This is the best strawberry banana cashew smoothie!
It's a slightly sweet strawberry smoothie with cashews and banana made with the milk of your choice.
It's an easy, healthy breakfast you can prep in no-time!
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How to make strawberry banana cashew smoothies
Featured Ingredients
- Milk: The base of this creamy smoothie.
- Cashews: It may sound odd, but it makes for a super creamy smoothie.
- Let them soak in the milk for 5 minutes, then whirl away!
- Strawberries: Frozen work best, as you won't need to add ice, which can water down the flavor.
- Banana: Also best if frozen. I like to peel, slice and bag them.
- Sweetener: If you want to add a little more sweetness to the smoothie, use your favorite sweetener.
- Flax or chia: Optional, but a scoop of flax or chia adds a boost of fiber and omega 3s!
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Step-by-Step Instructions
- Pour milk and cashews into a blender pitcher.
- Let sit 5 minutes.
- Add other ingredients and blend until very smooth.
- Taste and adjust sweetness level, if necessary.
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Recipe Substitutions and Alterations
- For the milk: Use any milk, such as cow's, almond, soy, pea, oat, rice, cashew or coconut.
- You can use plain or vanilla.
- For the cashews: You can use any nut, such as walnuts, almonds or pecans.
- For the strawberries: You can use any frozen fruit, such as blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, mangos or dark sweet cherries.
- For the sweetener: You can skip it, or add a drizzle of honey, some stevia or monkfruit extract or a little Swerve sweetener.
- Other add-in options: Ground flax, chia seeds, hemp seeds, avocado, fresh or frozen greens like spinach, protein powder.
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Nutrition Considerations
- To make this gluten free: This recipe does not contain gluten. Be sure all ingredients you choose are gluten free.
- To make this dairy free: Use any dairy free milk, such as almond, soy, pea, oat, rice, cashew or coconut.
- To make this vegan: Use any plant-based milk, such as almond, soy, pea, oat, rice, cashew or coconut.
- To make this nut free: Skip the cashews. Adjust the liquid amount (you may need less). Be sure all ingredients you choose are nut free.
- To make this egg free: This recipe does not contain eggs.
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PrintStrawberry Banana Cashew Smoothie
A slightly sweet strawberry smoothie with cashews and banana.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 2 Smoothies 1x
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 ¾ cups milk (of choice)
- ½ cup unsalted cashews
- 1 ½ cups frozen strawberries
- 1 medium ripe banana
- Pinch sweetener of choice (optional)
- 2 tablespoons ground flax or chia (optional)
Instructions
- Pour milk and cashews into a blender pitcher.
- Let sit 5 minutes.
- Add other ingredients and blend until very smooth.
- Taste and adjust sweetness level, if necessary.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 smoothie
- Calories: 333
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 127mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
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