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. 

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

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.

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!

Print

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. 

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Keyword banana bread smoothie, banana smoothie, green smoothie

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1

Calories 465kcal

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

UPDATE NOTE: This post was originally published in 2017. It was updated with new photos in June 2020.