Strawberry Banana Smoothie
on Jul 17, 2021, Updated Apr 02, 2024
This Strawberry Banana Smoothie recipe is made with just three ingredients. A light and refreshing healthy smoothie that tastes delicious!
This strawberry banana smoothie is so easy to make!
With just 3 ingredients and a blender, you can make this at home in just 5 minutes. Kids and adults alike will love this smoothie recipe!
Strawberry and banana is such a classic favorite flavor combination, just like the favorite peanut butter banana smoothie.
It’s one of my favorite smoothies to drink and always hits the spot. Perfect for a mid day snack or to cool off in the hot summer months.
Strawberry Banana Smoothie Ingredients
- Frozen strawberries: do not use fresh strawberries
- Frozen bananas: adds that super creamy texture to the smoothie
- Milk: any variety
How to make a Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Step 1: add your milk of choice to the bottom of a high speed blender. Adding the milk first to the blender will help it blend easier.
You will need a high powered blender to make this recipe, as it is quite thick and a normal blender would most likely not be able to handle it.
Step 2: Add your frozen strawberries and bananas over the milk, and blend it all up!
This strawberry banana smoothie is super thick, so you might need to stop blending and use a spoon to mix it all around. Be patient, it will blend!
I gladly take a few extra minutes to help the smoothie blend instead of adding more milk. As far as smoothies go, the thicker the better in my opinion!
Tips for Success
- Add your milk to the blender first: This will help make sure the blender works the best that it can, and has easy access to the liquid of the recipe.
- Add more milk if necessary: If you do not have a high speed blender, you may need to add more milk to make it not as thick so that the blender can handle mixing the smoothie up.
How to make a Smoothie thicker
- Use frozen fruit: frozen fruit is key to making a smoothie thicker
- Use less liquid: Adding too much liquid can make your smoothie watery. Start with less and add more if necessary.
- Use a high-speed blender: a high speed blender is important for getting a thick smoothie texture. Its sharp blades can blend frozen fruit without much liquid and turn it into a thick and creamy smoothie.
What kind of milk to use
You can use any kind of milk in this recipe. Here are some ideas:
- Soy milk
- Whole milk
- 2% milk
- Skim milk
- Coconut milk
- Oat milk
- Almond Milk
- Cashew Milk
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Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 4 cups frozen strawberries
- 1 cup frozen banana chunks
- 1 cup milk of choice, see notes
Instructions
- Add the milk to the bottom of your high speed blender
- Add strawberries and frozen bananas on top of the milk
- Blend on high speed until smooth, scraping down the edges if necessary
How many grams/ounces of frozen strawberries are there in 4 cups?
really good i used a ninja works good
5 Stars!!!! Simple, healthy, and delicious. I made a batch for my daughter, wife, and myself. I put a little more bananas than strawberries and it came out tasting perfect.
So glad your family enjoyed the recipe!
I used a fresh banana and frozen strawberries, that way it is not quite as thick by just as good.
I found that if you throw the whole mixed batch of unfrozen fruit into the freezer for 15-20 mix again and maybe back in the freezer for another 10 min will give that frozen fruit texture without tearing up your regular mixer.
Great recipe! I made a few adjustments for my taste……very simply…..1 small banana, 5-6 strawberries, a shot of honey, crushed ice and a generous splash of skim milk! Still pretty thick, but I could drink it with a straw!
Do you really only use 1 cup of banana chunks? Seems like that would only be about 4 chunks or less.
Yes, that is correct. Probably equates to one small banana or 1/2 of a large one.
Tastes like ice cream, so good!
Hi,
This recipe looks great. Can I use Greek yogurt (instead of milk or half milk half Greek yogurt)? Or would that make it too thick? I want to added protein & healthy bacteria.
Thanks
I think it would make it too thick to sub for milk, but you could always add some greek yogurt in, and a little additional milk + the original amount to make it not too thick. It would still taste great!
Very delicious , i made my this morning and had it after my workout!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Looks delicious and healthy for stomach. Thanks for the recipe!