Peanut Butter Berry Smoothie (Print)
Creamy peanut butter and mixed berries blended with Greek yogurt into a protein-rich drink.
# What You Need:
→ Base
01 - 1 cup milk (dairy or plant-based)
02 - 1/2 cup (about 4.2 oz) plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
→ Fruit
03 - 1 cup (about 5.3 oz) mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries — fresh or frozen)
04 - 1 small ripe banana
→ Nut Butter
05 - 2 tablespoons (about 1.1 oz) creamy peanut butter
→ Sweetener & Extras
06 - 1–2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup (optional, adjust to taste)
07 - 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
08 - Ice cubes (optional, for a thicker consistency)
# How To Make It:
01 - Add the milk, Greek yogurt, mixed berries, banana, and peanut butter to a blender.
02 - Add honey or maple syrup and vanilla extract, if using.
03 - Blend on high speed until completely smooth. Add ice cubes if a colder or thicker texture is desired.
04 - Taste the smoothie and adjust sweetness if needed by adding more honey or maple syrup.
05 - Pour into two glasses and serve immediately.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- It tastes like a milkshake but fuels you like a proper breakfast with protein from Greek yogurt and peanut butter.
- Frozen berries make it creamy without needing extra ice, and cleanup is literally just the blender jar.
02 -
- Frozen berries make a dramatically better smoothie than fresh because they create thickness without watering down the flavor like ice does.
- Adding protein powder can turn this into a genuine post-workout recovery drink, but toss it in after the initial blend to avoid chalky pockets.
03 -
- Freeze overripe bananas in chunks so you always have smoothie-ready sweetness on hand without needing ice.
- Blend the milk and greens first if you want to add spinach, then add the rest so there are no green flecks to give it away.