How about a Chocolate Peanut Butter smoothie recipe to keep bellies full and the kids happy?
In the summer time, my boys have been play from sun up to sun down, stirring up adventures in the neighborhood, playing lots of baseball and riding bikes with their friends. All this activity makes them hungry.
When they finally find their way inside for a snack I want it to be something filling and nutritious, but fun too. We’ve made breakfast smoothies for quite a while using fresh fruit and yogurt, but who wouldn’t love a chocolate smoothie? A scoop of peanut butter and Greek yogurt provide added protein to get them back out the door with more energy for their adventures.
Like most smoothie recipes, this one can be customized to the liking or needs of your family. Use nondairy milk and yogurt, or change the peanut butter to another nut butter. It’s completely up to you!
Any leftover smoothie can be frozen in ice cube trays to use another time. Just pop a few in the blender for a quick afternoon snack or on the go breakfast. We also like to use smoothie molds for freezing any leftovers to send in lunch boxes. By lunch time it will be thawed and ready to eat!
Doesn’t it look delicious? Someone is HAPPY.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
yields 3-4 cups
- Cuisine: Drinks
Ingredients
- 2 cups ice
- 1 cup chocolate milk, dairy or nondairy (we use chocolate almond milk)
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup creamy, natural peanut butter or other nut butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey (optional)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender, blend until smooth. Add more milk for a thinner consistency if desired.
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My kids like it when I add a little cinnamon to this smoothie. My daughter says it tastes like a muffin!
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For those who can’t have peanut butter, NO-NUT BUTTER is a WONDERFUL replacement! :o)
The smoothie looks good, but the little boy in the photos is ADORABLE!!!!
I make something similar with a frozen banana instead of ice. A little extra vitamin action and makes it extra milk-shakey! Loving all of your recipes and tips!!
And you can get chocolate peanut butter (in the States), and use regular milk. Or just eat spoonfuls.
Thank you so much Sarah!
Can you make a bunch of these ahead and freeze them? I have some silicone push-pop molds and I’m hoping I can send these in school lunches as a sweet treat!
Hi Marlo! Yes! these are so yummy in those silicone push pop things! we’ve had them as popsicles too all summer. think of them as pb fudge bars. Enjoy!
What can you substitute the yogurt with for people who are allergic to dairy? Would really like to see more alts for recipes to include this..so frustrating!
i am sure you can either use soy yogurt or soy milk (non dairy milks too) and add crushed ice. the yogurt gives it ‘thinkness’. just don’t sub water. :)
You can use a banana. :)
We used COCONUT milk YOGURT by SO Delicious today. Yummy!
Just wondering about the ingred list. Is ‘Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie’ an product you can buy in the US? & is that the chocolate component? The idea sounds so good, but I’m a bit confused. :)
Susie, thanks for pointing it out! No, the title was pb smoothie. It’s fixed now. :)