      Reply
  2. pat says

    January 14 at 10:25 am

    Peanut butter and chocolate are my favorites! I will have to try the avocado! I bet that makes it extra creamy:-) I buy ripe bananas and have my 9 yr-old chop them to freeze on a cookie sheet until firm. Then we add them to freezer bags. The bananas separate easily and we don’t have to use ice. Our refrigerator doesn’t have an icemaker so we have to use ice trays that no one likes to fill and refill!

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    • Kalyn Brooke says

      January 16 at 12:32 pm

      Is there really anything better than chocolate and peanut butter? I don’t think so! 🙂 You can try this one without the ice, but whenever we’ve done it we’ve felt like it was a little too runny. I totally understand the ice tray dilemma though. 😉

      Reply
  3. Marcie says

    January 14 at 10:26 am

    What can I use in place of the banana?

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    • Kalyn Brooke says

      January 16 at 12:29 pm

      I haven’t tried anything else. If you don’t want to use the banana because of flavor, you really don’t taste the banana in this smoothie – It just provides the natural sugar so that the chocolate isn’t overpowering.

      If you have an allergy or a dietary restriction, you could try another frozen fruit that you would enjoy with chocolate. Maybe Strawberries. You just will want something with natural sugars otherwise the chocolate will be bitter.

      Reply
  4. Susan DiFiore says

    January 20 at 7:47 am

    Love avocados, but we live in a rural area where such “exotic” produce is either unavailable or ^$$$. Is the avocado in for texture as well as nutrition?

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    • Kalyn Brooke says

      January 23 at 11:26 am

      Yes, I think it’s both. While I haven’t tried it without the Avocado, I assume it would be a little less smooth without it. They keep going up in price down here too. 🙁

      Reply
  5. Elisabeth says

    July 18 at 2:08 am

    Would regular milk work? I don’t really buy coconut milk.

    Thank you!

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    • Kalyn Brooke says

      July 18 at 8:48 am

      Most definitely! We make it with regular milk when we run out of Silk and haven’t gotten to the store yet. The taste is a little bit different—I prefer the coconut milk—but the texture will be the exact same.

      Reply
  6. Brittany says

    August 26 at 10:10 am

    I recently bought an avocado and coconut milk, without a specific idea of how to use them. Now I know! 🙂 This is my new favorite smoothie recipe. Thank you so much for sharing it, Kalyn! I’m trying to eat healthier, but still want something that tastes good. This is perfect! It’s like dessert, and the texture is great.

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    • Kalyn Brooke says

      August 28 at 10:40 am

      So glad you like it, Brittany! I’m still having this for breakfast literally every single morning.

      Reply
  7. Elizabeth says

    April 13 at 12:13 pm

    Do you consider this low sugar with the bananas?

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    • Kalyn Brooke says

      April 15 at 1:59 pm

      There’s added sugar in the peanut butter and of course the bananas have natural sugar. Each serving has 29 net carbs.

      Reply
  8. Meg says

    April 14 at 11:31 pm

    Sounds good! I’m not sure this would keep me full until lunch time. Do you know how much protein is in each smoothie? Thank You

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    • Kalyn Brooke says

      April 15 at 1:55 pm

      There are between 8-10 grams of protein in the shake – most of them coming from the peanut butter. I can’t speak for everyone but it always keeps me satisfied until lunch. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Jeannie Vogel says

    April 24 at 5:28 pm

    I thought this was delicious and very filling but it was 727 calories, which is a lot for just breakfast. Is this for one or two people? (2 bananas 220, PB 285, half avacado 117, Coconut milk 65, Hersheys dry chocolate 40) Because I am older and have to watch calories, I usually only eat between 1200 and 1500 all day so it doesn’t rate as skinny for me at least.Have you ever used the dry peanut butter PB2? Just curious.

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    • Kalyn Brooke says

      April 25 at 10:41 am

      Hi Jeannie,

      Oh this is 100% 2 servings! 🙂

      I haven’t tried using dry peanut butter – you could totally give that a go and see if you like it. For me, even at 360 calories I like this for a breakfast because it’s more “real” food than something like cereal. Like you said it’s super filling and I’m rarely hungry before lunch.

      Tweak it and change it to your hearts content though to make it work best for you. 🙂

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