Peanut Butter Berry Smoothie (Printable version)

A creamy blend of peanut butter, mixed berries, and banana — protein-packed and ready in 5 minutes.

# What you need:

01 - 1 cup mixed berries (fresh or frozen — strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)

02 - 1 ripe banana, peeled

03 - 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)

04 - 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (or non-dairy alternative)

05 - 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

06 - 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup, to taste

07 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

08 - Ice cubes, as needed for desired thickness

01 - Place the mixed berries, banana, almond milk, Greek yogurt, and peanut butter into the blender jar.

02 - If desired, add honey or maple syrup for sweetness, vanilla extract for flavor depth, and a handful of ice cubes for a thicker consistency.

03 - Blend on high speed until the mixture is completely smooth and creamy, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender as needed.

04 - Taste the smoothie and adjust sweetness with additional honey or maple syrup, or adjust thickness by adding more almond milk or ice cubes.

05 - Pour into glasses and serve right away for the best texture and flavor.

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The peanut butter hides any bitterness from less than perfect berries so you can use whatever is sitting in your fridge.
It takes exactly five minutes which is less time than standing in line at a coffee shop.

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Never start blending with just frozen fruit at the bottom because your blender will jam and make a grinding noise that makes you fear for its life.
Letting frozen berries thaw for five minutes before blending changed my entire smoothie game and saved my blender motor.

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Freeze overripe bananas in chunks on a parchment lined tray before bagging them so they blend evenly instead of turning into one frozen lump.
A pinch of salt in the blender is the secret that makes the peanut butter taste twice as rich without adding a single calorie.