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If you’re following a low carb lifestyle, chances are that you’ve run across family members not always wanting to go along with every aspect. My entire family is mostly low carb already, except for years my husband insisted on having a processed, sugar-filled powdered drink mix for breakfast. This healthy low carb smoothie recipe arose out of my millionth attempt to change that. And finally, a chocolate peanut butter smoothie was what did it!
Needless to say, this alone makes this low carb breakfast smoothie worth its weight in gold, to me. It’s really an amazing feeling when I can help my family make better choices.
I tried offering so many other breakfast options before I found one my husband would stick to. He really loved the drink he was used to, which tasted a lot like sweet chocolate milk.
For a while, I couldn’t find anything he preferred over that drink. Not even eggs or almond flour pancakes or keto cinnamon rolls. He loves keto crepes, but even with those he didn’t want them every day. For some reason, he was set on having the same breakfast drink every day.
At last, I discovered this chocolate peanut butter smoothie recipe. It’s much thicker than his chocolate-milk-like drink, and he admitted it’s even more delicious. (You can thin it out if you don’t want it thick, though.) Besides, it doesn’t get much better than peanut butter and chocolate together.
There are a zillion ways to make low carb smoothies, but for this recipe I had to make sure that it would replace my husband’s processed breakfast drink. And I’m so excited that it did!
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Ingredients
The ingredients for this low carb chocolate peanut butter smoothie are super simple. They’re all right off my low carb food list, and you might even have them right now. They are:
- Peanut butter – preferably creamy and natural, like this one
- Cocoa powder
- Heavy cream
- Unsweetened almond milk (I’ve been making my own homemade almond milk to save money!)
- Sweetener
- Sea salt (optional)
That only five ingredients (not including the optional sea salt) – yay! See the recipe card below for the amounts.
For my husband’s chocolate peanut butter smoothie, I also often add a couple scoops of collagen peptides. Feel free to throw that in there for added benefits!
Now, I know some people may be wondering how this is a healthy chocolate peanut butter smoothie, with all that heavy cream. But, when you’re eating low carb, heavy cream isn’t really bad for you, and it can help keep you full. I buy organic heavy cream without any fillers.
If you’re still on the fence about heavy cream – or if you want to make this recipe dairy-free and vegan – you can also use coconut cream instead! The smoothie will have a bit of that coconut flavor, but still totally delicious.
With the coconut cream option, these ingredients are actually similar to this chocolate peanut butter nice cream recipe – but with different amounts.
How To Make a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Making a chocolate peanut butter smoothie is just about the easiest thing ever. Throw everything in a blender and puree.
At the end, you may need to adjust the amount of sweetener to your liking. Some people like their low carb smoothies more or less sweet, so decide for yourself. Just stick to either powdered or liquid sweetener, because granulated can be grainy.
By the way, this low carb breakfast smoothie is super thick, so if you want to thin it out, feel free to add more unsweetened almond milk. I like it thick so that it’s kind of like a milkshake.
Don’t forget the toppings for your chocolate peanut butter smoothie! I didn’t include them in the ingredient list because you can choose to add them or not.
For the pictures, I added whipped cream drizzled with more peanut butter and sugar-free chocolate shavings on top. They sure do look pretty and make this healthy low carb smoothie feel like dessert for breakfast!
Low Carb Smoothies Meal Prep
I’ve been on a meal prep kick lately (hello, Mason jar salad?), so naturally I had to make my low carb smoothie recipe make-ahead-friendly, too.
Since my husband has replaced his old breakfast drink with this smoothie every day, I like to make multiple servings for him ahead of time, to last a few days.
If you want to do the same, it’s easy to adjust the number of servings on the recipe card to make as many as you’d like. Just change the number, and the ingredient amounts will all update. Your only limit is how much will fit in your blender! I usually make three or four servings at a time and store them in a large Mason jar like this.
You can actually do this with any low carb breakfast smoothie, by the way. Try it with a pumpkin smoothie, strawberry avocado smoothie or even a keto green smoothie bowl.
For some types of low carb smoothies, you might need to mix it again in a blender right before serving. But not for this one! Just pour your chocolate peanut butter smoothie into a glass and enjoy!
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Low Carb Smoothie Recipe
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
This healthy chocolate peanut butter smoothie recipe is creamy, chocolaty, and ready in just 5 minutes with 5 ingredients!
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Combine all ingredients in a blender.
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Puree until smooth. Adjust sweetener to taste if desired.
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Serving size: 1 cup
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162 Comments
EL
1So delicious! I made this for one, and added 3 ice cubes b/c I like it like a shake. I also used Cacao powder like the link goes too rather than coco powder. It looks like there are more nutrients in the cacao. Heaven. Thank you for this amazing recipe!
Stacey Marriott
1This is absolutely delicious. I used less sweetener (4 T instead of 6) and I added some ice. It was super close to drinking a liquid Reese’s. Thanks for posting!
Julie Ann
0This shake is divine! I used cacao powder & 3 tbsps of Bocha sweet as I can’t get besti in the UK! That was sweet enough for me! I’m making it a regular addition to my meals! Thank you 😊 Maya xx
Tina
0Love this recipe! I’ve been craving ice cream and this definitely satisfied that ice cream craving.
Laura Shrader
0I’m having trouble getting the nutritional info to align.
I placed the recipe in an app tracker. To even get in the ball park, I had to change from 2 tbsp sweetner to 2 tsp. It’s still much higher. Based on the original recipe, the app indicates the net carbs are 29.5. With the change to 2 tsp, I’m still showing 13.5 net carb.
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Laura, I suggest using the Wholesome Yum App. The keto recipes from my site are already in the app.
Ariane
0I love this smoothie and make it with 1 TBSP chia seeds, 1 TBSP flax seed, and 1 tsp hemp hearts.
Rosa
0I can’t wait to make this! If I wanted to make this thicker than it already is, is there a way to do that?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Rosa, You could add less almond milk to make it thicker.
Angela
0Love it!!
Ebony
0Yum! I made this because I was getting tired of coffee being my morning drink. This was a delicious treat-chco, peanut butter perfection. I’ll add ice next time so I go a little slower with it. Thanks for your hard work!
Caroline Nielson
0I made this the other day for hubby and I and we loved it. I want to try it with banana extract too! I have tried to adjust the scale of servings, but it doesn’t work. Is there an update button anywhere? Thanks!
Caroline Nielson
0Thanks I got it to work for 2. Just trying to figure out 1/6 cup hahahah!!
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Caroline, When you adjust the serving size it should automatically update the ingredient amounts.
Irene
0Hi, can I use coconut cream or milk in place of heavy cream?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Irene, Yes you can.
Brian
0How would this recipe need to be modified to use Truvia as the sweetener?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
1Hi Brian, I don’t recommend using Truvia for drinks, as it doesn’t dissolve well.
Raven
0Absolute MUST for PB/chocolate lovers! Was sooooooo good!
Priscilla
0Delicious. Used Coconut milk instade of coconut cream. Love that I was able to make it for 1 person.
Wendy
0I don’t have a blender… do you think a milk frother would do the job?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Wendy, I have not used a frother but if you think your frother is powerful enough you could try it out.
Ashley Kaufman
0Can you add protein powder to this recipe?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Ashley, Yes you can.
Rebecca
0Can powdered PB be used & if so, how much?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Rebecca, I have not used powdered PB but it should work. I recommend starting with 1 serving.
Estee
0Great tasting. I added some flax oil, and it gave it a hint like a banana was in it.
Jan
0So delicious, just what I felt like after coming back from the dentist! I had run out of cacao powder so replaced it 2 tspns of Avalanche sugar free chocolate powder, and omitted the sweetener.
Aquiel
0This drink is so bomb it doesn’t make any sense!!!
Leslie
0I have been using premade shake mix and I’m so happy to find this smoothie. It was/is delicious and definitely my go to from now on. Thank you!
Stacy
0Great recipe! I added ice to make it a shake & it was sooo delicious!! Thank you!
Trish Draze
0I totally enjoyed it. Easy to modify to personal sweetness. I used almond coconut blend milk plus some heavy cream. So it was rich but that was my fault so the next time no cream. I used liquid sweetener, just make sure to start with little bit not what the recipe calls for then adjust. Excellent flavor.
KW
0Favorite make-ahead breakfast! I use typically use Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, Maranatha No Sugar/Salt PB, Swerve Confectioners, and Trader Joe’s Unsweetened Cocoa Powder. I made it for the first time with embe Coconut Milk instead of heavy cream (creamy consistency but dairy-free!). I’ll pour it into three small containers, pop it in the freezer, and eat it like ice cream instead of a smoothie. It’s a bit frozen at first but it also makes me slow down and enjoy eating instead of my go go go mentality in the morning!
Julie M
0This sounds and looks amazing! I’m hoping to make it over the weekend however, my husband loves the ones with banana and peanut butter from a smoothie store nearby, is it ok to add banana extract to give it that flavor? Do you think it’ll work or ruin the smoothie?
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Julie, Banana extract should work just fine! Enjoy!
Barbara J Harvey
0Maya, I purchased the besti powdered monk fruit/erythritol sweetener and the recipes I used it in were gritty. Is this normal? They were recipes I had made before and used the powdered monk fruit/allulose blend. I am not happy about this. I purchased the sweetener on amazon. thanks for your help.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
0Hi Barbara, It depends on the recipe. For recipes where you want the sweetener to dissolve, Besti monk fruit with allulose generally works best (I need to update this recipe to use that). We’re happy to send you a replacement if you didn’t like the erythritol blend, please contact us here and we’ll get that sorted for you.
Heather
0The besti powder linked to the recipe has 6 g carbs per teaspoon. This recipe has 3 teaspoons per serving so the carb count can’t be correct. Is this the wrong sweetener?
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Heather, The sweetener linked is 3 total carbs per teaspoon, and 0 net carbs. If you are unsure, this article will show you how to calculate net carbs.
Michelle
0Love this!! Sooo yummy!!!
Theresa Rothweiler
0I was recently diagnosed as being diabetic and breakfast is what I struggle with the most. Found this recipe yesterday and while I like it I found it to be more like chocolate milk consistancy. How did you get yours to thicken up to be more smoothie like?
Maya | Wholesome Yum
0Hi Theresa, If you want it thicker, you can add some ice or thick coconut cream, and blend. You can also try adding a bit of avocado (you won’t taste it) to thicken, like I do in my strawberry avocado smoothie recipe.
Megan
0I have missed my breakfast smoothies so when I saw this, I made it. I added about 2 cups of spinach to it and it was really good! Of course, the spinach turns the color a brownish-green and does not change the taste. It is delicious.
Paizley
0How do I get it cold and Ice like?
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Paizley, If you are planning ahead to make this recipe, I recommend measuring out the amount of almond milk you need and them pouring it into an ice cube tray. That way when you are ready to make it, you have a frozen element to add to the blender. Enjoy!
Allison
0My family and I loved it!
Carolina Camargo
0Could we eat it for dinner without the heavy cream?…….
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Carolina, This recipe was originally created as a breakfast smoothie, you can use it as a meal replacement for any meal you like. No need to skip the cream unless you are cutting your fat macros.
Julie
0This sounds so good. Can I use liquid stevia in place of the powdered stuff? And how much of I can use it?
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Julie, Yes, you can use liquid stevia in place of powdered sweetness. How much you need will vary depending on your brand of stevia used. Be sure to check the bottle or the manufacturer’s website to see what the conversion is. Enjoy!
Amanda J
0Let me just say I’ve tried a few of your recipes and I absolutely adore you and your ability to experiment!
I have a hugeeee sweet tooth and being on keto has proved difficult just because of my love for real wholesome sweets (brownies, cakes, etc).
This smoothie is THE best! So filling! Amazing taste!! Curbed my sweet craving and I feel like I just gorged on so much when I’ve had just a cup! Thank you!!!
Chaunie
0How can I make this with PB2 or PBChocolate powder? Thanks
Btw I love this! My go to breakfast shake.
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Chaunie, The texture won’t be as thick, but you can add peanut butter powder in place of the actual peanut butter. To make the recipe as written (3 servings) I would use 3 tbs of peanut butter powder, and then adjust as needed to taste.
Donnella
0Can you make this the night before and stick it in the fridge for the next morning?
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Donnella, Yes, that will work fine. Enjoy!
Carla
0I’ve made this smoothie a couple times already and it is delicious!
Joyce Plourde
0Tried and True! Very delicious and satisfying.
Denizatm
0This was icy and refreshing. I skipped the protein powder used sugar free French Vanilla creamer instead of heavy cream and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I will make again.
Malorie Edie
0What other kinds of powdered erythritol can you use if you don’t have the Besti kind? Also is natural peanut butter creamy kirkland brand ok to use?
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Malorie, There are several other keto-friendly brands of erythritol blends you can use. Any of them will work fine as long as they are in a powdered (or confectioners) form. That peanut butter will work fine, but be sure to incorporate all the oil in the jar of peanut butter before using it.
Rhonda Davis
0This was delicious, I subbed coconut milk for almond milk, and added half the sweetener and no salt, it was delicious, thank you!
Adriana
0I just made this and OMG best decision ever. I didn’t have whipping cream and just used 1 more cup of almond milk and I didn’t add salt but wow it came out amazing. Instantly put a smile on my face. I love this keto diet! I’m so happy and will forever make this delicious treat. Thank you so much!
Zee
0Wow thank you so much for sharing this recipe!! Since starting keto, I’ve been craving ice cream and one of my favorite flavors is chocolate peanut butter.
I made one serving and drank it over ice. This is now my favorite keto treat!!!
Donna J
0This shake is delicious and so easy to make.
Definitely will be making more.
Holly
0This is wonderful! I was afraid it would have an aftertaste or texture that was strange like other shakes I have tried, but this has an amazing chocolate peanut butter flavor! I don’t even miss real milkshakes anymore! Excited to try your other recipes.
Nicole
0This shake is such a delicious keto treat. And I am not a fan of sugar free stuff, ir never tastes the same without real sugar bur this is an exception – SO yummy!
Debbie Carpenter
0I don’t have any almond milk, can I substitute for 2% milk?
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Debbie, You can substitute almond milk for 2% but it will no longer be ‘low carb.’
Lindsey C
0Delicious! Finally a low carb yummy that doesn’t feel so “fake”. I used peanut butter powder instead to make it even lower calories and it’s nice an creamy. Thank you!
Jacqueline Meyers
0Started on Keto 2 weeks ago. I found this site and every recipe I have tried is so yummy. My husband who is a fussy eater and not on Keto has liked everything I have made. Thanks for all the great recipes