High Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
This easy chocolate PB smoothie is the perfect grab and go smoothie for your next meal or snack! Full of decadent chocolate and peanut butter flavors, you'll never know that this smoothie secretly has fruit, vegetables, and over 40 grams of protein that are all blended into one delicious recipe!
One thing about me is that you can find me sipping on smoothies year round. Hot or cold. Rain or shine. Smoothies have always been this dietitians go to easy meal or nutritious snack, especially when I’m in a hurry and really want to get in some extra fruits and veggies in my day!
You will find a plethora of balanced smoothie recipes on my blog from my orange creamisicle to my popular banana and cinnamon smoothie and many flavors in between! If you try one of these recipes, you’ll quickly see that I like a thick creamy smoothie almost as much as I like a high protein smoothie.
While I enjoy an almost spoon-worthy smoothie, I have had many requests for a thinner smoothie recipe. The people asked, I listened, and I came up with this high protein chocolate PB smoothie recipe that I know you will love!
It’s quick and easy, high in protein, and is blended with frozen fruits and vegetables to add an extra boost of nutrition… plus, it’s thinner consistency makes it the perfect high protein smoothie recipe to blend together and head out the door!
While you can always adjust the portions of your liquid or frozen ingredients to create an even thinner or thicker smoothie, this recipe is delicious as it is and I know you will love it. Let’s get to it!
Why you’ll love this chocolate peanut butter smoothie:
You’ll love this easy chocolate peanut butter smoothie recipe because it is:
High protein: This recipe has protein coming from a Chocolate Core Power (you could sub this for chocolate fair life milk or just white milk if you didn’t have chocolate) and a chocolate protein powder of your choice. As written, this recipe has roughly 45 grams of protein!!
Thinner consistency: As written, this recipe will give you a “straw-worthy” smoothie that is perfect for sipping on the go. If you prefer a thicker consistency, simply add a full frozen banana or add less of the milk or core power to thicken it up.
Blended with frozen fruit: I tend to use frozen fruit and vegetables as the “ice” of my smoothies. This is a chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie and also has the option to add in a medjool date for sweetness as well. Did you know medjool dates are a fresh fruit? Fun fact!
A serving of vegetables: One of my all time favorite ingredients to add to just about any smoothie that I make it frozen riced cauliflower. It blends like the ice would in your smoothies but enhances the texture and adds a bit more nutrition without changing the flavor.
All you need is a blender: Simply add all of your ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth! I always use my ninja individual blender cups which come with a lid to make any smoothie extra convenient.
Customizable: This smoothie is around 560 calories (which will vary depending on brands and products you use) but you could always adjust portions, product types, and even ingredients to make that calorie and macronutrient information work better for your own personal needs.
You’re going to love this high protein smoothie recipe. Now let’s get into the ingredients you will need to make it!
Ingredients you’ll need to blend up a chocolate pb smoothie:
This easy chocolate pb smoothie comes together with just a few ingredients like:
Chocolate Core Power: We won’t use the entire bottle and you could also sub the Core Power out for Fairlife Chocolate milk OR unflavored milk if you wanted less chocolate flavor.
Chocolate Protein Powder: Use any brand of your choice! I typically add a whey protein powder to my smoothies and my favorite at the moment is the 100% gold standard whey protein.
Peanut Butter: Add this to taste. You could also swap the peanut butter out for PBFit powder if you wanted some of the peanut butter flavor but lower the calories.
Frozen Banana: You could use fresh if you didn’t have frozen. Adding fresh fruit instead of frozen fruit will also give you an even thinner consistency.
Frozen riced cauliflower: The easiest way to add some volume and nutrition to your smoothies is by blending in frozen riced cauliflower as the “ice”. Trust me on this one, it will become your favorite hack for smoothies!
Medjool dates: An optional addition if you wanted to add some sweetness to your smoothie.
That’s it!
Step by Step Instructions:
Now let’s walk through how to make this easy chocolate pb smoothie… because it’s ready in just two steps:
1) Add all of your ingredients to a blender or blender cup.
2) Blend until smooth. Make sure you REALLY blend it to ensure that the cauliflower is fully smooth and doesn’t create a gritty texture.l
3) Either pour your chocolate peanut butter smoothie into a glass or drink it straight from your blender cup as you head out the door. Enjoy!
Swaps, substitutions, and serving suggestions:
This protein peanut butter and chocolate smoothie can be served in so many different ways. Some other ideas are to:
Skip the Core Power: You can easily swap out the core power recommendation for a liquid of your choice like chocolate fair life milk, unflavored milk, or a milk alternative.
Swap your fruit: This is a chocolate peanut butter and banana smoothie recipe but you could swap the frozen banana out for other fruits that pair well with chocolate and peanut butter such as frozen strawberries or frozen raspberries.
Skip the frozen cauliflower: I recommend adding frozen riced cauliflower to almost all of my smoothie recipes but you could skip this and add a few pieces of ice instead!
Swap the peanut butter for PBFit: Worried about the calorie content? Swap your peanut butter for PBFit to get the peanut butter flavors but with lower calorie content.
Add cocoa powder: If you want this chocolate PB smoothie to be EXTRA chocolatey then I would add 1 tbsp of cocoa powder or even sprinkle in some chocolate chips before you blend your ingredients.
Swap the medjool dates for a different sweetener: Medjool dates are a fresh fruit and truly taste like natures caramel… which is why I often use them as a natural sweetener in my recipes. You could sub the medjool dates for maple syrup, honey, or another sweetener.
Make this recipe your own and tag me on instagram with any fun ideas you come up with!
Recipe FAQ:
What frozen riced cauliflower do you use?
You could certainly buy frozen riced cauliflower from the freezer section itself but it is typically recommended that most frozen vegetables are cooked prior to eating them.
Since we will be including frozen riced cauliflower that has not been cooked, I tend to buy the bags of pre-washed riced cauliflower from the refrigerated section of the grocery store and then freezing them myself. Make sure you blend these enough for a creamy texture!
What are the macros of this smoothie?
Macro facts will change depending on the brands of products you use but this smoothie recipe (with 2 tbsp of peanut butter) has approximately 560 calories, 52 grams of carbs, 20 grams of fat, and 48 grams of protein.
As always, you can switch up the portions of every ingredient to make the macros work for your own personal needs.
How can I thicken up this smoothie recipe?
If you are like me and prefer your smoothies a little bit thicker then I would recommend adding a full frozen banana to this recipe (instead of just half) or adding 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of your liquid of choice to thicken this up!
Other high protein smoothie recipes you will love:
Adding protein to smoothies doesn’t have to be difficult and it doesn’t mean you need to add protein powder. Here are some of my favorite high protein smoothie recipes that have a variety of protein types:
Orange Creamsicle Smoothie
Banana Cinnamon and Date Smoothie
Peaches and Cream Cottage Cheese Smoothie
High Protein Tropical Green Smoothie
Blueberry Raspberry Smoothie
Strawberry and Cottage Cheese Fruit Smoothie
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie (High Protein!)
Ingredients
Instructions
- Add all of your ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy!
*All nutrition information has been approximated. Results may vary depending on brands used and serving size.
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I’m a Registered Dietitian and busy toddler mom committed to bringing you delicious, nutritious, and easy-to-make recipes!