This classic Strawberry Banana Smoothie recipe never gets old with its sweet berry flavor. This one gets a slight upgrade with a touch of vanilla to bring out the flavors and make it even tastier. There are lots of options to change things up with this recipe using any kind of yogurt and milk you like. You can also make this with fresh or frozen fruit, so it’s the perfect all-season smoothie.
I love finding new flavor combos, but I never get tired of the classics either. I’m pretty sure a strawberry banana smoothie was the first smoothie I ever made when my mom first got her Vitamix. We had never had a blender before in our house, and it was a blast getting started with all the fun things you can make in one.
We always had lots of strawberries in the freezer growing up from our gardens. So strawberry banana smoothies were a ‘thing’ in our house during the winter months. They really are the perfect smoothie for year-round fresh berry flavor. You can use either fresh or frozen fruit in this recipe and customize it to whatever you have on hand.
Watch how to make this Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Strawberries – can be added either fresh or frozen depending on what you have. It’s better to use frozen strawberries than unripe out of season fresh berries. With smoothies, you need something to be frozen so if you use fresh berries, try using frozen bananas.
- Bananas – are the same as I mentioned with strawberries, use either fresh or frozen. You just want to make sure something in your smoothie is frozen for the best texture.
- Yogurt – We love Greek yogurt here, but any dairy-free yogurt you like can be subbed in. You can also just use a bit more milk of your choice as well. I like to use canned coconut milk for dairy free because it adds so much creaminess and flavor.
- Milk – I’ve been loving the Malk brand lately for dairy-free milk because they don’t use any additives. I like getting any of the unsweetened vanilla nut milk for the extra vanilla flavor. But you can use any milk you’d like here!
- Vanilla and almond extract – just a touch of both extracts makes this smoothie irresistible. But if you don’t like almond extract, you can leave it out. I add just the smallest amount so it enhances the berry flavor without tasting like almond extract.
Make this recipe step by step
Step 1: Start by measuring/prepping all of your ingredients.
Step 2: Add the ingredients to the blender with the frozen items on top for easier blending.
Don’t skip the vanilla extract it really adds a lot of depth to this smoothie!
Tip: For ways to boost nutrition in your smoothies check out my Superfood Smoothie Boosters.
Step 3: Blend until smooth and enjoy right away.
This smoothie is best right away which is always the case with bananas. For meal-prepping tips, try making my Freezer Smoothie Packs rather than making this smoothie ahead of time.
I really hope you enjoy this Strawberry Banana Smoothie! And if you do get a chance to make it, I hope you’ll leave me a comment/rating below. I always love hearing from you here! Also for lots more smoothie recipes, head over to the recipe index.
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Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This classic Strawberry Banana Smoothie recipe never gets old with it’s sweet berry flavor. This one gets a slight upgrade with a touch of vanilla to bring out the flavors and make it even tastier. There’s lots of options to change things up with this recipe using any kind of yogurt and milk you like. You can also make this with fresh or frozen fruit so it’s the perfect all season smoothie.
Ingredients
3 cups frozen or fresh strawberries, 12 ounces
1 banana, fresh or frozen, peeled and broken into chunks
1/2 cup Greek yogurt, or dairy free yogurt of choice
1/4 cup milk of choice, I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
Place all the ingredients into the blender with the frozen ingredients on top.
Blend until smooth.
Serve immediately.
Notes
You want to make sure either your strawberries or your banana frozen so you get the best texture.
- Prep Time: 10
- Category: Smoothie
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe, Strawberry Banana Smoothie with Yogurt, Strawberry Banana Smoothie without Yogurt
This is so good! I added a scoop of protein powder and I used coconut milk because I had it.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it and coconut milk is really tasty with strawberry and banana!
can u make this in a juicer
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This recipe doesn’t work for a juicer because bananas can’t be juiced, but I’m including a couple of links to my juicing recipes instead.
https://getinspiredeveryday.com/food/get-the-glow-carrot-beet-juice/
https://getinspiredeveryday.com/food/my-favorite-energizing-green-juice/
Hi i wanna try this recipe but im really unsure of what you mean by cup what kind of cup size are we talking about? And when you say 12 ounces what do you mean? Because when i change it to 2x the ounces doesnt change
I measured out the strawberries in a regular kitchen measuring cup, (a measuring cup is 8 fluid ounces). Frozen strawberries come in 12 ounce packages here, which is 340 grams if that helps? I hope this answers your questions, but if not just let me know, I’d be happy to help!
That’s quite a lot of strawberries isnt it? 3 cups of 8 fluid ounces.
I have not tried any of these yet, I am curious though. Can these be used for a breakfast replacement?
You’ll want to think about protein in some form if you’re looking to make this Strawberry Banana Smoothie breakfast. If you use a good quality Greek yogurt that will have some protein, or you might try a protein powder you like. If you make this with the dairy free options, you might find it to be too much fruit sugar without any protein to balance you out in the morning. Everyone is different but I hope you’ll let me know what you end up trying with it!
Thanks for sharing this recipe, I made this smoothie for my children they loved it.
I’m so glad to hear they enjoyed it!
Hi I’ve just made the strawberry and banana smoothie , I used almond milk without sugar in it and its absolutely gorgeous I’m actually drinking it at this moment , I will be making it again I love it thanks for for sharing the recipe .
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So glad to hear you’re enjoying it! It’s definitely a favorite in our house and almond milk sounds so creamy and good!