My Peanut Butter and Jelly Smoothie is no Sandwich

I created this Peanut Butter and Jelly Smoothie for the kid in me. When I was young, I always thought PB&J sandwiches were overrated.

I preferred a sandwich with turkey or salami. Anything that wasn’t just sticky mush you needed a gallon of milk to wash down.

Then I grew up and realized peanut butter and jelly is, in fact, an incredible combo. They’re just better in other mediums.

PB&J in smoothie form? Fabulous.

Cold and refreshing, this Peanut Butter and Jelly smoothie is that sweet and salty we all crave.

2016 Update

I am shaking my head at the original lede from this post (written in March 2012). It’s horrendous.

Sandwiches? Salami? Ugh.

(These days, I make videos explaining why it’s not worth it to eat meat now.)

And here’s the original featured image. Less absurd, but still not great.

And the second attempt at a featured image sometime around 2014.

#neverforget, right?

Anyways, this week, we updated this (now veganized) classic Vitamix recipe and snapped a couple new photos.

It remains an awesome recipe for anyone looking to change up their protein shake.

The PB&J smoothie.

Go make one today! (and tag #lifeisnoyoke !)

Recipe

Peanut Butter and Jelly Shake

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• Yield: one 16 ounce drink
• You're needed for: 2 minutes
• Until it's done: 4 minutes

My Peanut Butter and Jelly Smoothie is like school lunch all grown up.

Ingredients:

• almond milk (vanilla) - 1 cup (240 ml or 227 grams)
• frozen blueberries - 1/2 cup (65 grams)
• frozen strawberries - 1/2 cup
• peanut butter - 1 Tbsp. (20 grams or 18 ml)
• protein powder - 1 scoop (30 grams)
• (optional) flaxseed - 2 TBSP

Instructions:

1. Add ingredients, liquid first.
2. Blend.
3. Be happy.

NOTE: This is just a fancy version of the new NOYOKE shake.

Useful tips for Peanut Butter and Jelly Shake

This is just a fancy way of making a new noyoke shake. But a couple of things:

• Use good peanut butter (or just peanuts). None of that Jiffy stuff.
• You can use any type of berries. Remember, though, less is more. (One type of berries is okay. Two types of berries is okay. Three types and you’ve gone overboard.)