Try this Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie recipe to fuel up for fitness or activities

Tracey Koch

Photography by Amy Shutt

January 1, 2025

This chocolate peanut butter smoothie is the perfect smoothie for a pre- or post-workout beverage to help give your body the right blend of protein, calcium and potassium. It can also be a great snack for kids before heading off to after-school sports or activities.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

1 ripe banana

1 cup low-fat milk or unsweetened vanilla-flavored almond milk

2 tablespoons all-natural peanut butter

2 tablespoons Homemade Protein Powder

2 tablespoons unsweetened cacao powder

2 tablespoons agave nectar or honey

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Place all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour into a tall glass and enjoy.

This article was originally published in the January 2025 issue of 225 Magazine.

By Tracey Koch

Tracey Koch has been creating recipes, instructing cooking classes for both kids and adults, and writing food columns in the Baton Rouge area for over 25 years. She began writing her favorite column, “Dining In,” back in 2013. Find it featured in the Taste section of 225 Magazine every month. When she is not in the kitchen developing and testing new recipes, she is writing stories for her children’s book series about a little goose from Toulouse.