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A Strawberry Banana Smoothie is perfect for breakfast or snack! It is a copycat of the Strawberries Wild from Jamba Juice and it is so good – but you’re making it at home so it’s cheaper and better for you!
Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe
Smoothies are really fun because they are so customizable. You can change so many of the ingredients to match your lifestyle, like choosing whether or not you want to make it dairy free or if you want to add-in something extra. As long as you have the staple strawberries, bananas and apples–you’re all good!
Apples are so great for smoothies because they add so much flavor, but it’s not overpowering. When it comes to the fruit it can be fresh or frozen, either way this smoothie tastes amazing!
This is an easy recipe with ingredients you probably already have on hand, and you can vary it to fit your needs and likes!
Ingredients Needed
- Unsweetened vanilla almond milk: You can use whatever milk works for you.
- Nonfat vanilla greek yogurt: You can substitute for any yogurt.
- Banana: Freeze ahead of time.
- Strawberries: Can’t have a strawberry smoothie without strawberries!
- Apple slices: Gives a great extra flavor.
- Sweetener of choice optional: Like honey, agave, or stevia.
How to make a strawberry banana smoothie
- Place almond milk (or desired liquid) in the bottom of your blender. Add the yogurt and fruit. Blend until smooth.
- Serve immediately. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
Expert Tips
- If you want something extra, add protein powder!
- Want a sweeter smoothie? Add some honey, agave, or stevia sweetener.
- Slice and freeze your banana and strawberries about 2 hours ahead of time if you don’t already have them frozen. It helps the consistency of the smoothie.
FAQs
No, use whatever fruit you have on hand. Though even if you’re using fresh fruit, you may want to freeze them ahead of time for the consistency of the smoothie.
You can add more yogurt!
The more liquid you have the less thick it will be. If you want it thicker add more of the fruit. Even a little ice can make a smoothie thicker.
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- ¼ to ½ cup (59ml-118ml) unsweetened vanilla almond milk (see note)
- 5.3 ounces (150g) nonfat vanilla greek yogurt (1 single serving cup)
- 1 medium frozen banana (about 3 oz/91g)
- 4-5 frozen sliced strawberries (about 2.5 oz/70g)
- 4-5 apple slices (about 2.5 oz/76g)
- Sweetener of choice optional
Instructions
- Place almond milk (or desired liquid) in the bottom of your blender. Add the yogurt and fruit. Blend until smooth.
- Serve immedaitely. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
Recipe Notes
- Slice and freeze your banana and strawberries about 2 hours ahead of time if you don’t already have them frozen.
- You can use any nondairy milk, nonfat milk, water, or apple juice).
- I like using nongat vanilla greek yogurt but you can use plain, any fat content, any flavor yogurt and even regular (not greek).
- We like using fuji or gala apples but use whatever you normally buy and enjoy
- Want a sweeter smoothie? Add some honey, agave, or stevia sweetner
- Want to add some protein? Add a scoop of your favorite protein powder.
OMG I see you utilized the backlight on these photos like Connie mentioned! Girl I just started some shots yesterday with backlight and it is like a revelation lol. These are so gorgeous girl!
It’s so much harder to get the shot, but when you do it’s SO much better. I’m still working on it, but I’m loving it!
Love this healthier Jamba Juice especially at only $1 a pop. It looks and sounds so good and the apple sounds like such a great idea! Pinning 🙂
After you finish making your smoothie, add water and dish soap to the blender and give it a whirl. It gets all of the extra grime off so all you need to do is rinse it afterwards. Works like a charm!
Haha no! Cleaning a blender is the worst thing! I don’t even know why but it is 🙂 This Jamba Juice copycat looks perfect! Love all the ingredients and how simple it is! Pinned 🙂
So yum! We love smoothes at our house (and uh, duh, Peanut Butter Moo’d is friggin awesome!!!). And we’re BIG jamba fans around here, but we don’t have one near by 🙁 So I’ll totally be using this recipe next time the craving hits! (and nice photos BTW, lookin’ good!!!!!)
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