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Healthy Coffee Banana Smoothie Recipe

Oct 28, 2013 by Dara 48 Comments

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Whip up this Healthy Coffee Banana Smoothie recipe for a morning jolt. Protein, fiber and caffeine will start you day off right! Thank you to SocialMoms and Seattle’s Best Coffee for helping me to share this recipe with you.
Whip up an easy banana and yogurt smoothie, with a kick of coffee. Protein, fiber and caffein? There's your morning jolt! 126 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

Whip up an easy banana and yogurt smoothie, with a kick of coffee. Protein, fiber and caffein? There's your morning jolt! 126 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

Morning rituals are never meant to be messed with, particularly when the ritual involves caffeine. Every night, my husband grinds the coffee beans and preps the coffee pot, setting the “auto on” so that the steaming brew is piping hot when we stumble downstairs in the morning. The coffee is always consumed straight-up…no cream, no sugar, and the stronger the better.

This weekend, we set aside some of the coffee and chilled it in anticipation of combining it with nonfat Greek yogurt, a banana, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground flax seed for a morning smoothie with a caffeine kick. Why not consume some lean protein and fiber while getting your morning jolt?

My husband and I were curious to try Seattle’s Best Coffee when they sent me a bag of ground beans. Coffee is such a personal thing, and most coffee lovers are fiercely loyal to their favorite brand. But trying a new brand in this case is risk-free because Seattle’s Best Coffee has a “great taste guarantee”. If you don’t like their coffee, you can get your money back.

Whip up an easy banana and yogurt smoothie, with a kick of coffee. Protein, fiber and caffein? There's your morning jolt! 126 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

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We brewed a pot, poured it into our favorite “day off” mugs (we’ve had these mugs for about 18 years, and only use them on days when we’re not working…our little ritual) and took some slurps.

Whip up an easy banana and yogurt smoothie, with a kick of coffee. Protein, fiber and caffein? There's your morning jolt! 126 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

The coffee was bold, just the way we like it, and smooth as can be. In fact, it’s the kind of brew that we could happily wake up to every morning. And who knew that it could make a killer smoothie, too?! Of course, you don’t have to drink your coffee black for it to taste good. Dress it up however you like…with sugar, flavored creamers, Irish whiskey (okay, maybe not first thing in the morning).

How to make this coffee banana smoothie recipe:

Place all of the ingredients in a heavy-duty blender – one that can crush ice. This is the one that I used for this recipe.

Whip up an easy banana and yogurt smoothie, with a kick of coffee. Protein, fiber and caffein? There's your morning jolt! 126 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

Blend until smooth. Serve.

Whip up an easy banana and yogurt smoothie, with a kick of coffee. Protein, fiber and caffein? There's your morning jolt! 126 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

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Healthy Coffee Banana Smoothie Recipe

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Prep Time 10 mins
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Whip up an easy banana and yogurt smoothie, with a kick of coffee. Protein, fiber and caffein? There's your morning jolt! 126 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

Serves Serves 3

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chilled Seattle's Best brewed coffee
  • 1 1/2 bananas, cut into chunks
  • 1 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp ground flax seed
  • 2 tsp honey or agave nectar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
  • 6 ice cubes

Directions

  1. Place all of the ingredients in a heavy-duty blender (one that can crush ice).
  2. Blend until smooth. Serve.

by From the kitchen of cookincanuck.com

Recipe Notes

Weight Watchers Points: 4 (Freestyle SmartPoints), 4 (SmartPoints), 3 (Points+)

Disclosure: This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and Seattle’s Best Coffee blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own.

This post contains links to my Amazon affiliate page. Any revenue made from sales through these links helps to support this blog. Thank you!

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Comments

  1. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 6:41 am

    I love everything about this smoothie!!!!

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:26 pm

      Thanks, Liz! It’s a keeper, for certain.

      Reply
  2. Tieghan says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 6:45 am

    I am not a coffee drinker, but I do love a splash of it in sweeter drinks and of desserts!! This smoothie looks and sounds great and I actually just bought a bag of that exact coffee for the coffee drinks in the house. Looks like it is smoothie time! 🙂

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:27 pm

      I hope you have a chance to try it, Tieghan. The coffee/banana combination is a great way to sweeten it up.

      Reply
  3. Ali | Gimme Some Oven says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 6:53 am

    I make banana smoothies with my coffee all the time. You’ve totally inspired me to combine them! This looks wonderful!!

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:28 pm

      Thanks, Ali! I was surprised at how much I liked this combo. I’m thinking this smoothie will become a part of my morning routine.

      Reply
  4. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 7:04 am

    Such a fabulous smoothie! This sounds awesome!

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:28 pm

      Thanks, Katrina! The flavors have me hooked.

      Reply
  5. Taylor @ FoodFaithFitness says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 7:48 am

    I literally just finished my morning cups of coffee…and then saw this post. Now I am thinking they will never measure up ’cause it wasn’t part of a delish banana smoothie. Yum!

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:28 pm

      LOL. Thanks, Taylor. There’s always tomorrow morning. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 9:09 am

    This sounds fabulous! I could definitely love this.

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:29 pm

      Thanks, Norma. I feel the same way!

      Reply
  7. Liz says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 9:32 am

    Nice recipe. Thank you. Have a great week!

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:29 pm

      Thank you, Liz. You too.

      Reply
  8. Barbara | Creative Culinary says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Ooh…sounds so good. I’m not a big smoothie person; I love my toast in the morning but I could do this. I can do this; maybe even right now!

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:29 pm

      Thanks, Barbara. I found myself sipping on this as a mid-morning snack to curb the pre-lunch munchies.

      Reply
  9. Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 10:24 am

    What a wonderful way to start your mornings!

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:30 pm

      Thanks, Chung-Ah. It definitely gives you a kick in the morning!

      Reply
  10. Sommer @ ASpicyPerspective says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    Mmmm…I like the sound of this! Great smoothie recipe, Dara! 🙂

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:30 pm

      Thanks, Sommer. I hope you have a chance to try it…I have a feeling you’d like it. 🙂

      Reply
  11. Mallory @ Total Noms says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    Seriously cannot get over the genius of this smoothie. I am a smoothie junkie AND a coffee addict.. how did I not put these two together before?! Love this!

    Reply
    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Oct 28, 2013 at 9:31 pm

      You’re so sweet, Mallory! I’m wondering what took me so long to think of this combination, too.

      Reply
  12. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    Oct 28, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    Such a great smoothie idea, this would give me a nice kick for my runs!

    Reply
  13. Olena@iFOODreal says

    Oct 29, 2013 at 11:17 am

    Ha, I would never think of mixing coffee with banana…Cool! You are so right about coffee – it’s a personal relationship with a particular brand.:) Looks great!

    Reply
  14. Whitney @ The Newlywed Chefs says

    Oct 29, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Hi Dara! This looks like the perfect way to start a day.

    Reply
  15. margaret says

    Oct 31, 2013 at 12:37 am

    I like to freeze my bananas that I put into smoothies. Gives it a little thicker texture.
    I’ve definitely got this on my menu for next week 🙂

    Reply
  16. Stephanie says

    Oct 31, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    I absolutely loved making this delicious drink. I actually made it tonight, and I must say very impressive! 🙂 Thanks for sharing such a delicious recipe. I added you on Google+ so I can check out more of your recipes. 🙂

    Reply
  17. Candace says

    Nov 1, 2013 at 7:10 am

    Awesome recipe!!! I will defrinitely try this!! Thank you for sharing!!

    Reply
  18. Nutmeg Nanny says

    Nov 5, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    Usually every morning I have my coffee and smoothie separately, I love the idea of combining them! Yum 🙂

    Reply
  19. DESIREE H says

    Nov 6, 2013 at 8:07 am

    MMMM thanks for sharing, sounds great! I have been dieting so this would be great for me! Have a great day!

    Reply
  20. shawn says

    Nov 25, 2013 at 11:01 am

    Sounds like a great recipe and I most definitly will try this! Check out my site I have some great tasting coffee as well!

    Reply
  21. Stephanie says

    Jul 15, 2014 at 7:48 am

    AMAZING! It’s the perfect balance of sweetness from the honey and banana and tartness from the Greek yogurt and coffee. I usually have a hard time with recipes (they never turn out for me!) but this was easy and fool-proof. I’ll be making this almost every morning!

    Reply
    • Dara says

      Jul 15, 2014 at 7:49 am

      It’s addictive, isn’t it? I’m so glad that you enjoyed it, Stephanie!

      Reply
  22. Kiana says

    Sep 26, 2014 at 11:46 am

    Okay, so I have tried so many different shake, healthy drinks and each one I pick one of the ingredients is *banana*. Is there some way I can substitute banana for something else? I don’t like the taste of them so I was just wondering. Could I also just leave out the ingredient all together???

    Reply
  23. JM says

    Oct 19, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    LITERALLY BEST THING TO HAVE EVER GRACED MY LIPS!!! THANK U!!!

    Reply
    • Dara says

      Oct 19, 2014 at 7:24 pm

      I’m so glad to hear that!

      Reply
  24. Kelly says

    Oct 19, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    I plan to try this tomorrow

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  26. Bruna says

    Jun 20, 2015 at 10:51 am

    Hello, I loved the recipe, but it will still taste good if I remove the flax seed, the cinnamon and the nugmed?

    Reply
    • Dara says

      Jun 20, 2015 at 3:05 pm

      Hi Bruna, I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe! I haven’t tried it without the cinnamon and nutmeg. There is bound to be a taste difference, but I’d imagine it would still taste good. You shouldn’t even notice the absence of the flax seed – I just add it for a good boost of omega-3s.

      Reply
  27. ron says

    Jul 19, 2015 at 7:31 pm

    If I want 2 cups and just increase the coffee or add some almond or coconut milk will that change the nutritional values much? I would leave agave nectar out as I must reduce my sugar.

    Reply
    • Dara says

      Jul 20, 2015 at 7:32 am

      Hi Ron, the best thing to do would be to enter the ingredients and serving size you plan to use into an nutritional calculator, such as this one. I hope that helps!

      Reply
  28. Allison K says

    Sep 11, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    Is ice necessary? Could just freezing the banana work? I am not sure if my magic bullet could handle ice (never tried it)

    Reply
  29. Bisuzs Coffee says

    Apr 12, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    Yummy!! Great smoothie that can keep me awake while easing my hunger in the early morning!

    Reply
  30. Coffee lover in MD says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    OMG! This is so good! I never thought that coffee and banana would work together.

    Reply
  31. Rachel Payne says

    May 19, 2017 at 9:46 pm

    I dont really care for yogurt…does anyone have a substitute suggestion?

    Reply
  32. Kristina MacK says

    Apr 18, 2018 at 10:51 am

    I had no idea what to expect when I made this. I’ll admit that the combination of flavors sounded a little odd to me. BUT it was absolutely delicious! My husband and I made this three times last weekend and decided it’s going to be our new weekend brunch drink.

    5.0 rating

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