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Healthy Nutella Smoothie

Sep 2, 2024 · Written by Dannii Martin · This post may contain affiliate links which earn us commissions if purchases are made · 69 Comments

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Healthy Nutella Smoothie with a text title overlay.

There is just something about starting your day off with chocolate that makes the rest of the day better. You can do that and keep it healthy with this Healthy Nutella Smoothie. More like a milkshake than a smoothie, it is just 4 ingredients and we have included the recipe for our homemade healthier Nutella too.

Two classes of Nutella Smoothie with whipped cream and strawberries on top.

Dessert for breakfast! Need we say any more? We love ourselves a savoury breakfast of course, as they are a great way to start your day with lots of veggies. But, a sweet breakfast can sometimes make it easier to get out of bed.

The thought of this Healthy Nutella Smoothie will have you, and any kids in the house, jumping out of bed in the morning. Who is going to say no to chocolate for breakfast?

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  • Why You Will Love It
  • Ingredients and Substitutions
  • How to Make Nutella Smoothie - Step by Step
  • Homemade Nutella
  • Chocolate Smoothie
  • How to Serve a Nutella Smoothie
  • Extra Tips
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • More Smoothie Recipes
  • Recipe
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Why You Will Love It

  • A healthier alternative for kids with love Nutella - This uses our homemade Nutella, making it a little bit lighter.
  • Under 300 calories per smoothie - A filling and delicious breakfast or snack.
  • An easy way to sneak some spinach in - You can easily blend some spinach into this smoothie.
  • Chocolate for breakfast - Who doesn't love that?!

Ingredients and Substitutions

All the ingredients needed to make this recipe each with a text overlay label.

A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.

  • Milk - We used skimmed milk, but you could use semi-skimmed or whole, or even use almond milk instead.
  • Banana - This makes the Nutella smoothie thick and creamy. It doesn't give it a really banana flavour though, as it's the Nutella that is the main flavour.
  • Nutella - We used our own homemade healthier Nutella in this smoothie, but you could use regular Nutella, or even a cheaper store bought alternative.
  • Cocoa powder - This gives it even more of a chocolatey boost.

More ingredient substitutions and variations can be found in the recipe card.

How to Make Nutella Smoothie - Step by Step

A blender jug with chocolate smoothie ingredients in it.
  1. Step 1: Put all of the ingredients into a blender. Blend until smooth.
Nutella Smoothie in a glass.
  1. Step 2: Pour into glasses and serve.

Homemade Nutella

Because of how much sugar store bought Nutella has in it, we make our own homemade healthier Nutella and it's kind of awesome! It's lower in sugar, palm oil free and can be vegan too. It isn't super low calories, but the ingredients are more nutrient dense.

If you wanted to trick your kids, rather than buy a new jar, you could put the homemade stuff into an old empty jar of Nutella and I don't think they would every know.

A plate with a large dollop of Nutella on it.

We sweeten ours with some dates and a little bit of maple syrup. So it is still nice and sweet, but isn't going to send you into a sugar coma. If you like yours on the super sweet side, then you could always add more. Or just leave it out completely.

Hazelnuts are a good way to add some healthy fats to your diet and they are high in vitamin E too. Peanut and almond butter seem to get all the glory when it comes to nut butter, but hazelnut butter is delicious and it's what forms the base of our homemade Nutella.

A jar of homemade nutella with some strawberries.

Chocolate Smoothie

We added a little bit of extra cocoa powder to this to make it extra chocolatey. Did you know that cocoa isn't bad for you and it is considered a 'superfood'?

Lots of people avoid it because they think it is unhealthy, but although a lot of chocolate products are not particularly healthy, that is because of all the sugar that is added to it. It isn't the cocoa itself.

Cocoa powder can provide antidepressant benefits, it is full of antioxidants, and it can also lower blood pressure. That's enough to convince us to enjoy another chocolate smoothie!

How to Serve a Nutella Smoothie

You could just pour it into a glass and keep it how it is. However, we like to take it to the next level and add some reduced fat squirty cream (Reddi-wip), a drizzle of caramel sauce and then a strawberry on the side. You could use chocolate syrup too.

Extra Tips

  • If you want to keep this totally vegan, then make the Nutella with a non-dairy milk and use non-dairy milk when making this smoothie too.
  • Make the smoothie a little more indulgent and more like a milkshake by topping with a squirt of whipped cream.
  • If you are making this in the height of summer, throw some ice cubes in before blending to make it super cold.
  • Don't like banana? Swap it for avocado so you still have a thick smoothie, but none of the banana taste.
  • Give the smoothie a veggie kick by adding a handful of spinach - you can't even taste it!
Two chocolate smoothies with cream and sauce on top. Strawberries surround the glasses.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can this Nutella smoothie be made without banana?

There is the dates and maple syrup in the homemade Nutella, but we also added a banana to the Nutella smoothie because not only will that appeal to those with a sweet tooth, but it makes it nice and thick too.
I don't think it tastes overly banana-y, but I know some people really dislike the taste so you might want to leave it out. You should replace the thickness though, so add some avocado instead.
You could use something like mango, but it does have a strong flavour.

How to store a Nutella smoothie

Fresh is always best so you should try to drink the smoothie straight after making it. However, to save yourself some time in the morning you can make it the night before. Just store it in an air tight container in the fridge and make sure to give it a good stir before you drink it.

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If you’ve tried this Nutella smoothie, then let us know how you got on in the comments below.
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Recipe

Two glasses of Nutella Smoothie topped with whipped cream and strawberries.

Healthy Nutella Smoothie

By: Dannii Martin
There is just something about starting your day off with chocolate that makes the rest of the day better. You can do that and keep it healthy with this Healthy Nutella Smoothie.
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Gluten Free
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Vegetarian
4.81 from 51 votes
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: British, Italian
Prep: 2 minutes mins
Total: 2 minutes mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 225kcal
Allergens:
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Dairy
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Nuts

Ingredients

  • 500 ml (2 cups) Skimmed milk
  • 1 Banana
  • 2 tablespoon Homemade Nutella
  • 2 tablespoon Cocoa powder

Instructions

  • Put all the ingredients into a high powered blender and blend until smooth
  • Divide between two glasses and top with whipped cream (optional)

Recipe Tips

  • If you want to keep this totally vegan, then make the Nutella with a non-dairy milk and use non-dairy milk when making this smoothie too.
  • Make the smoothie a little more indulgent and more like a milkshake by topping with a squirt of whipped cream.
  • If you are making this in the height of summer, throw some ice cubes in before blending to make it super cold.
  • Don't like banana? Swap it for avocado so you still have a thick smoothie, but none of the banana taste.
  • Give the smoothie a veggie kick by adding a handful of spinach - you can't even taste it!

Nutritional Information

Serving: 1glass | Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 759mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 548IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 332mg | Iron: 2mg

The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.

As all appliances vary, cooking times are a guide. Please note that by changing the serving size, the cooking time may also need to be altered.

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Comments

  1. Baz says

    November 09, 2024 at 7:31 pm

    5 stars
    We used Jersey Milk, 1 Banana and an extra spoon full of Nutella as we didn't have Cocoa powder. Fantastic smoothie/milkshake.

    Reply
    • Dannii Martin says

      November 26, 2024 at 8:17 am

      I bet it was amazing with Jersey milk!

      Reply
  2. Frida says

    January 20, 2023 at 3:00 pm

    1 star
    The banana gave it a weird flavour

    Reply
    • Dannii says

      January 20, 2023 at 3:28 pm

      I am not sure what you mean by "weird". Do you meant it tasted like banana? The bananas adds some sweetness and thickens it, this is fairly standard in smoothies. If it tasted weird, then there might have been something wrong with your banana.

      Reply
  3. Hannah says

    September 10, 2022 at 12:18 am

    1 star
    bro this was so weird and runny and gross who would try this for real try harder next time

    Reply
    • Dannii says

      September 10, 2022 at 9:34 am

      Sorry you didn't enjoy it. It's a smoothie, so it's meant to be runny. It's not a thick milkshake. If you found it "weird and gross" then I suggest that you check that your milk isn't out of date. I presume you made it with the homemade nutella in the recipe?

      Reply
  4. Shauna says

    November 08, 2018 at 4:16 am

    I used a frozen banana and only added 2 cups of almond milk and it was still pretty runny. More like chocolate milk than a smoothie so I added 8 ice cubes to thicken it up. The taste is great!

    Reply
    • Dannii says

      January 14, 2019 at 9:38 am

      I'm glad you enjoyed it! I like my smoothies fairly thin, so they go further, but I add in some avocado if I want to thicken it up a bit :)

      Reply
  5. Kavita Favelle says

    August 19, 2018 at 10:21 am

    5 stars
    Totally agree with you that the shop-bought Nutella is not the healthiest of snacks, not to mention the issue of palm oil, am with you on that. The homemade one looks fabulous and so does the smoothie. I love cocoa and I love high quality dark chocolate, which is low in sugar and has no palm oil. This recipe looks like such a great start to the day.

    Reply
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