Banana Smoothie Recipes
Why go Bananas for Banana Smoothies?
Bananas are one of my favorite foods because they have so many health benefits. Not only do they give you an energy kick, but they also help settle upset stomachs. In fact, if you want to learn more about the wonderful health benefits of bananas, check out The Bountiful Benefits of Bananas.
I have a great Banana Hangover Shake Recipe that, like the name says, is great for hangovers. It's tasty anytime, though, so totally try it out.
Ready for some more great banana smoothie recipes? There are so many options for you to choose from! And don't feel like you have to strictly stick to the following recipes--make any changes you want to suit your tastes...but, please share your suggestions in the comment section at the bottom of this page. Sharing tasty ideas is always a great thing.
Quick Banana Smoothie Tips
Ice Cubes or Frozen Fruit?
A lot of smoothie recipes call for ice cubes. Personally, I'm not a fan of adding ice cubes to my smoothies. They are hard on your blender, and they change the smoothie's texture. Instead, I opt for frozen fruit. I buy fruit already frozen, but I also freeze fresh fruit. I love buying fresh bananas and freezing them - it's cheap and easy.
When I freeze bananas, I peel them and cut them in half. Then they go into freezer bags until I'm ready to use them.
That said, I will include a banana smoothie recipe here that calls for ice cubes just for those of you who love it that way!
Milk?
I usually use soy milk, but smoothies are also good with other kinds of milk. Try cow's milk, rice milk, almond milk, chocolate milk. The choices are countless, and I've used many of them myself.
Sweeteners
I find fruit pretty sweet on its own, so I rarely add sweeteners myself, but I know a lot of people like to sweeten their smoothies. My favorite addition to a banana smoothie is honey, but vanilla extract works well too. Adventurous? Try a bit of maple syrup!
If you use plain milk, it might be beneficial to use a sweetener. I tend to use vanilla soymilk, so when I go for another milk option, the smoothies are as sweet.
Recipes for One
You can easily double and triple these recipes to make bigger smoothie batches.
Basic Banana Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1.5 frozen bananas
- 8 ounces milk
Directions:
Combine ingredients in blender. Blend everything until smooth. You may choose to add more milk to reach desired consistency. (I like mine thick and have been known to add more banana.)
Peanut Butter & Banana Smoothie
This tasty smoothie gets a protein boost by adding peanut butter. Mmm: Peanut butter and bananas!
Ingredients:
- 1.5 frozen banana
- 8 ounces of milk (you might want to try almond milk)
- 2 tbs. peanut butter
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in the blender. Blend until the mixture is smooth. You should see the smoothie mixing from bottom to top without any chunks.
Enjoy!
Chocolate Banana Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1.5 frozen bananas
- 8 ounces chocolate milk (soy, rice, regular, etc.)
Directions:
Blend everything together until smoothie is smooth! Want to make it extra special? Throw in some peanut butter.
Ice Cube Banana Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 fresh banana
- 6 ounces of non-fat milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla or a dab of honey (for sweetness)
- handful of ice cubes
Directions:
Break the banana into chunks and place in blender. Add vanilla/honey and icecubes. Pour milk over ingredients, and blend until smooth. If the conisistency is not thick enough, add a few more ice cubes until it reaches desired consistency.
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Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Interested in a hint of strawberry in your banana smoothie?
Ingredients:
- 1 banana (frozen or fresh depending on how thick you want it)
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
- 8 ounces milk
Directions:
Combine everything in blender. Blend until smooth. You may need to adjust the amount of milk you use depending on how thick you want your smoothie.
Juice & Banana Smoothie
You can use any flavor juice you want for this smoothie. Some suggestions: Apple, Cran-Raspberry, Blueberry, or Mango
Ingredients:
- 1.5 frozen bananas
- 8 ounces juice
Directions:
Can you handle this? Put it all in your blender and blend! If desired, throw in a couple of spoons of yogurt to make it a little creamier.
Blueberry Banana Smoothie
Adding blueberries makes this smoothie so delicious! It will taste more like a dessert than a healthy fruit beverage.
Ingredients:
- 1 banana (frozen or fresh depending on how thick you want it)
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 8 ounces milk
Directions:
Put fruit in blender. Pour milk over fruit. Blend until smooth. This one will make you smack your lips!
More Banana Loving Hubs by Stacie Naczelnik
- Benefits of Bananas
Learn more about the health benefits of bananas. Bananas can give your diet a health punch because they are abundant with nutritional advantages. - Chocolate Covered Banana Recipes
Easy chocolate covered banana recipes that are as tasty as they are simple. - Banana Hangover Shake Recipe
This simple banana shake will help your body recover from a hangover. Bananas are known to calm an upset stomach, but they also help rehydrate your body. - How to Make Banana Bread - Simple, Healthy Recipe
A great banana bread recipe that is both easy to make and healthy to eat. - Healthy Frozen Dessert Recipes
Find a tasty banana shake recipe among these other great frozen treats.
Comments
Frozen bananas are the way to go!
I'm getting hungry here in Hong Kong! Thumbs up
How about some of your smoothie recipes without banana's---I have an extreme allergy to them...But, these sure sound delicious....Especially the chocolate one!!!!!
it sound delicious. nice to practice. and banana is also heathy.thanks for share.
I adore Banana Smoothies, a little dash of cinnamon with honey is a beautiful thing :) Thanks for the recipes!
These are great recioes! Have you you tried banana smoothies with chocolate soy milk? MMMM...
Ellie, I usually use soy (choc, plain, or vanilla), and it is so yummy!
Chopsticks, yes to the cinnamon! I haven't done used it in a banana smoothie in a long time, but thank you for reminding me.
Nancy, sorry to hear about your allergy. I have other smoothie hubs so you can check those out. And, with any smoothie recipe, you can sub bananas with yogurt or other fruits.
I love this and so healthy, which I'm really into!!! yummmm and bring on the yogurt!!
Thats Grate. I love Banana smoothies. Thanks for the recipes.
ooh really nice recipes especially the one with peanut butter seems really interesting! dfntly gna try them out :)
that is great idea.
I will try some of these delicious recipes this weekend... I love bananas.
Great recipes! I love smoothies but of course this is the time of year when I have other flavors than banana. Now strawberries and blueberries are so cheap I want to have those. Bananas are so prolific throughout the year they are better to use when other fruit is not in season.
Last night i tried my first banana smoothy thanks to my 6 yrs old granddaugther,i love it.She want one so i look for a recpie on the net it was really very good
This looks yummy. I will have to try it.
ohhhh my goodness...the bananna/chocolate soy mix is the best! :) Great recipes!
Nice article! I made "banana milk shakes" and fruit shakes in my Philadelphia coffee shops in the 90's. They were great sellers during the hot, humid summer months.
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Yumo!!! I want one NOW!!! I just bought a new blender and take protein powder everyday, so I will add it to one of your recipes.... I need to bookmark this so I can try them all!!!!!! My mouth is watering!!!!!
Blueberry banana smoothie sounds great, will try it soon. Very healthy too. Thanks :)
This is one of our favorite treats. An other way to use bananas is to take the slightly over ripe ones and throw them in the freezer, and when you have enough to make chocolate covered frozen bananas.
Thanks, my kids will appreciate this...But I have to say mouth starts watering by about the middle of this hub!
Thanks for the recipes. This is one thing everyone has to try. Very generous of you to share it to us.
MMMMMM! Tasty. Love this recipes with bananas. I'm kind of a banana lover and this recipes are great. I have some recipes in my hub mostly organic food recipes but thinking of adding some recipes with fruit.
Neat! I want to go make a smoothie now! Great hub!
Wow! I never knew all the possiblities awaiting banana smoothies. Chocolate milk...never thought of that...going to give that a try! :)
it is a nice Smoothies for us.keep it up...
This smoothie looks delicious. I'm definitely going to try it. I'm going to use frozen bananas instead of ice. :-)
Great recipes - I'm going to try the peanut butter one tomorrow for breakfast. I make one with bananas, frozen cherries, soy milk and a tablespoon of dark chocolate powder. Yummy!!
Mouth watering hub here..I love bananas and smoothies, put those two together, all the better.
Weight Watchers has smoothie packs and you can add Bananas. Great drink!
Very well written hub .....
very much informative ....
Thanks for sharing this wonderful information ....
Keep up the good work ....
God bless you .......
I'm going to have to try that peanut butter and banana one. Great stuff
I wish I had fruit laying around. What is almond milk?
I like your recipes. I drink banana juice almost everyday. I make banana juice in my mixer by adding water, bananas, coconut, dry fruits, some choclate, and cream.
Niiicceee!!!!
Now this sounds like something my children would love and healthy for them Thanks for such a great hub!! Today is Sunday and I always do an activity with them "Daddy's Day" and I will tell you our activity will be making this smoothie!
Thanks
mdawson17
I can't wait to try some of these recipes. THANKS! I love
bananas.
Banana is a perennial fruit. You can certainly prepare a lot of drinks like milkshakes with the help of banana. Useful post
will make some for my family. gby
Now I'm hungry for a smoothie - we love bananas too and have a few in the freezer. Thanks.
I always like banana smoothies as they seem nutritious as well as delicious ones. Thanks for your great tips!
You gave lots of great sounding recipes here and I especially like the added blueberries! I do like more banana and less ice, and if I use sweetener it is usually stevia. Thanks for sharing the good ideas!
Yummy! Thanks for sharing:)
My son has been asking me to make a banana smoothie. Now, after reading your hub, I have a couple of variety to try out. Thanks.
Sounds good! i think ill try the peanut butter one tomorrow. May ever freeze a banana, my poor blender just hates ice!
banana smoothies are great because even my 8 yr old can make it himself!
I love this hub cant wait to make some smoothies for me and my daughter when she gets home.
Hiya.
Like everyone here i love bananas.And bananas in smoothies.
I go for a healthy version which gives me great energy and tastes delicious too.
I put in soya milk,cacao powder,honey,mesquite,cinnamon,coconut oil and sometimes flax seeds.Not the cheapest but it certainly 'does the job'.
Going to try the chocolate banana when I get to work today, hope using a fresh banana is okay, I'll let you know.
haha...I could use a banana hangover shake right about now.
I have a friend who is a diabetic so I found out that agave nectar is a wonderful sweetener. It tastes delish - different than honey - and doesn't spike your blood sugar level as much as honey, maple syrup or other sweeteners.
I am going to try it i hope it works
These are some good ideas. I never even thought to freeze the fruit! It seems so simple now. I've also noticed that coffee, chocolate and banana go good together, although that isn't as healthy as they ones you're offering. I think I'm going to try the chocolate milk and frozen banana recipe.
I can't wait to try your smoothie recipes. I've only recently attempted making my own smoothies-with no success-as opposed to buying them since going dairy free. I'm new to hubpages and am excited to find all these wonderful sites. You can see my story @ hubpages.com/hub/autism-gfcfdiet
Bananas with strawberries, that's a good tasting smoothie!
I love the one with the strawberries. I always use frozen strawberries in my smoothies instead of the ice cubes. I really do not like the ice cubes. I freeze all my fruit for smoothies in bite sizes.
Thanks for the recipe I'm going to try them all. I will not use soy milk as I do not like it so I'll stick to fresh cow's milk.
Peanut butter and banana, that sounds delish!
Sounds good... especially the chocolate-peanut butter-banana, have thrown bananas in the freezer and I will be making smoothies with my daughter as soon as my wife wakes up from night shift. Thanks for the inspiration.
These look delicious.
I like these with a little rum! lol
Because of their great taste, they can also serve as a substitute for sweets and satisfy sugar cravings.
Awesome and tasty!! I was just sitting here looking at my fruit bowl full of Banana's thinking...I really am not in the mood to bake Banana bread right now! hahaha I just got started on HubPages, so typed in Banana's and found this page-Great recipes! I made the Ice Cube smoothie recipe and added 1 tbsp. of chunky peanut butter- Yum Yum!!!
Looks Delicious! Thanks for recipe!
yum, all of those sound deeelicioussss, I love bananas. Great hub really enjoyed it!
This is yummy
Vry gr8
Yummy!!!!!!
Thanks for Sharing this
I love bananas but I cannot think of having a banana smoothie. The Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker is a really good and easy way to make smoothies of any kind - speaking through experience.
My kids love smoothies. Thank you for sharing this hub with all the delicious smoothie recipes.
wow loved the bananana recipes made all of them and loved it!!
great recipes .... yummmmmmmmm
Wow these smoothie recipes look awesome, bookmarking this for future reference.
I love smoothies and bananas what a great combination! I am looking forward to trying some of these, it will have to be after a trip to the store, ate my last banana already today. But I have something to look forward to tomorrow! Thanks
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I freeze my bananas too and use soy milk. I love that you mentioned both of those because they make the smoothie so much better!
banana milk shake i love.......... it so much especially when it is very cooled and very delicious
I make a similar drink, we call it banana milk and it's very comforting.
I love banana smoothie! Thanks for the tips!
I love bananas :)
these are some great recipes, at the moment I'm drinking the banana and peanut butter and it is delicous :)
My family loves smoothies; thank you, thank you! Can't wait to try these recipes!
I combined the chocolate banana and the peanut butter banana recipes (using two bananas and a little extra milk- i didn't measure) and it's delicious! Thanks for the easy recipes!
Yum! Smoothie for breakfast, smoothie for lunch, smoothie for supper! Awesome recipes and ideas, thank you.
ima have to try the one with peanut butter in it
These look like delicious recipes! Not only will I like them but I'm sure I will be able to get my fussy son to drink some of these - he already likes my juicer!
I love this. So healthy and great recipes.... yumm!!. I am going to try it, i hope it works. :)
I love smoothies. I probably have one everyday. There are so many variations you can do, just use your imagination and be creative. I recommend almond milk over other milks. It has a subtle nut flavour and less of an after taste that soy milk can sometimes have. Who doesn't like bananas?! :)
Mmmmmmmm strawberry banana smoothie sounds really good right about now. Thanks for posting this, I think I'll make a smoothie this weekend.
Hi, great recipes! After strawberries, bananas are definately my favourite smoothie fruit.
Well a smoothie is my breakfast every day and I agree with you 100%
Great Hub and tips !!
Mike :0)
try subbing nutella for peanut butter((((:
I agree, bananas are so good for you and are a delicious-healthy treat. This looks absolutely delicious and I will definitely try it. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Great hub page Stacie Naczelnik you have really got some great recipe's there. I love smoothies and Banana's so i new I would like this hub. I don't know if you would be interested but I have also got a hub page on smoothies it's got loads of tasty fruit smoothie recipe's on there so you can take a look at them if you would like here is the url http://hubpages.com/t/1f29db
ps thanks for sharing hope you like my hub page as much as i liked yours
I love Banana smoothies. Thanks for the recipe.
I like to eat banana and also the recipe named "Banana Smoothie," that you have presented here beautifully.
Banana smoothie sounds great, will try it soon.
I made this for the kids and they loved it! Easy to make and something healthy to put in the children instead of all that junk food they love to eat.
Thats Grate. I love Banana smoothies
Thanks for the comment.
yum yum... I'm gonna try one of these with chocolate whey powder... healthy and I hope tasty too
the Trick is using Ripe(browning) bananas . You won't need any sweeteners once the banana has converted from bland starch(yellow) to full sweet sugar (brown peel) .
I use nothing but 5 or more ripe nanas and a little water . Yes , thats it. No Milk. No sweetner,no soy,No powders. Just a good blender . It Is Awesome .
i just made the simple banana recipe , and i doubled the ingredients, and it tastes amazing! i threw in a couple of frozen strawberries, and i had enough for three massive glasses!
Sounds fantastic, I'll defiantly have to give it a go.
Thanks
I just love it
i have never made this recipe but it sounds pretty good to try for once
u should try putting nesquik packets
I make Banana milkshakes All the time! Theyre yum- And im 13, i add Raspberry ripple icecream, Banana, Milk and Wallah! Try it
The Banana Peanutbutter smoothie was delicous! I loved it :D
Wow who knew...freezing banana's right now...putting nutella on the grocery list for the first time and taking inventory of frozen fruits...can't wait to get started...thanx for all the great idea's...power to the banana and sounds like peanut butter!!
I've tried a number of these: fantastic, apart from the banana and peanutbutter combo: just didn't have the finish I was looking for.
I've never made a smoothie before but your recipes made the most sense to me and you explained your reasoning very well and best of all? They turned out great! Thanks a bunch for this.
Wow..I have taken many smoothie ..like strawberry..but never take Frozen banana smoothie...need to try that...and its easy to make also.. :)
Sounds good. I'm a fan of strawberry-banana smoothies. I've never tried using frozen bananas though.
Sounds delicous
The ice cube banana smoothie is great! I added some Nutella and it was even better! Thanks for the recipe:)
Yummy! I love banana smoothies. Thanks for sharing these recipes.
RiaMorrison 3 years ago
I'm normally not that fond on bananas on their own, but they blend well with lots of other flavours. I think I'm going to have to try out a few of these recipes at some point! Thanks for the Hub!