Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Our family’s favorite strawberry banana smoothie recipe has just 4 ingredients and takes moments to make! It’s perfect for a quick healthy breakfast or snack any time to the day.
Breakfast on busy mornings is often a battle at our house, unless there’s a smoothie involved! I can always count on my boys to slurp down a tall glass of this strawberry banana smoothie every time I make it. It has the creamiest texture, fruity flavor, and it’s sweet (but not too sweet!).
We’ve been enjoying some version of this smoothie for over a decade now, and I’m here to share our favorite recipe, and all of my best smoothie tips and variations. All you need is 4 simple ingredients and just a few moments to make it!
Table of Contents
- Ingredients you’ll need
- Smoothie additions and variations
- Smoothie tips
- Get the recipe
- More fruit smoothies to try
Ingredients you’ll need
- Frozen strawberries
- Fresh banana
- Plain greek yogurt or sweetened vanilla yogurt, depending on your desired sweetness.
- Orange juice or milk, or go half and half. Orange juice will make the smoothie more tart and fresh, while milk makes it more creamy.
Smoothie additions and variations
- Use other frozen fruits like blueberries, peaches, or mango in place of the frozen strawberries. You can also use a combination.
- Add 1 tablespoon of protein powder (unsweetened or vanilla flavor) for extra protein.
- Add 1 tablespoon peanut butter or almond butter, or powdered peanut butter.
- Add 1 tablespoon of honey for added sweetness.
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for additional flavor.
- Add a handful of fresh spinach.
These are additions and substitutions we’ve personally tried and loved, but the sky’s the limit when it comes to smoothie variations. Feel free to get creative!
Smoothie tips
- Invest in a powerful blender. It really does make a difference in the consistency when you are blending frozen fruit, and you’re sure to get a smooth creamy texture. I have this Vitamix blender, but there are more affordable options too.
- Start on low speed then build your way up to a higher speed to ensure everything is blended smoothly.
- You don’t need ice! We’re using frozen strawberries, so the smoothie will be plenty thick.
- Layer ingredients in your blender in the following order: liquids and yogurt, fresh soft fruit, frozen fruit (reverse it for a bullet blender you invert).
- You control the consistency! To make a smoothie thicker, use frozen bananas more frozen fruit. To make it thinner, add more juice or milk.
- When freezing fruit for smoothies: freeze in a single layer on a sheet pan lined with parchment or wax paper, then move to a zipped top freezer bag. This way the fruit is frozen individually and won’t be one big frozen chunk.
Get the recipe
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup vanilla or plain greek yogurt
- ½ cup orange juice or milk
- 2 cups frozen strawberries (sliced or whole)
- 2 fresh bananas
Instructions
- Layer ingredients into blender, starting with yogurt and juice, then banana, and frozen strawberries last.
- Start blender on low, then move to high speed and blend until smoothie is smooth and creamy.
- Enjoy immediately!
Notes
- This recipe can be scaled up or down as needed.
- For smoothie variation suggestions, see post above.
Note: this recipe was originally published September 2020 and has been updated to include all of my best smoothie variations and tips. I promise you’re going to love it!
tbh using orange juice for tartness is so real, but does it separate adn lose flavor if left out?
I absolutely love this smoothie! So does anybody else that I’ve made it for. This hits all the right notes, smooth and creamy thanks to the yogurt, very fresh tasting and fruity, thanks to the fruits and the orange juice. It also stays thick longer, thanks to the use of frozen fruit. I use vanilla yogurt, with 25 grams of protein when making this. It is the perfect light lunch, supper, or pick me up, and of course is a tasty drink to make before going out the door in the morning.
Thank you for this recipe, it is wonderful!
These are phenomenal! I don’t usually make smoothies because I don’t like to wash my blender. Completely worth it! I made these to freeze dry for camping, but I can see them becoming a regular thing.❤️
Very nice but I’d recommend using a little bit more orange juice if you don’t want it so thick
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