Peanut Butter Kefir Smoothies
We love smoothies here at the Myers house. If I’m going to be making a lot of them, I make a smoothie base and keep it in the fridge (thanks Brandy!). I am always looking for good ways to use up my kefir and get the great benefits of all the probiotics……especially as it’s getting closer to the time of year when sickness abounds. This is one of my favorite smoothies – probably because it has peanut butter in it and I’m a peanut butter fanatic. I’ve used kefir in this smoothie, but feel free to use plain yogurt in its place. You’ll need kefir (or yogurt), a ripe banana, honey (I used raw), wheat germ, peanut butter and vanilla.
Throw all your ingredients down into your blender. I used homemade peanut butter from the Farmer’s Market….which I LOVE. Also, the reason I say “raw honey” is so that you can get the full benefit of your honey. Local raw honey can help you build an immunity to allergies, so I try to work it in whenever I can….if you heat it, it loses that benefit, so we try to eat it with cold things. The wheat germ is in there just because I like the flavor of wheat germ in my smoothies.
Turn on your blender and let it work….make sure to put the lid on there. That’s important. I know from experience. Let it blend long enough to get all the peanut butter mixed in. I didn’t do that and had to re-blend. Sometimes I get in a hurry where peanut butter is involved.
Pour it into your glass and you’re ready to go! We love these. They are so full of flavor. It’s a great way to get rid of over-ripe bananas. This is probably my favorite smoothie of all time.
*This post is linked at Whole Health Weekend on Natural Family Awareness, at Cooking Thursday on Diary of a Stay At Home Mom, at Simple Lives Thursday on GNOWFGLINS, at What’s On The Menu Wednesday on Dining With Debbie, at Real Food Wednesday on Kelly The Kitchen Kop, at Traditional Tuesday on Whole New Mom, at What’s On Your Plate on Good (Cheap) Eats, at Freaky Friday on Real Food Freaks, at Fight Back Fridayon Food Renegade, at Pennywise Platter on The Nourishing Gourmet, and at Tuesdays At The Table on All The Small Stuff.
Peanut Butter Kefir Smoothie

 

½ cup kefir (or plain yogurt)

 

1 medium ripe banana

 

2 tablespoons honey (preferably raw)

 

1 tablespoon wheat germ

 

1 tablespoon peanut butter

 

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Serve immediately.

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About Stacy

Stacy is the author of Crock On: A Semi-Whole Foods Slow Cooker Cookbook and a stay-at-home mom to her two children, Annie (3) and Andy (newborn). After an “awakening” in March 2011, her family switched to a more natural, whole foods diet. She likes to blog about how to live on less than you make and how to eat good food while doing it. Her passion is teaching others how to save money and she tag teams with her husband in this endeavor. At Stacy Makes Cents you’ll find information on how to save money in the kitchen, how to have fun with your kids, and how to be thrifty in all areas of life. Her passion is teaching others how to live debt free. Make sure to follow her on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with her daily antics.

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  1. Kathy :
    August 23, 2011 at 7:19 am

    Sounds yummy!!!
    I have started freezing my overripe bananas to put in smoothies. We like chocolate, peanut butter and banana smoothies.

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  2. Erin@TheHumbledHomemaker :
    August 23, 2011 at 8:43 am

    This looks absolutely delicious! Anything with peanut butter in it feels like a dessert to me! I’m really enjoying your blog! I love the emphasis on healthy eating AND frugal living (we’re on a tight budget, so both are a MUST for our family)!

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    • Stacy :
      August 23, 2011 at 9:24 am

      Erin, thanks so much for the lovely comment. I’ve just started following you on Facebook and I am enjoying your things as well. :) Oh, and peanut butter is where it’s AT. Ha, ha!

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  3. Allison :
    August 23, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    Yum! We just had PB Banana smoothies last night too :) However, no Kefir :( I still need to educate myself on that!

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  4. Dianne@Baking4Six :
    August 23, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    So… adding RAW honey to HOT tea would defeat the purpose; the honey would no longer be RAW?
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    • Stacy :
      August 23, 2011 at 1:51 pm

      From what I read, to get the benefits of RAW honey you really shouldn’t heat it over 120 degrees. If I’m going to use it in something that gets hot, I don’t really care if it’s raw honey. :-) I save my raw stuff for eating cool or cold to get the most benefit.

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  5. Sandra :
    August 26, 2011 at 10:04 am

    Oh Yummy those look good.
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  6. Lea H @ Nourishing Treasures :
    September 2, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    This looks so delicious!

    Thank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasure’s Whole Health Weekend Link-Up.

    Check back tonight when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! :)
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  7. Nikki :
    November 22, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    You had me at peanut butter…..
    LOVE Farmer’s Market PB!
    and you know what? I’ll be making these today! thanks for re-tweeting :)
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  8. Rease :
    December 20, 2011 at 9:19 am

    Peanut butter and bananas might be one of the best combinations of all time. This is a great, filling smoothie!
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  9. Marius@Probiotic Kefir Grains :
    April 16, 2013 at 1:44 am

    What a ripper!
    I will try this recipe straight away.
    Has never crossed my mind to mix my kefir with peanut butter, however it sounds just great.

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