There’s nothing better than a classic strawberry banana smoothie! This one has Greek yogurt for an added protein boost.
I love smoothies, but it seems like every time I try to just throw ingredients in the blender, I’m left with a subpar smoothie with an off color. Can you relate?
That’s why it’s key to have a few tried and true basic smoothie recipes that always taste yummy – go-to recipes that you can build off of if you’re feeling creative.
This strawberry banana smoothie recipe is a great example. The combo of strawberry and banana is such a classic and tastes so delicious on it’s own, but there’s definitely room to experiment and make it your own if you want!
How to Make a Strawberry Banana Smoothie
It doesn’t get much easier than this! You only need a few simple ingredients:
frozen banana – be sure to peel the banana before freezing
strawberries – fresh or frozen will work
milk – I like to use unsweetened almond milk, but any milk will do
yogurt – adding a little yogurt boosts the protein and makes this smoothie more filling
honey – this is optional, but it does help balance out the tart yogurt flavor
After you gather your smoothie ingredients, just add them to your blender and blend until everything is combined and the smoothie is super creamy.
Once everything is blended and smooth, simply pour your smoothie into a glass and enjoy! I love serving mine with a stainless steel straw.
How Much Sugar is in a Strawberry Banana Smoothie?
Because strawberry banana smoothies are mostly fruit, they do tend to have a good amount of sugar. This homemade strawberry banana smoothie has 19 grams of sugar (without the honey). This is natural sugar (coming from the fruit and yogurt) and 19 grams is way less than most smoothies you can order at a smoothie shop. For instance, the Starbucks Strawberry Banana Smoothie has 58 grams of sugar! The daily sugar intake recommendation for an average adult is about 25 grams of sugar day, even if it’s coming from natural sources. Just something to be aware of!
As I mentioned before, you should skip the honey if you want to keep this smoothie lower in sugar. And feel free to add in protein powder to amp up the protein if you are enjoying this for breakfast or as a post-workout snack.
If you try this strawberry banana smoothie recipe, please be sure to leave a comment and star rating below to let me know how it turns out! Your feedback is super helpful for the EBF team and other EBF followers.
There’s nothing better than a classic strawberry banana smoothie! This one has Greek yogurt for an added protein boost.
Ingredients
1 banana, peeled and frozen
3 fresh or frozen strawberries
1/3 cup milk (I like almond milk)
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt*
1 teaspoon honey (optional)
Instructions
Place all ingredients in a high-powered blender and blend until smooth and creamy. The honey is optional. You can make it without the honey, taste and then add it if you’d like the smoothie to be a little sweeter. Serve immediately.
The first time I made this recipe I added 🍯 honey. 5 stars! It was delicious! The second time I made it with out honey and it wasn’t bad at all, honey gave it the sweet taste. But since I’m sticking to watching my sugar I will continue to go without it. I did however only had regular yogurt at home, I will use greek yogurt next time and see how the taste might be different. But overall, love it!
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This one is so good! And that bit of honey takes it over the top!
★★★★★
So glad you loved this smoothie, Kelly. Thanks for coming back to leave a review.
The first time I made this recipe I added 🍯 honey. 5 stars! It was delicious! The second time I made it with out honey and it wasn’t bad at all, honey gave it the sweet taste. But since I’m sticking to watching my sugar I will continue to go without it. I did however only had regular yogurt at home, I will use greek yogurt next time and see how the taste might be different. But overall, love it!
★★★★★
Yay!! So glad you loved this smoothie, Nanci. 🙂
Love this combo! So fast and simple to have a great drink to enjoy 🙂
This smoothie was yummy!!!
★★★★★
Does the Nutrition info include the honey? Thank you!
The nutrition facts don’t include the honey.