This 3-Ingredient Strawberry Banana Smoothie is as creamy and delicious as it is fast and easy! It’s got just the right amount of sweetness and is perfectly satisfying, plus it takes only a couple quick minutes to throw together.
Strawberries and bananas are a classic combo for good reason! The bright, fruity strawberry flavor and the rich, almost fatty flavor and texture of the banana just bring out the best in each other! Throw in some good quality unsweetened non-dairy milk to bring it all together, and you’re good to go.
Many people seem to think that smoothies are tedious, but I have never understood why. It only takes a minute to gather the ingredients, and another minute to blend it and pour it. To me, it doesn’t get easier or faster than that!
Tip of the mornin’: You can blend the strawberry’s leaves/stems, too, which saves you the unnecessary step of removing them and technically makes your smoothie a green smoothie.
Another tip: If you’ve got some not-so-fresh strawberries (or other fresh fruit) that are really not rotten but just aren’t fresh enough to eat as is, you can still use them for blending! Blend right away, or freeze to blend at a later date. Alternatively, you can bake them, or freeze, then bake. Nobody will know the difference but your wallet.
Special Dietary Needs
This whole-foods-plant-based smoothie is refined-sugar free (fruit-sweetened only), and it’s dairy free and gluten free. It can also be nut free and/or soy free, depending on your non-dairy milk of choice. It’s suitable for many diets, such as:
Clean eating
Dairy free
Eat to Live
Gluten free
Oil free
Keto
Kosher
Kosher for Passover (Kosher for Pesach)
Low calorie
Low fat
Natural
Tree nut free
Nutritarian
Paleo
Plant based
Raw
Refined sugar free
Soy free
Unprocessed
Vegan
Vegetarian
WFPB (whole foods plant based)
WFPBNO (whole foods plant based no oil)
WFPBNOSOS (whole foods plant based no salt oil sugar)
Whole 30
Ingredients
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Strawberries (ideally frozen but fresh is OK)
Ever so slightly overripe banana (frozen) (overripe so that you get all that good extra sweetness)
Unsweetened non-dairy milk (I like this soy milk, but you can use almond milk, cashew milk, hemp milk, some other nut milk or seed milk that I didn’t mention, oat milk, or any non-dairy milk you prefer)
When you use all frozen fruit here, the resulting smoothie will be much thicker and creamier (like an ice cream milk shake), and it will also stay good longer. If you are using fresh fruit that’s refrigerated but not frozen, it will still taste great and be nice and thick, but not the same as frozen. I do not recommend using room-temperature fruit for any part of this smoothie as I do not enjoy warm smoothies, but if you don’t mind that and all you have is room-temperature fruit, then by all means.
Equipment
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High-speed blender ideally or whatever blender you have
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Instructions
First, place all of your ingredients into the blender. If you do not have a high-speed blender, and especially if your fruit is frozen, it can be helpful to chop your fruit into smallish pieces. Note that I have used fresh (not frozen) fruit for this photo because it makes it easier to see what it actually is (and it’s so much prettier!), but honestly it’s significantly better to use frozen fruit in my opinion.
Blend until very smooth and creamy. In a high-speed blender, this can take 20-30 seconds, and it will likely take longer in a standard blender.
Pour into your favorite glass (or glasses, if you’re sharing) and enjoy! Feel free to garnish with more strawberries and banana, or skip the extra step and just get to slurping!
As with all smoothies, this is enjoyed best immediately after blending, with regard to nutritional value, taste, texture, and color.
That color, tho!
Love fruity smoothies? Try these:
Peachy Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Tutti Fruity Broccoli (!?) Smoothie
3-Ingredient Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 6-8 medium strawberries ideally frozen but refrigerated is fine
- 1 very large slightly overripe banana frozen
- 1 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
Instructions
- Blend until very smooth and enjoy! This can take 20-30 seconds in a high-speed blender and longer in a standard blender.
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This is the simple recipe that inspired me to finally get a blender, I love your suggestion of making sure the banana is frozen. I can see and taste the difference!
Yay! So excited for your new smoothie journey! 😋
I love the simplicity of this one!
Thank you! Sometimes simple is best!