It’s time for the Peanut Butter Bash! This time our ingredients were Peanut Butter and Quinoa, which is a great motivator for a healthy treat. I came up with a Healthy Peanut Butter Milkshake. It’s gluten free, and if you use almond or cashew milk instead of the whipping cream mentioned in my recipe, you can make it totally vegan.
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Healthy Peanut Butter Milkshake
- Yield: 10 1x
Ingredients
- 2 frozen bananas
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup quinoa, cooked
- 1/4 cup whipping cream (or almond or cashew milk)
- a dash of cinnamon
- Optional: whipped cream and mini chocolate chips for topping)
Instructions
- Peel the bananas before putting them in the freezer. Freeze for about 2 hours.
- Add all the ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Drink
- Cuisine: American
This milkshake doesn’t use ice cream. Instead one of my secret ingredients is frozen bananas! Got bananas that are about to go bad? Peel them, put them in a ziplock bag, and just pop them in the freezer for a couple of hours. Then they’re ready! Frozen bananas made this shake taste creamy, thick, and delicious!
My second secret ingredient? Quinoa! It’s great to add to smoothies and shakes, and your kids will never know! It’s so versatile and can be served both hot and cold. It’s packed with 8 g of protein and 6 g of fiber per cup when cooked. It’s also a good source of iron! It’s great addition for a protein packed shake.
I buy these ready cooked quinoa cups for my husband’s lunch. Each one has 1 cup of quinoa, so I keep one in the fridge and just dole it out a 1/4 cup at a time for these shakes.
My kids devour these milkshakes every time I make them. It’s great for an after school snack to keep them from grazing until dinner, and it’s great for on the go, too.
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Here are the other peanut butter and quinoa creations!
Protein Packed Granola (with Peanut Butter and Quinoa) from Ellie of Peanut Butter and Ellie
Maple Peanut Butter Quinoa Pudding from Miranda of Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt
Peanut Butter Sauce Quinoa Power Bowls from Emma of Bake Then Eat
Looking for more peanut butter recipes? Try these:
- Butterfinger Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies
- Cinnamon Banana Doodle Muffins
- Peanut Butter & Jelly Donuts
- Vegan Peanut Butter Pie
17 comments
I LOVE bananas in smoothies. And peanut butter! I’ve never ever tried quinoa in a smoothie though. I need to now that I see it can be done!
I can’t WAIT to try this smoothie (with almond milk)! I’ll probably make quinoa one night and use the extras in this smoothie the next morning. It looks really filling which is great!
Thank you for this creative recipe. I pinned it!
Not really a PB fan, but my son might like this. He loves Reese’s so… xD And since he’s been on a milkshake bender lately, I could try this out on him. Thanks for the idea!
I love anything with peanut butter! I am going to make this today!
These are interesting flavors. I know that if I get a milkshake with quinoa in it, the chocolate chips and whipped cream better not be optional 🙂 I will have to give this a go – must eat healthier!
This sounds divine!! I need to make it asap, I love peanut butter smoothies… I love peanut butter anything, actually 🙂
I love peanut butter and this shake looks and sounds sooo delicious! I definitely want to try this recipe! I love those straws, too (I have the same ones!) 🙂
I love that this taste like a dessert but is actually healthy. How awesome.
This drink looks so good! I always have peanut butter in my smoothies – must try this recipe.
Yummm.. It looks so delicious!! I will try to make this healthy milk shake in my kitchen too!!
These look so delicious – I can’t believe they are healthy! Thank you for sharing. Kaz 🙂
My son is the Peanut Butter bandit in my household. He eats it with everything. I bet he would love this milkshake.
I love peanut butter but never had a milkshake like this before. Thanks for the recipe definitely trying it out tomorrow.
I have to make this… like now! It looks amazing and I love peanut butter. I have never had a milkshake like this!
I am not a peanut butter fan but looking at your milkshakes, it makes me want to try it ASAP!
The frozen banana is genius!
This sounds amazing. This is totally healthy, minus the whipped of course. 😉
That looks too decadent to be healthy…but I know it is! I love the straws 😉
Butterfinger Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies sound amazing. I love dipping my desserts so this is a great one to add into the mix.