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This coffee smoothie has everything you need to get from 0 to fully-functioning-adult in minutes: whole grains, fruit, caffeine, and a dollop of protein if you’re feeling it. With over 150 five-star reviews, this smoothie 5-minute masterpiece is about to be your morning go-to.
save this recipe!Sometimes, coffee is enough. But some days your 4 month old puppy wakes you up at 4:30 am and insists on playing until she falls back asleep. So it’s safe to say, sometimes coffee doesn’t always cut it.
And that, my friends, is why we have a coffee smoothie.
This coffee smoothie has everything you need to get from 0 to fully functioning adults in minutes. We’re talking caffeine, whole grains, fruit, and even some nut butter! Blend it all up in under 5 minutes for an epic breakfast to fuel your morning.
Reader rating
“WOW!!!! This is the best breakfast or early morning snack ever! I added cacao nibs and sometimes omit the coffee and it tastes like I’m drinking a cookie! Thank you for this lifesaver recipe!” —Bry
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This is just an overview – jump to the recipe card for measurements and full instructions!
- Chilled Coffee: Make coffee as you usually would, then chill it in the fridge for a few hours until cold. You can also make cold brew coffee and use it here, or simply buy a bottle of iced coffee mix. Decaf coffee also works well if you’re just wanting the coffee flavor (without the jitters).
- Banana: For the best possible smoothie, peel, cut, and freeze your banana prior to making this smoothie. It will provide natural frostiness and sweetness!
- Oats: Rolled or instant oats add thickness and help to make this smoothie ultra filling.
- Milk: Feel free to use whatever milk you have on hand here.
- Nut Butter (Optional): For a punch of protein and healthy fats, add a spoonful of your favorite nut butter, like almond or peanut butter.
Sarah’s Tip
While the banana brings some sweetness to this smoothie, you can sweeten it up more with a drizzle of honey, maple syrup, brown sugar, non-sugar sweeteners, or a Medjool date!
Switch It Up
- Veganize it: Make this smoothie vegan easily by using plant-based milk, like almond milk or oat milk.
- Smoothie without bananas: Make it without banana by subbing in 1/4 cup of coconut milk and adding a few ice cubes.
- More protein: Add protein to your smoothie by adding a spoonful of nut butter (like almond butter or peanut butter), or by adding a scoop of protein powder.
- More nutrients: Seeds! Chia seeds, flax seeds, and hemp seeds are all great additions to this smoothie. I recommend adding 1 Tbsp of seeds.
- Flavor enhancers: While this smoothie rocks your socks as is, you can level it up even more by adding cocoa powder or vanilla extract.
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Wake Me Up Coffee Smoothie (With Oats And Banana)
Ingredients
- 1 banana, previously sliced and frozen
- ½ cup strong brewed coffee, 120 mL, chilled
- ½ cup milk, 120 mL, any variety
- ¼ cup rolled oats, 25 g
- Optional: spoonful of nut butter
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth, adding more milk as necessary to reach a consistency to your liking. Set blender speed to high for the creamiest texture. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is calculated by Sarah Bond, degreed nutritionist, and should be taken as an estimate. For the most accurate nutritional information, calculate it using the actual ingredients in your recipe.
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Hubby and I love this recipe ❣️ thanks
You can use frozen coffee cubes instead of ice and it want dilute you coffee flavor.
Yep, that would be tasty! 😀
Delicious and perfect for the morning ! Amazing website btw !
Taste more like a banana smoothie with a bit of coffee even with an expresso.
So good! I added some plant-based chocolate protein powder! It’s a great addition! Thank you!
I also add vegan chocolate protein powder. I add a few other things, but I love the coffee smoothie. I’ve been making this, for about 6 months.
I love this recipe! I have been making it everyday for the last few weeks! I was just wondering if the ‘Nutrition Information’ is based on the recipe adding nut butter or without? Thank you!
I added 1/2 tbs of peanut butter and a 1/2 tbs of cocoa powder…wow, this came out great!
Thank you for sharing your recipes in such a fun way😋
WOW!!!! This is the best breakfast or early morning snack ever! I added cacao nibs and sometimes omit the coffee and it tastes like I’m drinking a cookie! Thank you for this lifesaver recipe!
Thank you Sarah for sharing the nice recipe for Wake Me Up Coffee Smoothie. I am fond of this coffee smoothie now with a little change. Instead of butter, I use ghee. Ghee in coffee benefits are multiple in number and you don’t have to fear dairy allergy also with ghee.