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Easy Homemade Banana Chai Smoothie

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This Banana Chai Smoothie is a great way to start the day with a quick breakfast drink that’s packed with protein and naturally sweetened with ripe banana. The chai gives this banana smoothie a warm spiced flavor, as well as a small boost of caffeine.
A homemade banana chai smoothie garnished with a few slices of banana and cinnamon, next to some cinnamon sticks, a banana and carton of chai tea latte concentrate.
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This Banana Chai Smoothie is a delicious breakfast smoothie that combines sweet banana with spiced chai tea.

While banana and chai may seem an unlikely pair, they taste absolutely delicious blended together.

The banana, along with some protein-filled Greek yogurt, give this blended drink a rich, creamy texture. The chai, with a sprinkling of cinnamon tossed in, provides the warm spiced flavor chai is known for.

What I love about this breakfast smoothie is that it’s a satisfying start to the day when you need a quick option. As a bonus, since it has chai tea in it, you get a little caffeine boost as well!

A chai banana smoothie that's topped with three slices of banana that have ground cinnamon sprinkled on top of them. The cup has an orange straw and is on a brown and white coaster which is next two a star anise and two cinnamon sticks.

Why You’ll Love this Chai Smoothie

Easy to make. Quick to clean up. It takes less than 5 minutes, start to finish, to make this smoothie. And when you make it in a personal cup blender, clean up is minimal.

Fairly healthy. When this smoothie is made according to the recipe it has about 27 grams protein. As a bonus, it will keep you feeling full longer.

In addition, this smoothie does not contain added sugar beyond what’s in the prepared chai tea latte concentrate (about 8 grams). If you want to cut that amount in half, opt for a skinny version of chai.

Super Tasty. I love the spiced flavor of chai with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, star anise and ginger. Blending it with banana and yogurt makes it like a super creamy, super sweet latte with a hint of banana.

Banana chai smoothie in a glass cup with an orange straw and slices of banana on top with cinnamon sprinkled over the bananas.

Ingredients Needed

  • Ripe Banana (frozen)
  • Plain Greek Yogurt
  • Chai Tea Latte Concentrate
  • Milk
  • Ground Cinnamon
Overhead picture showing ingredients needed to make a banana chai smoothie, including pitcher of milk, small bowl of cinnamon, bowl of Greek yogurt, frozen banana, and a carton of chai latte concentrate.

Ripe Banana – Frozen chunks of ripe banana make the smoothie sweet and creamy.

Plus, it’s a good way to use up bananas that have passed their prime. Just peel it, chop it into one-inch chunks and freeze. Eight chunks equal about one medium banana.

Plain Greek Yogurt – My favorite way to bulk up smoothies is with protein-packed Greek yogurt. The protein keeps you feeling full longer and as far as I’m concerned, it’s a must for breakfast smoothies.

I opt for plain yogurt with no added sugar, so the flavors of banana and chai stand out, and the smoothie is naturally sweetened.

Chai Tea Concentrate gives the smoothie the bold taste of chai. I use this Tazo organic chai tea latte concentrate.

Milk – A splash of milk thins out the smoothie so it’s drinkable. Use your preferred milk.

Cinnamon – To enhance notes of cinnamon in the chai tea, I like to add a touch more of this spice to the blended beverage and as a garnish.

How to Make a Banana Chai Smoothie

  1. Add yogurt, frozen banana chunks, milk, chai concentrate and ground cinnamon to blender container.
  2. Blend using blender’s smoothie button, or on low for 15 seconds, then high for 45 seconds.
  3. Pour into cup and garnish with fresh slices of banana and cinnamon, if desired. Drink immediately.

Detailed recipe and instructions are in recipe card at bottom of post.

Blending the Smoothie

A blender cup sitting on a white coaster with milk poured into it.
Add milk to blender cup.
A blender cup sitting on a white coaster with milk and chai tea combined in it.
Add chai tea concentrate.
Greek yogurt added to a blender cup that already contains some milk and chai tea.
Add Greek yogurt.
Frozen banana chunks added to a blender cup with milk, chai and yogurt to make a banana chai smoothie.
Add frozen banana.
Some cinnamon sprinkled on top of banana in a blender cup that has the ingredients in it to make a banana chai smoothie.
Add ground cinnamon.
A lid with blades screwed onto a blender cup that has chai tea latte, yogurt, chunks of banana and cinnamon in it.
Blend until smooth & creamy.

Garnishing the Smoothie

Banana chai smoothie being poured from the blender container into a clear glass for drinking.
A homemade chai banana smoothie topped with three slices of banana in a clear glass that's sitting on a white, marble coaster.
A banana chai smoothie garnished with slices of banana and ground cinnamon. The glass has an orange straw in it and is sitting on a white marble coaster.

Recipe Notes

Use frozen bananas. There’s no need to add ice to this smoothie when you make it with frozen banana.

Anytime you have an extra ripe banana that you no longer want to eat, just chop it into one-inch pieces and put them in the freezer.

Then, when you’re ready to make a banana smoothie like this one or this banana matcha smoothie, just blend in about eight pieces.

Sweeten it to your preference. This smoothie is naturally sweetened with ripe bananas, plus the chai tea concentrate has added sugar.

If you want a sweeter smoothie, try blending in some honey or maple syrup a teaspoon at a time until it tastes just right.

Make it a protein powerhouse. This smoothie already has about 27 grams of protein from the Greek yogurt and milk. For even more, add in a scoop of protein powder peanut butter or almond butter.

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Banana Chai Smoothie

Yield: 1 serving (16 ounces)
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

This Banana Chai Smoothie is a great way to start the day with a quick breakfast drink that’s packed with protein and naturally sweetened with ripe banana. The chai gives this easy banana smoothie recipe a warm spiced flavor, as well as a small boost of caffeine.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Greek yogurt, plain
  • 1 medium banana, frozen
  • 1/4 cup milk, 2% or preferred milk
  • 1/4 cup chai concentrate
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Add yogurt, frozen banana chunks, milk, chai concentrate and ground cinnamon to blender container.
  2. Blend using blender’s smoothie button, or on low for 15 seconds, then high for 45 seconds.
  3. Pour into cup and garnish with fresh slices of banana and cinnamon, if desired. Drink immediately.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 292Total Fat: 1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 122mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 3gSugar: 32gProtein: 27g

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