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Home » Drinks » Green Banana Bread Smoothie

Green Banana Bread Smoothie

By Erin · June 14, 2020 · 9 Comments

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Gluten Free Vegetarian

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 1/2 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
  • 1/4 cup yogurt
  • 2 tbsp walnuts
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 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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