Mango Banana Smoothie

This mango banana smoothie is creamy and tropical, with a sunny yellow color! It’s perfect for easy breakfasts and snacks.

Welcome to the sunniest of all smoothie recipes: the Mango Banana Smoothie! One look at this color is enough to lift your spirits, right? Here at A Couple Cooks we love making smoothies. (And cocktails. Guilty!) We love every single one of our smoothie recipes, but sometimes a smoothie comes along and knocks us out of the park. This mango banana smoothie is it: it’s so easy to make and full of bright and beautiful tropical flavor. Our 3 year old couldn’t get enough of it. (He’s our ultimate judge.) Ready to taste?

Ingredients in a mango banana smoothie

For some of our smoothies the name tells it all. Such is the case with this mango banana smoothie! There’s nothing worse than looking at an ingredient list that’s miles long, or realizing you needed to freeze a banana before you make it. This one is quick and simple! Here’s what you need for a mango banana smoothie:

• Frozen mango: It’s easy to find in bags in the frozen section! If you want to use a fresh mango, that’s ok too: you’ll need just one mango for 1 ½ cups diced. Just use frozen bananas instead!
• Bananas (room temperature): All our smoothie recipes are customized to work with a room temperature banana: because that’s how we have them on hand. Want to use frozen bananas? Use fresh mango instead of frozen.
• Greek yogurt: One reason we like smoothies with yogurt is because it adds a good amount of protein to keep the smoothie filling. Want a vegan variation? See below.
• Milk: Milk keeps it creamy and adds a little protein as well.
• Ice: You’ll need ice for just the right frothy texture.

Vegan variation (without yogurt)

Want a vegan smoothie instead? There are a few different ways to go fully plant-based for this smoothie. If you do so, you may want to consider some of our protein adders below as well. Here’s how to make this smoothie vegan:

• Substitute coconut milk for the yogurt. Use the same quantity, ½ cup full fat coconut milk. Bonus: coconut goes well with the tropical mango banana flavor.
• Substitute water or non dairy milk for the milk. You can actually get away with water in this smoothie! Or if you’d like, use almond or oat milk.

Add more protein to a mango banana smoothie

Want to add more protein to this smoothie to make it stick with you? We have a few ideas for how to make this mango banana smoothie a filling snack or breakfast recipe:

• Chia seeds. Amp the plant-based protein and the fiber with chia seeds! Two tablespoons of chia seeds add 4 grams protein and 11 grams fiber (see this Chia Seed Smoothie).
• Almond or cashew butter. Add a dollop of nut butter for another protein adder! Add 1 tablespoon for 4 grams protein. Here we recommend almond or cashew butter so they don’t overwhelm the delicate flavor (like peanut butter would).
• Protein powder. We don’t love the flavor of protein powder, but if you do you can add 1 scoop to this smoothie for a big boost.

Smoothie storage

Smoothies are best eaten immediately. But this mango banana smoothie can last for 1 day refrigerated, stored in a sealed container or a mason jar with the lid on. This is especially helpful if you want to save one serving for later (which we often do!). If the smoothie starts to separate, simply shake it up before drinking!

Mango nutrition

Mangos are packed with nutrients, so you’re getting a big boost when you drink this mango banana smoothie! Each time you eat one of these smoothies, you get the following benefits (source):

• Low calorie food. 1 cup diced mango has 100 calories. 
• Very high in vitamin C: 1 cup diced mango has 67% of your daily vitamin C needs, so each serving of this smoothie gives you 50%.
• Good source of fiber. 1 cup diced mango has 2.6 grams fiber or 12% of your daily need.

This mango banana smoothie recipe is…

Vegetarian and gluten-free. For vegan, plant-based, and dairy-free, see the variations above.

Print