Vegan Banana Oat Smoothie

This Vegan Banana Oat Smoothie is my absolute favorite quick and easy breakfast shake. A delight to the taste buds, made with simple ingredients, filled with plant-based protein, and a great way to use up your frozen or extra ripe bananas, this vegan smoothie does it all.

This smoothie makes a refreshing on-the-go breakfast or a perfect post-workout snack.

If you love this banana & oat combination in this smoothie, you’ll love this Vegan Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal, Healthy Banana Oatmeal Cookies, or these 3-ingredient Banana Oat Pancakes. 

Why You’ll Love This Smoothie

• Nutritious Ingredients – This smoothie is made with just 4 ingredients, natural sweetness, and minimal processing. Everything should be easy to find in the grocery store
• Customizable – You can easily change up the dairy-free milk option or even the nut butter. Use what you have!
• Delicious & filling – It’s hard to beat a peanut butter-banana combo. And you can’t go wrong with 6g of protein per serving.

Ingredients

• Whole Banana – Fresh or frozen works great. Using a frozen banana will give you a colder smoothie right away if you don’t want to refrigerate or add ice cubes to the mix.
• Raw Oats – I use old-fashioned raw oats for this recipe. Steel cut will work fine.
• Peanut butter – You can control the added sugar by sticking with a no-sugar-added peanut butter choice. Of course, you can opt for something like almond butter or sun butter if you have allergies.
• Milk of choice – There are so many plant-based milks to choose from these days. I like almond milk for the protein, but oat milk has a good deal of protein as well if you need to eliminate tree nuts from this recipe. Cashew milk and soy milk are also popular non-dairy milk options. 

How to Make

Start by choosing your blender. If you are making just one serving and have a one-serving blender, that makes your choice easy! You could easily double or even triple this recipe and use a larger blender as well.

Blend it Up

All you need to do is add all of the ingredients into the blender and mix.

Tip: Add the peanut butter in the order that it’ll be closest to the blade of the blender. So for larger blenders, add the peanut butter first, and for one-serving blenders, add it last. This prevents the peanut butter from sticking to the sides and helps it mix into the smoothie easily.

Variations

Some great options for add-ins to make this smoothie even more delicious:

• 1 Tbsp seeds such as chia seeds, flax seeds, or hemp hearts
• 1 tsp Cinnamon or 1 tbsp cocoa powder 
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup or agave
• 1/4 cup frozen or fresh fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, or mango chunks
• 1/4 cup yogurt (dairy-free of course) for a creamy texture
• Use coconut water or orange juice instead of plant-based milk for added flavor and nutrition

How to Store

• Fridge – This smoothie is great to make ahead and keep in the fridge for lunchtime or a quick after-workout snack. Make it up to 48 hours in advance. Just give it an extra shake before drinking, some separation is normal.
• Freezer – Freeze individual portions for up to 1 month for best flavor. Thaw then shake before enjoying.

More Tips

• Not Vegan? Use cow’s milk or add whey-based protein powder.
• Gluten-free? Just make sure to select a certified gluten-free brand of oats.
• Want more protein? Add hemp seeds, chia seeds, or a vegan protein powder.

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