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Healthy chocolate, peanut butter & banana smoothie (no added sugar)

Drinks 6 September 2020 by Magdalena Marsden

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Great smoothie to make for breakfast with no added sugar. Perfect combination of chocolate, peanut butter and banana combined with oats and yoghurt.

There is not much better flavour combination than chocolate and banana. Combine it with crunchy peanut butter, breakfast oats and full-fat yoghurt and you have a protein & calorie loaded meal.

I often make this version of smoothie as a breakfast porridge with pretty much the same quantities, so I know this portion fills me up for the morning and I’m ready to start my day. The smoothie is hight in protein and fibre.

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup breakfast oats or gluten free oats
  • 1/2 cup boiling water or enough to cover the oats
  • pinch of salt
  • large pinch of cinnamon
  • 1 small banana or 1/2 of a large one
  • 30 g milk or dark chocolate or more if you like
  • 2 tablespoons smooth or crunchy peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup yoghurt full fat, dairy free if you like
  • 1/2 cup milk or water dairy free if you like

I’ve deliberately left out any sugar or sugar substitute as most of the ingredients already contain some form of sugar. If you use ripen banana it will give you plenty of sweetness without the need to add any sugar.

Since this smoothie doesn’t contain any added sugar, you need to sharpen that existing sweetness with a tiny pinch of salt. This is quite important, so don’t skip it.

Talking about sugar, you can make this smoothie sweeter if you choose a milk chocolate, but I usually go for dark 70% cocoa solids chocolate. But smooth milk chocolate goes really well with this recipe too.

If you really needed to add more sweetness to this smoothie, you can try my homemade brown sugar syrup, coconut sugar or any of the coconut sugar alternatives, honey, agave or pomegranate molasses alternatives.

Start with just a teaspoon of the sugar syrup and only add more if you feel that the smoothies needs it.

How to make chocolate, peanut butter & banana smoothie

One extra step I always do with this recipe (or any oat’s based smoothies), is that I leave the oats sit in a boiling water for a bit (even put it in the microwave to boil and cook). This helps to make the oats easier to digest.

  • Place the oats in a mixer and pour boiling water over them, just enough to cover and a little bit more.
  • Add the chocolate to the hot oats (this will melt it beautifully).
  • Leave to cool down.
  • Add all the other ingredients.
  • Blend everything together and adjust the taste to suit.

Portion size

If you find the portion too big (it will make about 400 ml) you can always share it or leave a bit for later (when you come back from morning run).

How to store your smoothie

It’s best to dring the smothie straightaway to make sure it’s fresh and perfectly blended.

If you want to keep the second glass for later, you can keep it in the fridge for up to 12 hrs (covered). The smoothie might separate in that time, so just stir the smoothie with a fork or a spoon to make sure the smoothie comes back together.

Healthy chocolate, peanut butter & banana smoothie

Magdalena Marsden
Great smoothie to make for breakfast with no added sugar. Perfect combination of chocolate, peanut butter and banana combined with oats and yoghurt.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Course breakfast, drinks
Cuisine European
Servings 2 glasses
Calories 398 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup breakfast oats or gluten free oats
  • 1/2 cup boiling water or enough to cover the oats
  • pinch of salt
  • large pinch of cinnamon
  • 1 small banana or 1/2 of a large one
  • 30 g milk or dark chocolate or more if you like
  • 2 tablespoons smooth or crunchy peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup yoghurt full fat, dairy free if you like
  • 1/2 cup milk or water dairy free if you like

Instructions
 

  • Place the oats in a mixer and pour boiling water over them, just enough to cover and a little bit more.
  • Add the chocolate to the hot oats (this will melt it beautifully).
  • Leave to cool down.
  • Add all the other ingredients.
  • Blend everything together and adjust the taste to suit.

Nutrition

Calories: 398kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 15gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 114mgPotassium: 470mgFiber: 7gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 159IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 156mgIron: 3mg
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