Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe for Valentine’s Day
January 22, 2020
Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe for Valentine's Day

Are you looking for a healthy treat for Valentine's Day? Hello, I'm Sarina, a blogger from Joy In The Commonplace. Thanks Bri for inviting me over to your blog to share a healthy Smoothie recipe for Valentine's Day.

Over the years, it's been our family tradition to make pink smoothies for Valentine's Day! We love serving smoothies with heart shaped pizzas for our holiday supper. Follow along as I share how to make an easy Strawberry Banana smoothie!

Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe for Valentine's Day

How to Make a Strawberry Banana Smoothie

First things first! Gather all of your ingredients and let's get blending! I love to use a mixture of fruits and vegetables to create a yummy flavor!

Ingredients

Frozen Strawberries
Fresh Banana
Strawberry Yogurt
Orange Juice
Fresh Baby Spinach
Honey (optional)
Fresh Strawberries for Garnish

Ingredient Substitution Ideas

If you need a few substitution ideas, you could try these:

-Use vanilla yogurt or strawberry banana yogurt. Greek yogurt or regular will do. I would recommend a flavored yogurt to make a sweeter smoothie.

-Incorporate Kale instead of Spinach. Either one tastes just fine!

-If you don't have orange juice on hand, try using another flavor of juice. I wouldn't recommend using water since the juice adds a lot of flavor.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe for Valentine's Day

To create a fun pink color for Valentine's Day, I used frozen Strawberries! The spinach doesn't change the color too much as long you add only a handful of leaves.

To make these smoothies, just pour all the ingredients into the blender and blend everything until the consistency is smooth. I love my Ninja blender because it blends up my smoothie really quickly! Normally I set the speed at 2 and my smoothie is done within 30-60 seconds.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe for Valentine's Day

To add a fun detail for Valentine's Day, I cut Strawberries into a heart shapes and displayed them on the side of the glass.

To create a heart Strawberry, begin with a perfectly shaped Strawberry. Then cut a sliver off of the side, from top to bottom. Cut the Strawberry slice into a heart shape, make a slit in the bottom and place on the edge of your glass.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe for Valentine's Day

A Strawberry Banana smoothie is such a yummy & healthy treat for Valentine's Day! It would be a great drink with an evening meal! Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the full recipe!

I hope you feel inspired to make your own Strawberry banana smoothie! To find more Valentine's Day inspiration, stop by my blog Joy in the Commonplace!

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Strawberry Banana Smoothie

This Strawberry Banana smoothie recipe is so healthy and easy to make! Makes for a yummy Valentine's treat or perfect breakfast drink.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 minute
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana, healthy, strawberry
Servings: 2 glasses
Author: Sarina Kinnunen

Equipment

  • High Speed Blender

Ingredients

  • 14 oz Strawberries frozen
  • 1 Banana fresh
  • 10-12 Baby spinach leaves fresh
  • 1 1/2 cups Orange juice
  • 1 cup Strawberry yogurt
  • 3 Tb Honey (optional)
  • 4 Fresh Strawberries to garnish

Instructions

  • Gather your ingredients and blender
  • Add all of your ingredients to the blender and blend together
  • Blend up the ingredients for about 30-60 seconds, or until completely smooth
  • Pour into glasses and serve immediately
  • Garnish glassed with heart shaped Strawberries for a fun detail!

Notes

  • If you are using a Ninja blender, I recommend speed 2, as it blends really nicely.
  •  If you like more banana flavoring, feel free to add another fresh banana, or try Strawberry Banana Yogurt instead!
  • You could also use Kale instead of Spinach.

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10 Comments

  1. Beth

    5 stars
    Love this recipe! It’s my go-to smoothie recipe these days! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Brianna Adams

      It’s such a simple but versatile recipe. I usually just throw in whatever fruit I’ve got in the house but this staple recipe is a great one. Thank you so much.

      Reply
    • Brianna Adams

      Right!? Usually the spinach smoothies turn green and my kiddos are used to the “monster” smoothies now but for a while I had to sneak in the spinach in smoothies like these.

      Reply
  2. Lori

    Ooh yum!! My son loves banana smoothies! Love the strawberry heart detail too!

    Reply
    • Brianna Adams

      I love cutting everything into hearts for Valentine’s! Such an easy way to make it fun. And we are a big smoothie family here too.

      Reply
  3. Natalie Mayhew

    Yummy! Yes please! Those heart garnish are adorable!

    Reply
    • Brianna Adams

      Isn’t that a darling detail Sarina did? I love those hearts too!

      Reply
  4. Sarina Kinnunen

    Hey Bri! Thanks so much for having me guest post on your site.

    Reply
    • Brianna Adams

      Thank you for coming on over and sharing this fun family tradition! I love this recipe and the idea. I’m totally making these for the fam.

      Reply

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