Creamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Bomb Smoothie (dairy-free & gluten-free)

Indulge and re-fuel with this creamy chocolate peanut butter bomb smoothie! Dairy-free and gluten-free this chocolate banana smoothie is protein powder-free and made with minimal ingredients. And not only is the chocolate smoothie itself delicious but topped with crunchy peanut butter bombs, it’s even more indulgent! A total hit with kids.

Healthy shakes don’t have to be boring. Actually, they can be pretty darn delicious! My goal in a smoothie is always to have quality, real foods, and omit the processed sugar high. In fact, I have a whole step-by-step blog post on creating healthy smoothies– that’s how much I love them!

Likewise, this chocolate peanut butter bomb smoothie is no exception. It’s more indulgent than health-boosting but it’s also a huge hit with kids. Made with minimal ingredients this chocolate banana smoothie makes a fueling snack or even post-workout smoothie (with the addition of collagen powder).

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How Sweet Is The Smoothie?

This peanut butter banana smoothie is sweet but not too sweet. Sweetened with both banana as well as maple syrup, a nice fit for a sweet tooth! The chocolate in the peanut butter bomb smoothie is from cacao powder. 

Cacao powder is naturally a bit bitter (until mixed with a sweetener). Indeed, cacao powder is the healthiest form of chocolate you can purchase. In addition, it has more antioxidants than blueberries, it’s loaded with calcium and iron, but it’s also processed very little.

Learn more about why I live off cacao powder.

However, if you want the coconut drop cookies to have a sweeter palate, I would use cocoa powder in place of cacao powder (yes, they’re two different things!). Cocoa powder is slightly more processed than cacao. Thus, it’s naturally a bit sweeter as well. Cocoa powder is found in bulk at Costco for a killer price if you’re a member. It’s one of our staple Costco buys too.

However, keep in mind that the crunchy peanut butter bombs are also made with honey which helps sweeten the chocolate banana smoothie as well.

Can I Use Regular Banana In Pace Of Frozen?

You can definitely use fresh banana. However, frozen banana is what gives this chocolate peanut butter bomb smoothie its creaminess. There are few things that make a smoothie recipe naturally creamy and frozen banana is one of them.

This is why it also makes the best base for homemade ice cream recipes.

How To Make This Smoothie More Fueling

While I adore this peanut butter bomb smoothie, I won’t deny that it is more like dessert than a healthy snack. In my opinion, this is because there’s no stabilizer (something to help slow the release of the sugars) outside of peanut butter.

Now, I don’t believe you need to add protein powder to everything. However, it can help. This chocolate smoothie tastes delicious with protein powder (you can find my favorite protein powders in my Pantry Staples)

But if you’re making this peanut butter banana smoothie for kids, I can understand why you want to omit protein powder. In which case- use collagen powder!

Collagen is a beneficial part of bone broth and wonderful for your hair, skin, and nails. Learn more about collagen and why you may want to boost your intake. However, unlike bone broth, it doesn’t take like well, bone broth.

Similarily, collagen powder is odorless and flavorless. Plus, if ethically sourced one of the purest forms of protein you can give to your kids! I grab my collagen from Perfect Supplements and while I love their big tub of powder, I love the individual packets even more!

I find collagen the easiest way to boost protein in smoothies, vegan yogurts, oatmeal, or any other dish. it blends and mixes well and there’s zero flavor to it. Plus, Perfect Supplements sources their collagen from pasture-raised (grass-fed) cows. So, I trust it.

Grab the collagen packets and use code mamabear10 to save some money.

A dose of collagen is easily the best way to make this chocolate peanut butter bomb smoothie fueling as well as indulgent.

Ingredients 

PB Bomb Ingredients

• 1/8 cup natural peanut butter
• 1.5 tablespoons raw honey
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbs puffed rice (naturally gluten-free)

Chocolate Banana Smoothie Ingredients

• 1 frozen banana
• 6-8 ice cubes
• 3 tbs cacao powder
• 1 tbs peanut butter
• 1 cup almond milk
• 3 tbs maple syrup
• 1 packet collagen (optional)

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• Vitamix

How To Make The Recipe

First, make the peanut butter bomb balls: heat the honey and peanut butter in a small pot or the microwave until just melted. Heating too much will cause the peanut butter to burn.

Next, pour the puffs into the mixture.

Mix the puffs into the peanut butter until everything is coated. You’ll have one big, sticky, ball.

Use your hands to portion and roll the mixture into small balls. Place the balls on a baking sheet or parchment paper in the freezer to set for thirty minutes.

While the balls are freezing, place all the smoothie ingredients into a blender. Blend on high until fully combined.

Finally, pour the chocolate banana smoothie into two mason jars and top with the peanut butter balls. Makes one super large shake or small ones with 5-6 balls total.  

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bomb Smoothie (dairy & gluten free)

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Indulge and re-fuel with this creamy chocolate peanut butter bomb smoothie! Dairy-free and gluten-free this chocolate banana smoothie is protein powder-free and made with minimal ingredients

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Prep Time 5 mins

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20 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 2 Servings

Calories 378 kcal

Equipment

• High powered blender

Ingredients

  

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• 1/8 cup Natural Peanut Butter
• 1.5 tbs honey
• 1/4 cup rice puffs
• 2 tbs rice puffs
• 1 banana frozen
• 6-8 ice cubes
• 3 tbs raw cacao powder
• 1 cup almond milk
• 3 tbs pure maple syrup
• 1 pack collagen powder optional

Instructions

 

• Heat the honey and peanut butter in a small pot or the microwave until just melted. Heating too much will cause the peanut butter to burn.
• Pour the puffs into the mixture. Mix the puffs into the peanut butter until everything is coated. You'll have one big, sticky, ball.
• Use your hands to portion and roll the mixture into small balls. Place the balls on a baking sheet or parchment paper in the freezer to set for twenty minutes.
• While the balls are freezing, place all the ingredients for the shake into a blender. Blend on high until fully combined.
• Pour the smoothie into mason jars and top with the peanut butter balls.

Notes

Makes one large shake or small ones. Makes 8-10 balls.

Grab the ingredients for the smoothie from my pantry staples.

Note: nutrition breakdown does not include collagen powder

Nutrition

Calories: 378kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 8gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 245mgPotassium: 507mgFiber: 6gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 38IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 2mg

Keyword chocolate smoothie, peanut butter

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 If you’re a chocolate peanut butter fiend you’ll love this creamy, chocolate banana smoothie! It’s easy, delicious, and perfect to satisfy a craving. Plus, it’s full of natural ingredients making it even better. 

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