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Katie's Cucina » Recipes » Smoothie

PBJ Smoothie

Published: Feb 8, 2016 · Modified: Oct 4, 2022 by Katie · This post may contain affiliate links

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Peanut Butter "Jelly" and Banana Smoothie

PBJ Smoothie has just five ingredients and is made in under five minutes. This smoothie recipe is perfect for an easy breakfast on the go or an afternoon snack.

Stemless glass with pink smoothie, pinks straws and grapes.

My family loves smoothie. My PBJ Smoothie revels a childhood favorite turned into a smoothie! I came up with a Peanut Butter “Jelly” and Banana Smoothie. The jelly portion is actually fresh grapes. As soon as I started sipping on this smoothie I felt like I was eating a glutenous peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Instead, I was sipping on a healthy smoothie!

Table of contents

  • Directions
  • FAQs about PBJ Smoothie
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Fruit Smoothie Recipes

Directions

Peanut Butter "Jelly" and Banana Smoothie

First, in a high performance blender combine the banana, grapes, peanut butter powder, yogurt, milk, and ice. Blend for 45 seconds (or on smoothie setting) until smooth.

Two clear glasses with light pink smoothie, fresh grapes, bananas, and paper straws.

Divide evenly among glasses and enjoy!

FAQs about PBJ Smoothie

Two glasses filled with pink smoothie, paper straws, and grapes.

Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks when I make PBJ Smoothies.

What is PBfit Powder?

 PBfit is a delicious, low fat powdered peanut butter made from gently roasted peanuts. We extract about 85% of the oil from the peanuts and grind them to a powder. We add a pinch of sugar and a dash of salt to create a delicious powder that is chock full of flavor. Best of all it is GMO free and nitrate free. Making me feel good about serving it to my family.

Will peanut butter thicken a smoothie?

Peanut butter can give it a thicker consistency depending on how much you put in. That’s why I like using the peanut butter powder that won’t make it overly thick.

What does banana add to a smoothie?

Banana adds natural sweetness to a smoothie and creaminess.

Tips & Tricks

Baby standing on a wood platform by kitchen counter drinking a smoothie.

Here is a little behind the scenes of what it really looks like on days I have my handy little sous chef in the kitchen with me. He was “taste testing” and trying to help me with styling the photo, i.e., moving straws and bananas from the photo.

Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks when making this peanut butter jelly smoothie.

  • Frozen Fruit – Instead of using ice that can water down the smoothie you can freeze the banana and grapes the night before making and blend without ice.
  • Peanut Butter – If you don’t have peanut butter powder, don’t worry. You can use ¼ cup of creamy peanut butter to the blender.
  • Yogurt – Want less tang? Use regular yogurt verse Greek yogurt. I like to use an individual container of yogurt but you can use ¾ cup serving.
  • Blender – I used my Wolf Gourmet High Performance Blender to blend up this smoothie. In just 45 seconds we had a fancy smoothie that tasted like we bought it from a smoothie bar–instead we made it in our own home.

Fruit Smoothie Recipes

Close up of a glass filled with a pink smoothie, chevron pink straws and grapes.

If you love smoothies you’ll love these other fruit smoothie recipes.

  • Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe
  • Pineapple Peach Smoothie
  • Pomegranate Smoothie
  • Strawberry Mango Green Smoothie

If you make this pb&j smoothie recipe, I would be honored and love for you to take the time to leave a star rating and comment! I spend hours developing and testing these recipes, and always love to hear feedback and user experience!

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Two glasses of light pink smoothie with pink straws next to it.

PBJ Smoothie

PBJ Smoothie has just five ingredients and is made in under five minutes. This smoothie recipe is perfect for an easy breakfast on the go or an afternoon snack.
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 258kcal
Author: Katie

Equipment

  • 1 Blender

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe banana
  • 2 tablespoons PBfit powder
  • 2 cups seedless red grapes
  • 5.3 oz. Vanilla Greek Yogurt
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 1 cup ice

Instructions

  • In a high performance blender combine ingredients in the exact order listed above. Blend for 45 seconds (or on smoothie setting).
  • Divide evenly among glasses and enjoy!

Notes

  • Frozen Fruit – Instead of using ice that can water down the smoothie you can freeze the banana and grapes the night before making and blend without ice.
  • Peanut Butter – If you don’t have peanut butter powder, don’t worry. You can use ¼ cup of creamy peanut butter to the blender.
  • Yogurt – Want less tang? Use regular yogurt verse Greek yogurt. I like to use an individual container of yogurt but you can use ¾ cup serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 8oz | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 608mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 212IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg
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Katie is a busy mom of 2 children who loves to feed her family delicious meals that don't take hours to cook! She started her blog 15 years ago as a way to help others get cooking in the kitchen.

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  1. Amy

    March 18, 2016 at 5:44 pm

    This recipe looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it… I mean for my daughter to try it!
    Just so you know, the actual recipe says to blend for 45 minutes ^_-
    Thanks for this!!

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    • Katie

      March 20, 2016 at 5:48 pm

      thanks! Yes–definitely only 45 seconds. I’ll fix that typo now! 😉

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