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The smoothie of all smoothies…the classic strawberry banana smoothie recipe! With just three ingredients and 5 minutes (thanks to our smoothie time-saving hack), this healthy breakfast is easy to blend up. Here’s the strawberry banana smoothie that I’ve made hundreds of times – I can’t wait for you to try it!
save this recipe!We love smoothies around here. They’re an amazing way to get a huge dose of fruits and veggies before 9 a.m., setting a healthy tone for the rest of the day.
While there’s a time and place for a green smoothie bursting with vegetables, sometimes it’s nice to blend up a simple smoothie that focuses on traditional, ultra-tasty flavors.
You know what I’m talking about: Strawberry Banana, the O.G. smoothie flavor. The perfect blend of fruity berry and creamy banana. Sweet without the sugar, creamy without the yogurt. It’s simple, pure, and so delicious.
Reader rating
“I made my first smoothie today. My husband and I both loved it. Couldn’t have been easier.” —Mares
You’ll need three ingredients
This is just an overview – jump to the recipe card for all measurements and instructions!
- Strawberries: Fresh of frozen work here. You can also substitute blueberries or blackberries!
- Banana: Use fresh or frozen. I like to pre-chop and freeze soon-to-go-bad bananas and store them in my freezer for smoothies. It ensures I never throw away rotten bananas.
- Milk: You can use cow’s or dairy-free milk (like almond milk). Alternatively, you can make this smoothie without milk and use apple or orange juice instead.
Sarah’s Smoothie Tip
To make your smoothie thick, make sure at least one of your fruits is frozen! While ice is nice in adding instant chill and bulk to smoothies, I’ve found that it makes them too watery (not to mention can be hard to blend smoothly). Instead, I like to freeze fruit and throw that into the smoothie to make it thicker and more frosty.
Change It Up
- Don’t Like Banana? The banana can be replaced with 1/4 cup of yogurt (vanilla is delicious in this smoothie!). Or omit it altogether and make this healthy strawberry smoothie.
- Make Popsicles: In the mood for an icy treat? Add a touch of honey then freeze the mixture into homemade popsicles!
- Add Protein: You can add a boost of protein by adding Greek yogurt, protein powder, or even cottage cheese.
- Boost The Nutrition: Add a spoonful of chia or flax seeds for some omega-3 fatty acids, or sneak in veggies with a handful of kale or spinach (while the kale and spinach don’t impact the taste, they will make the smoothie brown-ish). For a truly hidden veggie, add cauliflower to your smoothie!
- Meal Prep Them: You can turn this recipe into smoothie cubes for a meal prep option!
3-Ingredient Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries*, 150g
- 1 banana*
- ½ cup milk, can sub dairy-free milk, orange juice, or apple juice
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients until smooth, adding a touch more milk as needed to reach a texture to your liking.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information calculated by Sarah Bond, degreed nutritionist.
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My daughter is extremely picky, but loves this smoothie! Thank you! 🍓
I give it a 4*. It was pretty good, very easy to make. I just feel like it needed a little something else, but can’t put my finger on it.
This is exactly how I make mine. It’s a very healthy and delicious after school snack for children. Thank you very much for sharing.
i love the simplicity of this recipe sweetheart <3 and i also make my smoothies with limited amount of ingredients …. i also dont add any sugar what so ever if i do its a tsp of maple syrup that i am allowed i have type 2 diabetes and i have manage as of right now with just how i eat i have more better days then not … but if i eat lots of carbs before bed and depends on the carbs i eat there some that dont spike my sugar others go up to a 7 but mainly they are around 4-6 mmol/L so i like finding new ways of making the things i already do so thank you for this and other recipes … much appreciated <3 and to be what you say it is 3 ingredients its 3 ingredients so many times you have someone put its only this or its dairy free, egg free gluten free and turns out its none of that you know so thank you for stating what is in your recipe as it is
take care and ill be definitely looking at the other recipes thank you again have an amazing day/week/year
I’m happy you enjoyed the recipe Maryanne! 🙂
Quick and delicious recipe! It was straight to the point. I have now made smoothies three times in a row since I first tried this recipe three days ago lol! Keep it up! Thank you so much!
Very tasty
Strawberry, banana, tbl spoon honey, scoop of lactose free vanilla ice cream.
Oh yum, that sounds amazing Joseph! 😀
I love this smoothie do much it made my day.
So happy to hear it! Enjoy! 😀
This smoothie is so good it made my day so special although I think it could have some ice in it to make more frozen.
I made this. It was delicious. I used Silk Almond milk, and added about 1/3 cup SF Greek Vanilla yogurt (Chobani). Then added some Chia seeds ( I should hadn’t mixed it in to blender, but I didn’t.I forgot )
I love strawberries and bananas but now even more! I freeze both and added a touch of vanilla and cinnamon. This now has been added to my morning or mid day smoothie! Thanks Sarah!!
Happy you enjoyed it Tami, thanks for cooking with us!