When you want something quick and satisfying without having to heat up the kitchen, homemade smoothies are always the answer. This Strawberry Banana Smoothie is so simple and taste heavenly!
The smoothie recipe is back! The majority of California didn’t experience winter-like weather this year (again) and went straight to spring in February, and now we are having warm weather just like early summer!
I constantly remind myself that I need to lose some weight now in order to enjoy delicious food in Japan this summer. My annual trip home is coming up sooner than I think, and this healthy smoothie is exactly what I need.
Watch How To Make Strawberry Banana Smoothie ストロベリーバナナスムージーの作り方
Delicious and refreshing spring fruit smoothie with banana, peach, strawberries, apple, and almond milk. Enjoy it with fresh or frozen fruits!
Enjoy Smoothies instead of Snacking on Cookies
The benefit of living in California is we get abundant fresh fruits all year around. If I had been living here all my life (like my kids), I wouldn’t know this is not the norm. For example, fruits are very expensive in Japan and a huge glass/cup of fresh smoothie? Forget about it! I wonder if the high cost of fruits is why smoothie shops and and smoothie itself is not so common in Japan.
Anyhow, I love making smoothies for my family trying out different combinations and I drink smoothies between meals instead of snacking not-so-healthy foods. Smoothies are delicious and you also get some fibers, nutrition, and refreshment at the same time.
What’s your favorite fruit for Smoothies?
If you enjoy making smoothies, what’s your favorite fruit and combination of fruits? I use a banana as a natural sweetener for most of my smoothie. I like the flavor of banana and it adds nice creamy texture to the smoothie.
In case your favorite fruits are not in season, try frozen fruits for smoothies. Costco usually carries a variety of fruits including organic options sometimes. Oh, in case you are wondering, frozen fruits in Japan are also expensive… I will definitely miss my smoothies when I’m in Japan this summer. Enjoy!
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- 3 strawberries
- 1 banana
- ½ apple (I use Fuji apple)
- ½ peach
- ¾ cup almond milk (See Notes)
- 4 ice cubes (if you use fresh fruits)
Gather all the ingredients.
- Cut ingredients into smaller chunks and put them in an electric blender/mixer or NutriBullet.
- Blend until all the ingredients are combined and smooth.
- Pour into a big glass or two small glasses. Serve immediately.
*Instead of almond milk, you can use soymilk, cow’s milk, water, and coconut water.
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Love your twist to the recipe by using almond milk. I never thought to use that even though the doctor recommended me to drink almond milk instead of normal milk because of the higher calcium content.
I initially started making smoothies with cows milk but now I’m happy with almond milk. I tried with soymilk and coconut water but I think my family loves almond milk most with our smoothies. Hope you give it a try! Thank you for your comment!
One of the two ways I eat bananas.
I’m waiting for someone to make a smoothie out of cookies! 😀 Guess that’s not going to happen, and really shouldn’t. So I’d be more than happy to have one of these instead. This looks loaded with flavor. And I like the use of the apple in it. Fuji apples are wonderful, aren’t they? Really nice — thanks.
You just might tempt me from my cookies with one of these smoothies! Strawberry and banana sounds terrific!! I eat a big banana everyday as a snack so I really should get my blender out and play around. So excited about your annual trip back to Japan. Incredible eats await!!! : )
Hi Nami,
I really enjoy every email you sent us! They are so personal! It’s the email that makes me (all the more) want to read the recipes and try them! Thank you!
May I ask what blender do you use for making smoothie and milkshakes? What would you recommend? 🙂
Regards,
Christina
Thank you so much Christina! I’m happy to hear you enjoy my newsletter. 🙂 I use a NutriBullet and I like it a lot! It’s easy to use and clean… I wrote a small review about it in my How To Make Smoothie post. 🙂
http://www.amazon.com/Nutribullet-Nutrition-NBR-1401-Nutri-Bullet/dp/B00GW7MDFK/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=jusonecoo-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=ZMXJMHRC52KZJTIT&creativeASIN=B00GW7MDFK
Thanks for your reply Nami! 🙂 Yes I did find out that you use NutriBullet through your post “How to Make Smoothie”. But the link given in the post brings me to Amazon — Magic Bullet NutriBullet 12-Piece High-Speed Blender/Mixer System. However the link you just gave me above in your reply brings me to Amazon — Nutribullet 14-Piece Nutrition Extractor 600 Watt Blender Juicer NBR-1401 Nutri Bullet.
I’m wondering if the 12 piece Magic Bullet NutriBullet is the same as the Nutribullet 14 piece nutrition extractor? Or are they two different models? Which is the one you recommend?
Thanks for being patient with me! 🙂
Christina
Sorry I gave you two different links. I have 14 piece set that I got from Costco (on sale!), but after I compared with 12 piece set, I think 12 set is almost same. Just missing 1 oversize cup (which I rarely use) and books. I’d buy 12 piece if the price is lower and you don’t need all the booklets. The blades seem to be the same and both 600 w motor, which is the most important part. 🙂
Thank Nami! This helps 🙂
And I really enjoy and love your website! Love the way you take the photos, do up the videos… love the presentation and your recipes and your heart in doing all of this! THANK YOU!
Thank you SO much for your kind words, Christina. I’m really happy to hear you like my website. It’s been a fun adventure for us. 🙂
This is just so lush and so good. Your photos are amazing and make me want to run to the kitchen to make a smoothie. Thanks for sharing this and hope your week is going well, Nami.
A delightful smoothie! I love this heavenly combination.
Cheers,
Rosa
I actually never thought of adding an apple to my s+b smoothie, thats a great idea, it probably adds more sweetness and a nice flavor.
This is something I need right now. In Peru, for Easter we have holidays starting on Thursday, which means that our hilidays really start on Wednesday afternoon, after school. And you know, holidays means, you can eat all what you want, except on Good Friday, because per our religion, we have to moderate our meals. Anyway, today is Sunday morning and I really need something healthy for breakfast.
Nami this looks wonderful and refreshing. I love smoothies and truly anything goes so long as it’s ingredients you love.
This is our go to summer drink when strawberries are abundant but sometimes in winter we have it too we just freeze leftover strawberries we had during summer.
You’re not the only one who needs more smoothies in their life. I love the fruits you used in this one!
Lovely! It became one my daily routine for the past few months. I usually drink it after workout or in the afternoon. Yours really looks refreshing and delicious, Nami! I also love that you added peach… I love peaches! 🙂
Hi Nami,
This smoothie recipe is so timely. We have experienced a long hot days here and I believe this sour and sweet strawberry banana smoothie can boost my energy！
Nami you’re so good prepping to lose weight in anticipation of a trip overseas. I just go with the flow (which is perhaps why it’s not so successful). This smoothie looks fantastic!
One of my favorite smoothie combinations. Thanks for sharing! =)
YAY…it’s smoothie time again! What a beautiful color in your Strawberry Banana smoothie. You make yours like I make mine but I don’t add the ice nor the apple. I do need to start adding apples to my smoothies. Great list of ingredients!
Nami-san,
Much like you I am very far behind and trying to play catch up so sorry for the delay. I love your fresh and delicious smoothie, my youngest loves smoothies too and has one almost every morning before school. Love the addition of apple, banana and berries. I usually freeze my bananas when they get to be this ripe and it makes the smoothies cool and delicious. One can only make so much of your delicious banana bread. LOL Have a super weekend
Couldn’t agree with you more, Nami! Fresh and healthy smoothies are so much better than fat-laden cookies. Thank you for sharing!!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
Smoothies are my favorite once the weather gets warmer too. Love this strawberry banana version! It looks so pretty and perfect for strawberry season and using up all those ripe bananas we have 🙂
Strawberries have always been my favourite fruit for smoothies. Your combination of fruits sounds extremely luscious! I’m still waiting for local strawberries, but they’ll arrive very soon I’m sure. (Not peaches though… these will appear in the summer; I have to be patient!).