Easy Strawberry Smoothie

This easy strawberry banana smoothie recipe turns out creamy, delicious, and perfectly sweet. It’s quick, healthy, and both adults and kids go crazy for it

You only need a handful of simple ingredients and a blender for this strawberry smoothie. The strawberries and banana make it naturally creamy and so flavorful. My family makes it so often, it’s basically our house smoothie recipe at this point.

If you’ve been wondering how to make a simple, healthy strawberry smoothie that actually tastes good, this is the one. It’s quick, easy, and always delicious. For more like this, see all of our smoothie recipes.

Key Ingredients

• Strawberries: I use a heaping cup of strawberries. Frozen strawberries are my favorite for smoothies because they make everything extra creamy, but fresh strawberries work too.
• Banana: One banana adds natural sweetness and helps make the smoothie thick and creamy. Frozen banana works especially well and makes it even creamier.
• Half an orange: When I have oranges in the house, I love adding them to my morning smoothie. It adds a little tropical flavor and extra vitamin C. I also add it to my favorite banana smoothie.
• Vanilla extract: I love adding a tiny bit of vanilla to my strawberry smoothies, and I highly recommend it if you haven’t tried it!
• Milk (dairy or non-dairy): A little liquid helps everything blend. Use water for a lighter smoothie, or use milk for a creamier one. Both options work really well.

Smoothie Variations

One of my favorite things about smoothies is that you can always make them your own. Here are some of our favorite variations and mix-ins:

• Make it sweeter with a few pitted dates, a bit more orange, or a bit more banana.
• Add protein with a scoop of protein powder, or blend in 2 to 4 tablespoons of Greek yogurt or cottage cheese.
• Blend in 1 to 2 tablespoons of nut or seed butter. We love almond butter, cashew butter, sunbutter, or peanut butter.
• Add some healthy fats and fiber with flaxseed meal, chia seeds, wheat germ, or hemp seeds. Add 1 to 3 teaspoons.
• Add a hint of chocolate with cocoa powder or cocoa nibs. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons.
• Make it a green smoothie with spinach or kale. Blend in 1/2 to 1 cup of leaves.

Make Ahead Tips

• Freeze your fruit. Keep bags of frozen strawberries and sliced bananas in the freezer so smoothies come together quickly and stay creamy without ice. They last for up to 3 months.
• Prep smoothie packs. Add the strawberries, banana, and any add-ins (like chia or nut butter) to small freezer bags or containers. When you’re ready to make a smoothie, empty the pack into the blender and add your milk or water.
• Blend and refrigerate. You can blend this smoothie up to 1 day in advance. Store it in an airtight jar in the fridge. The texture will thicken as it sits, so give it a shake or stir and add a splash of liquid before drinking.
• Blend and freeze. Smoothies freeze really well. Pour into a jar or freezer container, leaving a bit of room at the top. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or run warm water over the jar to loosen, then shake.

You Will Need

1 heaping cup fresh or frozen strawberries

1 medium ripe banana or 1 cup banana slices, frozen is best

Half of a medium orange, peeled and quartered

¾ cup to 1 cup milk, dairy or non-dairy, or substitute water

½ teaspoon vanilla extractOPTIONAL INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon almond butter, peanut butter or cashew butter

1 to 3 teaspoons chia seeds, hemp seeds, or flaxseed meal

2 to 4 tablespoons Greek yogurt or cottage cheese

1 teaspoon strawberry jam, honey, or maple syrup

Directions

Adam and Joanne’s Tips

• Storing: Refrigerate for up to a day or freeze for up to 3 months. The smoothie can separate a little as it sits (or thaws). Shake, stir, or briefly blend again to bring everything back together.
• The nutrition facts below are estimates for the basic smoothie made with unsweetened soy milk.