I have a huge smoothie for breakfast almost every day, but I’ve never made a smoothie bowl before and I’m in love! This kind of smoothie is served in a bowl (instead of a jar or a glass) with fruits, nuts or seeds on top and is also thicker.
I don’t make or buy peanut butter very often because is really addictive and I can’t stop to eat until the jar is empty. I prefer homemade peanut butter because is healthier and tastes better, in addition, it’s expensive and hard to find here in Spain. Anyway, if you don’t like peanut butter, use another kind of nut butter or remove it.
This smoothie bowl is made with carob powder, but you can also use unsweetened cocoa powder instead. Carob powder is healthier because is caffeine free, but I think cocoa tastes better.
Feel free to use other sweetener instead of the dates, or other plant milk or even water or coconut water instead of the rice milk. Make your own homemade plant milk, they’re usually cheaper and taste amazing.
I used 4 bananas to make the smoothie, 2 of them were frozen. If your blender isn’t powerful, you can use only regular bananas or just blend the rest of the ingredients before adding the chopped frozen bananas.
There are so many toppings you can add like fresh fruit, dried fruits, nuts, seeds, chocolate or peanut butter. I added a sliced banana, shredded coconut, chopped chocolate (chocolate chips work also great), peanuts and sesame seeds.
In Spain, many kids have a big bowl of store bought breakfast cereals with cow milk every morning and this is not a healthy and nutritious breakfast. This smoothie bowl is a great alternative and the kids like it because they love chocolate and peanut butter. It’s also a perfect dessert, because is similar to a vegan chocolate custard.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Bowl
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: Vegan
This chocolate peanut butter smoothie bowl is perfect for breakfast or just like a dessert. The kids love it!
Ingredients
- ½ cup rice milk (125 ml)
- 4 bananas (2 of them were frozen)
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 8 tbsp carob powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
- 8 dates
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. If your blender isn’t powerful, you can use only regular bananas or just blend the rest of the ingredients before adding the chopped frozen bananas.
- Add your favorite toppings. I added a sliced banana, shredded coconut, chopped dark chocolate, peanuts and sesame seeds.
Wendy @ The Nomadic Vegan says
February 20, 2015 at 20:37Ooh, this sounds amazing! I normally just make green smoothies, but chocolate and peanut butter is the best flavour combination ever.
Iosune says
February 21, 2015 at 09:23Hi Wendy! This smoothie tastes amazing!!!! I you like chocolate and PB, you need to try this!
Louise says
February 21, 2015 at 00:04I can’t wait to try this!
Iosune says
February 21, 2015 at 09:23Hi Louise! I hope you like it!
Linda says
February 21, 2015 at 09:57Could you please post the amount of calories you would consume by eating this? And in the recipies where the nutritional information is missing?
Iosune says
February 23, 2015 at 18:54Hi Linda! I’m not sharing the nutritional information anymore, but you could use this amazing web https://www.caloriecount.com/ Have a nice day!
Amy says
March 1, 2015 at 03:50Is this for one serving? 4 bananas is a lot for one person if it is!
Iosune says
March 2, 2015 at 10:13Hi Amy! This is for 2 or 4 servings depending if you’re going to eat it as a breakfast or as a dessert, althoguh I eat a lot of fruit, so 4 bananas is not a lot for me 🙂
Summer says
March 10, 2015 at 05:26I really love banana and pb especially with dark chocolate!! Cant wait to try this tommorow!! 😀
Iosune says
March 10, 2015 at 09:09Hi Summer! I hope you like it!!!
Amandine says
March 12, 2015 at 12:50Hello!
I was looking on the net detox juices and smoothies and there I discovered your blog and your smoothie and wow ! Not really detox ? But so déliceux !!!!
there is everything I love about this recipe
So much for detox !
Thank you for your recipes .
I am French
sorry for writing
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Iosune says
March 13, 2015 at 09:59Hi Amandine! Thanks a lot for your kind words 🙂
Michele @ Two Raspberries says
May 22, 2015 at 04:56this looks amazinggg!!! yummmm 😉 totally need to try this PINNED!
Iosune says
May 22, 2015 at 11:12Thank you so much Michele!!! 🙂
missy says
May 22, 2015 at 06:59Can I substitute coconut, soy, or almond milk??
Iosune says
May 22, 2015 at 11:13Hi Missy! You can use your favorite plant milk 🙂
Jordyn says
June 13, 2015 at 05:08My mom and I have been on a smoothie fix for a couple of months, we have to try this one. I love chocolate & peanut butter.
Iosune says
June 13, 2015 at 09:43Hi Jordyn! I hope you like it 😉
Tiffany says
August 24, 2015 at 19:29Hi there – I stumbled onto this recipe and have to say I am intrigued! Chocolate and peanut butter are clearly the best duo in food history, but I have to ask – how much do you notice the banana flavor? I am one of those weird people that just cant stand the taste of bananas. Is there anything else I could swap it out for? Thanks so much!
Iosune says
August 30, 2015 at 11:26Hi Tifanny! You can add more peanut butter and chocolate, or you can also use another fruit instead of the bananas, like pears or mango 🙂
Dulce Johnson says
January 23, 2016 at 16:19This is the best! Thank you for sharing this recipe, it’s helped conquer my sweet tooth in a much healthier way 🙂
Iosune says
January 25, 2016 at 12:19Hi Dulce! Thanks a lot 😀 Have a nice day!
Darim says
February 23, 2016 at 18:13Hi! What can I replace the dates with?
Iosune says
February 29, 2016 at 12:28Hi Darim! Feel free to use any other sweetener instead 😉 I also love maple syrup and coconut sugar 😀
Heather says
April 5, 2016 at 21:37I thought about using honey, but how much would equal 8 dates?
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Iosune says
April 11, 2016 at 12:11Hi Heather! We’re vegans, so we don’t consume honey 🙂
Aneesha says
March 22, 2016 at 13:39Hi, any idea if this would work if I just used skimmedmilk?
Iosune says
March 25, 2016 at 09:17Hi Aneesha! We are vegans so we don’t consume milk. You should try plant milks, they’re much healthier and also cruelty-free. Have a nice day!
Cecile says
April 7, 2016 at 09:01Omnomnom i just ate this for breakfast, and it was amazing! I used soy milk, and unfrozen bananas, and it was really tasty. I’m just venturing into vegan eating, following the “Vegan before 6” principle, and have been seeing lots of recipes with dates in it. I’m not a huge dried date fan and was worried that I wouldn’t like the taste, but you can’t even taste them here.
Thanks for the recipe!
Iosune says
April 11, 2016 at 12:13Hi Cecile! You’re welcome 🙂 If you don’t like dates, you can use any other sweetener instead 🙂
Michelle says
April 12, 2016 at 21:31I am hoping to make this tonight to share with my kiddos. I don’t currently have dates at home. Can you give me an approximation for how much maple syrup or agave to substitute for the dates?
I look forward to diving into your other recipes as well!
Iosune says
April 22, 2016 at 16:43Hi Michelle! I’m so sorry, but I don’t know the how much agave you should use, but just add it gently until the smoothie is sweet enough for you 😉 Hope you like it!
Gina says
June 15, 2016 at 08:53Can you use PB2 in this? How would you substitute it for peanut butter, just add extra liquid?
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Iosune says
June 21, 2016 at 09:11Hi Gina! I’ve never tried PB2, so I can’t help you, sorry!
Aly says
June 15, 2016 at 22:15I love bananas but cannot stand dates! Can I substitute them for anything else? (apples?)
Iosune says
June 21, 2016 at 09:12Hi Aly! Use any other sweetener, maple syrup and coconut sugar are my favorite ones 🙂
Katie says
December 10, 2016 at 16:31Made this but added raw spinach. It turned it kind of a gross color, but you can’t taste the spinach at all! Just a helpful hint for anyone looking to get more greens in their diet.
Iosune says
December 14, 2016 at 18:12Hi Katie! It’s a great idea 🙂 Thanks a lot for your comment!
Calli says
March 11, 2017 at 17:56I really want a thicker version of this. What would you recommend to make it thicker?
Iosune says
March 15, 2017 at 10:08Hi Calli! You could add more frozen bananas and less milk 🙂
Jen W. says
January 23, 2019 at 23:57Try adding some oats. It will make it thicker and add nutrients.
Iosune says
January 25, 2019 at 10:09Hi Jen! Thanks a lot for your comment 🙂
Emma Rose says
October 29, 2017 at 16:32Delicious! I made it with 1 banana as 4 is too sweet for me.
Iosune says
October 30, 2017 at 09:52Hi Emma! Thanks a lot 🙂 Have a nice day!
Wren says
January 24, 2018 at 22:24Good recipe, made a few tweaks though. Very sweet so I would halve the dates next time. I added a bit more soy milk and one gluten free weetbix for a breakfast. Also used half the amount of cocoa powder and was definitely chocolaty enough. This would make a great dessert (without the weetbix) and I’ll be trying it with frozen bananas next time as I didn’t have any this time. Thanks for the great recipe.
Iosune says
January 31, 2018 at 14:10Hi Wren! Sounds amazing 🙂 You’re so welcome!
Robina says
January 22, 2019 at 12:00Amazing although I found you don’t need that much cacao. I also added a small amount of LSA. Thanks for this go to breakfast recipe I use all the time!
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Iosune says
January 23, 2019 at 08:09Hi Robina! You’re so welcome 🙂