Strawberry Banana Smoothie is a classic smoothie combo. But this recipe has a touch of honey and cinnamon for added nutritional benefits and flavor!
There I was at work, on my break, browsing through the overly priced items at our hospital gift shop. My eyes stopped at the magazines. I know right, a real shocker! I had most of the food magazines on the shelf, except for the newest Food Network one. So I picked it up along with some Worther’s Originals. So out the door I went spending five dollars and something just to occupy my time– for when I wasn’t on the clock, of course. 😉
As I flipped through, I passed lots of “to try” recipes that I bookmarked with little pieces of white paper. And then it happened. I had an idea. Okay, well with a huge thanks to the magazine. There it was, in the center of the magazine, a tiny booklet that said 50 smoothie recipes. I love smoothies! And since my new year resolution is to eat less bread (I know, please pray for me) you can imagine how my breakfast options have dwindled. So with that thought… I LOVE SMOOTHIES!?!
To kick off the first “smoothie” recipe I didn’t want to do anything crazy… or to weird. So we are keeping it simple and smooth… get it? lol. This recipe came from the Food Network booklet in my magazine this month, and since it was second on their list, I thought why the heck not? Strawberry and banana is a pretty safe combination, no? But have you ever added cinnamon to your smoothie? or honey?
To Make This Strawberry Banana Smoothie You will Need:
- vanilla yogurt
- honey
- pinch of cinnamon
- banana, cut into chunks
- 1 cup strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 cup ice
- 1/4 cup whole milk
Ice is key to a thick smoothie and so is frozen fruit, i.e. bananas or strawberries, just keep them frozen for an extra thick drink! Either way, add 1 cup ice or frozen fruit to your blender.
After the ice, add the 6 ounces vanilla yogurt.
To that add 1/2 tablespoon honey.
A pinch of ground cinnamon.
Next add in 1 chopped banana.
And then 1 cup diced strawberries.
Lastly, pour in 1/4 milk.
Secure the lid to your blender and blend it until smooth!
Pour into glasses.
Enjoy! And if you give this recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 banana, cut into chunks
- 1 cup strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 cup ice
- 6 ounces vanilla yogurt
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
- 1 pinch cinnamon
Instructions
- Throw all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until all combined.
- Pour into glass and serve!
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This looks yummy! I got that magazine and have been dying to make some of those…too many options! Now I gotta try one 🙂
Oh man….now I want a smoothie. It's 11:00 at night though….guess I'll wait until the morning 🙂
Great photos!
yumm. i love smoothies! the strawberries are just popping up around here now, can't wait to pick some and try this out.:)
Smoothies are the best way to sneak in those fruit servings and sometimes veggies. This looks so delicious. Yummy!
Can I take you home with me? I just want everything you make. Right now. I have been loving me some Chobani in my morning smoothis too 🙂 ♥- K
This is an awesome strawberry & banana smoothie. I shared my long time favourite Banana & Honey smoothie… http://pimpthatfood.com/banana-honey-smoothie it is a killer 😛
Yumm – we love smoothies!
Just wondering, what kind of blenders do you all have that actually work on ice chunks like that? I've never found ones that work well, at least for long.
delicious looking combination favourite smoothie
I really need to get a freaking blender…
This looks a killer cornbread! Sweet potato, huh? Whodathunkit ?!?
Elizabeth~ I have an Oster, it's from my baby food making days 10 years ago and still going strong!! But when the motor goes, I'm opting for the Vitamix. It's a large chunk of change but worth it! Hope this helps!
That looks fantastic! I think Smoothies will be my new fashion haha I love your recipe, i hope my little blender will hold out!
By the way, i love your blog!
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YUM! We just made this for our 9 year old son who was asking for a strawberry banana smoothie. He loves it! Thank you. 🙂
this smoothie was soooo good! i froze the vanilla yogurt as well for extra thickness. It is now my go-to recipe for a strawberry-banana smoothie 😀
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Strawberry banana smoothie provides a large range of nutrition that can make us healthy. Bananas provide fiber, which protects bowel health and helps regulate digestion of us. The amount of potassium in bananas also makes it a good fruit that can help to decrease kidney stone. Strawberries promote good eyesight and decrease symptoms of arthritis.
Awesome smoothies! Are there any changes if i were to double the smoothie for 4 servings?
I wouldn’t think so. Enjoy!