As revved up and accomplished as I feel after drinking a filling breakfast smoothie, it’s not necessarily what I wake up craving, especially during the cooler months when I’m walking around my house wrapped in a blanket. This vegan Oatmeal Smoothie is an exception. Made with easy ingredients like bananas, peanut butter, and cinnamon, its cozy flavor and creamy texture trigger sensations of comfort, all while fueling my body for a healthy day ahead.
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If you’re looking to make breakfast smoothies for weight loss, add extra servings of fruits and veggies to your diet, need a balanced smoothie for post-workout recovery, or just want a yummy, filling way to nourish your body, this banana oatmeal smoothie recipe is one you’ll want to sip over and over again.
A creamy oatmeal smoothie also feels like a cheerier and a more gentle smoothie than something super dark and seriously green.
With its sweet banana base, warm oats and cinnamon, and the decadent taste of peanut butter, this smoothie tastes like an oatmeal cookie.
I might not be able to eat actual cookies for breakfast forever, BUT I can have a hearty breakfast smoothie that tastes like one any morning!
About This Oatmeal Smoothie Recipe
The Ingredients
The ingredients you will need to make this quick and healthy breakfast smoothie are:
- Oatmeal. A seriously underrated smoothie ingredient! Oatmeal is rich in fiber, and it makes smoothies satisfyingly thick and ultra filling. This oatmeal smoothie will keep you full all morning, and the oatmeal is a big part of that.
Because the oatmeal is ground in the blender, you can use any kind of oats you have on hand. I most often use rolled oats, but quick oats work too.
If you are making an instant oatmeal smoothie (using instant oatmeal packets), make sure the packet isn’t sweetened or flavored.
- Frozen Banana. The next time you have spotty bananas on your counter, peel and cut them into pieces, then freeze them in a ziptop bag. They make any smoothie thick, naturally sweet, and creamy.
Tip!
If you are in a hurry to freeze your bananas, you can cut the slices thinly and spread them in a single layer on a parchment-lined plate or baking sheet. Pop them in to your freezer, and they’ll harden within a half hour.
If you don’t have any frozen bananas, you can use fresh banana. Your smoothie will be more liquidy, so pop in a few ice cubes at the end to thicken it up.
- Peanut Butter. The healthy fat and protein in peanut butter are a big part of what makes this oatmeal smoothie so filling. It’s just the touch of richness the smoothie recipe needs to taste satisfying and not like something you’re stuck eating.
Any kind of creamy peanut butter will work here (shelf stable or drippy), so feel free to use your favorite. You can use crunchy peanut butter also, though I prefer the smoothness of creamy.
- Maple Syrup. I’m a sucker for the flavor of maple and oatmeal together. A half tablespoon was plenty for me, but feel free to adjust to your taste.
Maple syrup makes this oatmeal smoothie vegan, but you can swap honey if that isn’t a concern.
- Almond Milk. Unsweetened plain or unsweetened vanilla almond milk is my fave for smoothies. If you can’t tell, I’m a wee bit compulsive about my smoothies being creamy, and since almond milk is creamy on its own, it adds to the effect.
- Cinnamon + Pure Vanilla Extract. Solidifies the oatmeal cookie flavor factor.
The Directions
- Add the oats to the blender.
- Pulse until fairly finely ground.
- Add the remaining smoothie ingredients, and blend until smooth. That’s it. ENJOY!
Optional Oatmeal Smoothie Recipe Additions
The beauty of smoothies is their flexibility. Stock up on a few essentials or survey what you already have, then use them to blend up healthy breakfast smoothies on demand!
- Strawberry Oatmeal Smoothie. Replace half of the banana with frozen strawberries. If you’d like it to be a peanut butter oatmeal smoothie no bananas, you can replace the bananas with strawberries entirely.
- Extra Protein Oatmeal Smoothie. Add a scoop of your favorite vanilla or chocolate protein powder.
- Green Oatmeal Smoothie. Ready to embrace the green? Add a handful or two of spinach. It will change the color, but the taste is imperceptible. If you are looking to slide a green oatmeal smoothie past picky eaters and hiding the green is important, consider adding oatmeal to a darker, berry-
Happy oatmeal smoothie sipping!
Oatmeal Smoothie
Ingredients
- ¼ cup old-fashioned oats or quick oats
1 banana chopped into chunks and frozen
½ cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
½ tablespoon pure maple syrup plus additional to taste
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt don’t skip this, as it makes the oatmeal pop!
Ice optional, add at the end if you want a thicker smoothie
Instructions
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Place the oats in the bottom of a blender and pulse a few times until finely ground.
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Add the banana, milk, peanut butter, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
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Blend until smooth and creamy, stopping to scrape down the blender as needed.
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Taste and add additional sweetener if you’d like a sweeter smoothie. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
- This smoothie tastes best the day it is made, but can be refrigerated for up to 1 day.
- For fast prep, pre-portion the oats, banana, and spices in a ziptop bag and freeze until needed. Add with the remaining ingredients to a blender and enjoy!
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