Chocolate, Banana, Peanut Smoothie Bowl with Peanut Butter and Date
A thick, filling chocolate and banana smoothie bowl with peanut butter, oats and date for added flavour, texture and nutrition. Whipped up in 5 minutes using store cupboard ingredients and some frozen banana, this fabulous treat tastes rich and decadent whilst at the same time being healthy nutritious and, very importantly, delicious – what an amazing way to start the day
Freeze your fruit in advance
The important thing to remember when making smoothies, is to freeze your fruit in advance. This is how I freeze my fruit:
- peel your fruit, if necessary, and chop into chunks
- lay out on a baking parchment lined baking tray or chopping board, making sure there is a little bit of space in between each piece of fruit. If they freeze in clumps, they can be difficult to break apart and large chunks of frozen fruit are difficult for the blender to break down and may damage the blender engine.
- As soon as the fruit is frozen solid, transfer to sealed containers or freezer bags.
- They should keep for up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Bananas – bananas with a few brown spots on the skin are sweeter and softer and therefore much better for use in these smoothies, than younger bananas. Wait until you can see these spots on the skin before peeling, chopping and freezing.
How to make Chocolate, Banana, Peanut Smoothie Bowl with Peanut Butter and Date
Collect all your ingredients together:
Smoothie, per person –
- frozen banana chunks
- natural yoghurt
- peanut butter
- cocoa powder
- porridge oats
- date
Suggested Toppings –
- sliced fresh banana
- grated chocolate
- chopped peanuts
- desiccated coconut
- peanut butter to drizzle over the top
- raspberries
How to make this wonderful chocolate smoothie bowl:
- Make sure your fruit is frozen in advance. Select your topping ingredients and prepare before you make the smoothie.
- Simply place the frozen banana, the yoghurt, peanut butter, oats and date into a blender.
- Blitz until smooth. You may wish to add a little more yoghurt depending on how thick you like the smoothie.
- Tip into your serving bowl and level the surface.
- Add toppings and eat immediately. I used sliced fresh banana, grated chocolate, chopped peanuts and desiccated coconut.
Smoothie ingredients 
1 Prepare toppings in advance 
2 Place all smoothie ingredients into blender 
3 Blitz until smooth. 
4 Tip into serving bowl and level surface 
5 Add toppings and eat immediately.
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Chocolate, Banana, Peanut Smoothie Bowl with Peanut Butter and Date
Ingredients
Smoothie, per person –
- 140g frozen banana chunks
- 70g natural yoghurt
- 1 – 2 tablespoons peanut butter, crunchy or smooth – to taste
- 1 – 2 tablespoons cocoa powder – to taste
- 1 – 2 tablespoons porridge oats – to taste
- 1 Medjool date, stone removed and chopped into 4
Suggested Toppings –
- sliced fresh banana
- grated chocolate
- chopped peanuts
- desiccated coconut
- peanut butter to drizzle over the top
- fresh raspberries
Instructions
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Make sure your fruit is frozen in advance. (See Recipe Notes for tips on freezing fruit.)
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Select your topping ingredients and prepare before you make the smoothie.
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Simply place the frozen banana, the yoghurt, peanut butter, oats and chopped date into a blender.
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Blitz until smooth. You may wish to add a little more yoghurt depending on how thick you like the smoothie.
-
Tip into your serving bowl and level the surface.
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Add toppings and eat immediately. I used sliced fresh banana, grated chocolate, chopped peanuts and desiccated coconut.
Recipe Notes
Equipment:
- kitchen scales and measuring spoons
- chopping board and knife
- blender
- serving bowl
Freeze your fruit in advance:
The important thing to remember when making smoothies, is to freeze your fruit in advance. This is how I freeze my fruit:
- peel your fruit, if necessary, and chop into chunks
- lay out on a baking parchment lined baking tray or chopping board, making sure there is a little bit of space in between each piece of fruit. If they freeze in clumps, they can be difficult to break apart and large chunks of frozen fruit are difficult for the blender to break down and may damage the blender engine.
- As soon as the fruit is frozen solid, transfer to sealed containers or freezer bags.
- They should keep for up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Bananas – bananas with a few brown spots on the skin are sweeter and softer and therefore much better for use in these smoothies, than younger bananas. Wait until you can see these spots on the skin before peeling, chopping and freezing.
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