Recipe: Healthy Peanut Butter Cup Smoothie

Ingredients: (Serves 2)

1. Peanut Butter Layer

  • 1 banana, frozen
  • ¼ cup peanut flour (lower fat) OR 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup almond milk*, unsweetened
  • 4 large ice cubes

2. Chocolate Layer

  • 1 banana, frozen
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • handful of spinach
  • 1 cup almond milk*, unsweetened

Preparation: 

  1. Peanut Butter Layer: Place all ingredients in a blender. Mix until smooth.
  2. Chocolate Layer: Place all ingredients in a blender. Mix until smooth.
  3. The whipped cream on top is a necessity!
  4. Add a little drizzle of peanut butter on top. It’ll finish it off to perfection.

Nutrition Information per Serving

  • 212 calories
  • 37g carbs
  • 6g fat
  • 13g protein
  • 16g sugar

 

* Lee recommends Silk almond Milk:

I love the addition of Silk Almond Milk to smoothie because it keeps things dairy free and makes them OOBER smooth. I usually buy the unsweetened variation because it goes perfectly with my banana-base smoothies.

 

Source: Lee Hersh

Photo courtesy Lee Hersh

 

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