Peanut Butter Smoothie for Weight Gain

Name: Peanut Butter Smoothie for Weight Gain
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup plant-based milk (unsweetened); 1 medium banana (ripe); 1 handful organic spinach; ¼ cup organic peanut butter (unsalted and unsweetened); ¼ cup hemp seeds; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 4 dates (pitted); 2 cups ice

Nichole Dandrea-Russert, MS, RDN

4 years ago

Yields2 ServingsPrep Time5 minsTotal Time5 mins

Ingredients

1 cup plant-based milk (unsweetened)

1 medium banana (ripe)

1 handful organic spinach

¼ cup organic peanut butter (unsalted and unsweetened)

¼ cup hemp seeds

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 dates (pitted)

2 cups ice

Directions

Add all ingredients except for the ice in a blender and blend until smooth.

Taste for additional ingredients of your choice.

Add ice and blend again until smooth.

If you’d like a thinner consistency for your Peanut Butter Smoothie, add water until you reach the desired consistency.

Chef's Notes

Substitutions
Substitute your favorite nut or seed butter for the peanut butter.

Use organic kale or another leafy green of choice in place of spinach.

Lower the calories
Use water instead of plant-based milk. Note that this may also lower the protein and calcium content in your Peanut Butter Smoothie considerably, especially if you were going to use organic soy milk.

Make it lower fat
Cut the peanut butter in half (note: this will also lower the protein content).

Cut the hemp seeds in half (note: this will also lower the protein content).

Add more goodness
Add berries for more sweetness and antioxidants.

Add your favorite superfood powder like maca, reishi, or matcha.