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Green Banana Bread Smoothie

By Erin · June 14, 2020 · Updated October 1, 2021 · 9 Comments

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Love banana bread? You must try this Green Banana Bread Smoothie! Made with bananas, walnuts and cinnamon, it's a healthier way to enjoy banana bread either for breakfast or on-the-go, and an easy way to sneak greens into a recipe. 

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What's better than a banana bread smoothie? Well, actual banana bread obviously, but that's not why you're here. This banana bread smoothie is a healthier way to enjoy "banana bread" for breakfast!

Recipe features

  • It's an easy way to sneak greens into a recipe, which is helpful for both adults and kids
  • It tastes like banana bread in smoothie form
  • You can easily customize it to your liking

What you'll need

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Banana: If you want the smoothie to be a thicker texture, I recommend peeling the banana, slicing it, and then placing the slices into a bag and in the freezer for a few hours.

Greens: I love adding spinach to smoothies because you can't taste it! If you want to use other greens, kale works too, though I'd only add ½ cup of it.

Nuts: Any kind work! I think walnuts are a fan-favorite in banana bread, so I added them to this smoothie. Want to keep this nut-free? Try adding rolled oats instead!

Yogurt: Plain Greek yogurt works best, though any kind of plain yogurt0--dairy or dairy free--will do!

Milk: I'm just going to say it--you can use whatever milk you want!

Tips and FAQs

  • Add-ins: Hemp seeds, chia seeds, cacao nibs, dates, rolled oats
  • Frozen banana: Want a thicker smoothie? Use a frozen banana instead! Or, you can use a room temperature banana and add a handful of ice cubes, which is what I typically do

Why does this smoothie use two bananas?

Honestly, because in order for it to have a stronger (i.e. banana bread) flavor, you need two bananas. You can absolutely make it with only one, it just won't have a strong banana flavor to it.

green smoothie in a glass jar

More smoothie recipes:

  • Butternut Squash Smoothie
  • Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie
  • Cold Brew Protein Smoothie

If you made this recipe, be sure to leave a comment and star rating below. Thanks!

green smoothie in a glass jar

Green Banana Bread Smoothie

Love banana bread? You must try this Green Banana Bread Smoothie! Made with bananas, walnuts and cinnamon, it's a healthier way to enjoy banana bread either for breakfast or on-the-go, and an easy way to sneak greens into a recipe. 
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Author: Erin

Ingredients

  • 2 bananas
  • 2 cups spinach
  • ¼ cup yogurt
  • 2 tablespoon walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup almond milk
  • ice

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients to a blender and pulse until smooth.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Add-ins: hemp seeds, chia seeds, cacao nibs, pitted dates, rolled oats
-If you want the smoothie to have a thicker texture, use frozen bananas

Nutrition

Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 1408mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 5838IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 337mg | Iron: 3mg
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UPDATE NOTE: This post was originally published in 2017. It was updated with new photos in June 2020.

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Erin is the recipe developer, writer and photographer behind the healthy food blog, The Almond Eater. She's been blogging since 2014 and loves to create food for many different diets, including vegan, gluten free and/or Whole30 recipes.

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  1. Gwyneviere says

    February 13, 2020 at 3:55 am

    5 stars
    I've been having a green smoothie almost every day for months ( I usually fast until about 4 pm.). I'm getting tired of the same ingredients so decided to invent my own and then googled and saw yours. Almost the same except I never thought of adding walnuts, great idea for next time. I aslo use green bananas ( lots of tips on youtube how to peel them.). They're so much better for us, less sugar, much more resistant starch which is so good for our gut. I encourage you to try it with green bananas! 🙂

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  2. Sarah | Well and Full says

    January 14, 2017 at 4:21 pm

    Gorgeous photos as always, Erin! And this smoothie looks delicious!! 😀

    Reply
  3. Penny says

    January 14, 2017 at 10:43 am

    This might be a dumb question but how much ice should I add to this?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      January 14, 2017 at 11:06 am

      Hi! It doesn't really matter, but I usually add 5-6 ice cubes.

      Reply
    • Daniel says

      January 24, 2017 at 10:29 am

      5 stars
      If you use frozen fruit, you could avoid the ice altogether 🙂

      Awesome recipe, by the way! I've seen tons of banana based recipes for smoothies but the idea of a banana bread version sounds so cool. Can't wait to give it a go!

      Reply
  4. Alicia @Bridges Through Life says

    January 14, 2017 at 2:29 am

    Spinach plus banana is my favorite base for a smoothie. I also recently tried adding hemp.seeds and love it. Definitely a smoothie I will be making

    Reply
  5. Christine | thyme & toast says

    January 13, 2017 at 10:19 am

    This sounds amazing! I will definitely be trying it. Love new smoothie ideas, because I feel like I tend to do the same thing over and over. And I also love the smoothie-a-day idea. It's seriously such a good way to get in extra greens!

    Reply
  6. Kelly @ Kelly Runs For Food says

    January 13, 2017 at 8:42 am

    You're gonna be awesome this weekend! Once you start talking, the nerves should definitely go away. Good luck!

    Reply
  7. Karlie says

    January 13, 2017 at 6:55 am

    Beautiful! I could definitely use some new smoothie inspiration, it's so hard to drink them when its cold out but I need the nutrients!! Good luck this weekend sending all the good vibes ?

    Reply

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