Fruit smoothies are a year-round favorite at my house, but if you ask me this chocolate peanut butter smoothie is the best way to start off the day! Chocolate peanut butter cups for breakfast?? Yes, please!

This chocolate peanut butter smoothie recipe is filled with protein from the peanut butter and chia seeds and its definitely one of my favorite flavor combinations. It's an easy smoothie recipe that you can make in just a few minutes. Literally throw everything in a high-speed blender and seconds later you have a delicious smoothie that tastes like Reese's peanut butter cups.

Seriously, it has the creamy texture of a milkshake, so you could probably convince yourself it is a dessert! LOL

Two glasses of chocolate peanut butter smoothie sitting on a white table next to a spoon covered with melted chocolate.

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Why You'll Love This Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Recipe
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How to Make a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
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Why You'll Love This Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Recipe

EASE: Throw everything into the blender and process. It doesn't get any easier than that and easy is something we all need in the morning!
SATISFYING: With the protein from the peanut butter and chia seeds, this smoothie will fill you up and keep you going all morning long.
TASTY: This peanut butter and chocolate smoothie tastes and looks like a milkshake. What more is there to say?

Ingredient Notes

This delicious smoothie takes only six simple ingredients!

Ingredients for a chocolate peanut butter smoothie sitting on a concrete counter.

Banana - Like most smoothies, this one uses frozen banana for the sweet creamy base ingredient.
Peanut Butter - Creamy peanut butter marries perfectly with bananas and chocolate. The type of peanut butter is not important, either natural peanut butter or the no stir type will work. If you prefer, you can use almond butter or cashew butter instead.
Milk - Use your milk of choice. I like to use oat milk or almond milk in this recipe, but any non-dairy or dairy milk will work fine. For a thicker smoothie, you can reduce the milk to 1 cup.
Chia Seeds - Chia seeds add more protein and fiber to this smoothie. They also help to amp up the creamy factor as they gel up when submerged in liquid.
Honey - I have used just a little bit of honey to naturally sweeten this smoothie. Bananas are pretty sweet on their own, so you don't need much. You could also use maple syrup or agave syrup if you prefer.
Dark Chocolate - A little chocolate for breakfast always kicks the day off right for me! Measure with your heart :)

See the recipe card for full ingredient list with quantities.

Variations

PROTEIN: Add more protein by incorporating your favorite protein powder.
SEEDS: Replace the chia seeds with hemp seeds or flax seeds.
COLLAGEN: Get your daily dose of collagen by mixing in a little collagen powder.
MORE CHOCOLATE: Add 1 Tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder to the blender to add even more chocolate flavor to this smoothie. Top with extra pieces of chocolate or mini chocolate chips too!
YOGURT: Add up to ½ Cup of Greek yogurt.

How to Make a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

Besides the amazing chocolate and peanut butter flavor, the best part about this creamy smoothie is how easy it is to make.

Peanut butter, bananas, chia seeds, honey and milk inside a blender.

STEP 1: Melt the chocolate and drizzle it down the insides of your glass. Place the glass in the refrigerator while you mix your smoothie.
STEP 2: Add the frozen bananas, peanut butter, milk, chia seeds and honey to a blender and blend until smooth.
STEP 3: Pour into your chilled glass and serve.

Expert Tip

Make sure the liquid is added to the blender first, so the mixing blade can move freely.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

This delicious chocolate peanut butter smoothie is a protein packed way to start your morning. It tastes just like your favorite peanut butter cups in smoothie form!

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings 8-ounce servings

Equipment

1 Highspeed Blender

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons Dark Chocolate chopped
1 ¼ Cups Milk can sub non-dairy milk
¾ Cup Peanut Butter
2 Banana frozen
2 teaspoons Chia Seeds
2 teaspoons Honey or Maple Syrup

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Instructions

Place the chocolate into a microwave safe dish and heat on 50% power until melted, about 1-2 minutes.
3 Tablespoons Dark Chocolate
Use a spoon to drizzle a little melted chocolate down the sides of the glasses and place the glasses in the refrigerator until the smoothie is ready.
1 ¼ Cups Milk, ¾ Cup Peanut Butter, 2 Banana, 2 teaspoons Chia Seeds, 2 teaspoons Honey
Place the milk, bananas, peanut butter, chia seeds and honey in a high speed blender. Blend until it's smooth. If it's too thick for your taste, you can add a little more milk.
Pour the smoothie into the cold glasses and serve.

Notes

VARIATIONS:

PROTEIN: Add more protein by incorporating your favorite protein powder.

SEEDS: Replace the chia seeds with hemp seeds or flax seeds.

COLLAGEN: Get your daily dose of collagen by mixing in a little collagen powder.

MORE CHOCOLATE: Add 1 Tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder to the blender to add even more chocolate flavor to this smoothie. Top with extra pieces of chocolate or mini chocolate chips too!

YOGURT: Add up to ½ Cup of Greek yogurt.

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