Keto Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Rise and shine with a low carb smoothie!🍓
Smoothies are the perfect grab and go breakfast packed with vitamins to give you energy and keep you on track throughout the day. There’s nothing better than a refreshing summertime strawberry drink, and we’ve hacked a traditional smoothie to give you that banana flavor you love without all the added carbs!
Keep these tips in mind when making a keto strawberry banana smoothie:
- We opted for frozen berries to help thicken the base of the smoothie without the use of ice. If you want to take advantage of fresh strawberries in season, cut the tops off and place in the freezer for a few hours before blending.
- We really love this OliveNation Pure Banana Extract. It’s delicious and gives us that banana flavor we all crave, but without the carbs.
- You can add more of your favorite low carb ingredients to bulk up your smoothies, such as spinach, kale, or mixed berries.
Keto Strawberry Banana Smoothie
yield: 2 SERVINGS
prep time: 2 MINUTES
total time: 2 MINUTES
Enjoy the sweet refreshment of this keto strawberry smoothie with a rich hint of banana extract — one sip and you'll be hooked!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons banana extract
- 6-7 large frozen strawberries
- 1 tablespoon protein powder
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds (optional)
Whipped cream:
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 1 -2 teaspoons keto sweetener (like swerve)
Directions
1
In a NutriBullet or blender, add in liquid ingredients first, followed by the remaining ingredients.
2
Blend for 40-50 seconds.
3
Pour into glass and enjoy!
If desired, top with a dollop of low-carb whipped cream. Make your own whipped cream by beating heavy cream, vanilla extract, and your fave keto sweetener on medium-high speed using a hand blender until peaks form.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 2 cups, Serving Size: 1 cup
Amount Per Serving:
267.6 Calories | 22.5g Fat | 14.2g Total Carbs | 2.2g Fiber | 4.1g Sugar Alcohol | 5.7g Protein | 7.9g Net Carbs
As you can see, this recipe is so easy that even your kiddos can make it themselves with little to no assistance by using a Nutribullet or blender! It’s great for breakfast or even a refreshing afternoon low carb snack on a hot summer day!
If you have leftover strawberries, consider making one of these delicious strawberry-based keto-friendly desserts…
- Keto Strawberry Shortcake
- Keto Strawberry Shortcake Chaffle
- Keto Whipped Strawberry Milk
- Keto Strawberry Milkshake
- Keto Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
- Keto Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicles
My team member, Jenna, gave this recipe a test for me (as pictured above) and here’s what she had to say:
“I really love the simplicity of this recipe and being able to just throw everything in the blender and serve when done. I like to add a scoop of protein powder to bulk it up and it helps me stay full most of the day, you can’t even taste it.
I loved using frozen strawberries so the smoothie was full of flavor and didn’t get watered down even as it was melting. When I added the whipped heavy cream to the top, it felt like I was getting a cheat treat, but nope, it was still low carb!” – Jenna
Craving oranges? Make this low-carb Orange Julius copycat recipe next!
Can you use frozen blueberries? How would that change the carb count ?
Hey, Julie you absolutely can use blueberries. I recommend using a 1/2 cup which will bring your carb count to 7g and Net Carbs to 5g per serving. Let me know how the blueberries taste- that sounds delicious.
Can you use collagen powder instead of protein powder?
You could try that, however we haven’t done it personally. It would change the texture a little. Let us know how it tastes!
I am having a hard time understanding the net carbs. All the frozen strawberries that I have seen are 10 net carbs for 7 strawberries…..thus making the net carbs way more than 2 net carbs per serving (4 net carbs for the whole recipe) what am I missing? Thanks in Advance!
To get net carbs, you subtract any fiber and sugar alcohols. Six large strawberries is 8.3 carbs minus the 2.2g of fiber making it 6.1 net carbs. This recipe makes 2 servings so depending on your strawberry size it’s around 4 carbs of strawberries minus the fiber bringing it back down closer to 2 net carbs. Hope that helps!
In response to the carb count and net carb count it is still not making sense. You are subtracting fiber twice? You can only subtract it once to get net carbs.
Nope! You are only counting fiber once. I was showing the whole recipe vs single servings.
That looks good!
I would really like to know where you get your strawberries and what kind because I have looked at numerous ones and none of them have sugar alcohol in them. Just sugar. Great Value strawberries is what I’m looking at. Net carbs would put them at 15 net carbs.
Hi David! Thanks so much for commenting. The values above have been updated. Using a fresh organic strawberry is a little lower in carb count. These strawberries do not have sugar alcohols. Hope this helps!