Breakfast In A Cup

Prepared by Sarah Shilhavy
Photo by Jeremiah Shilhavy

Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

2 frozen bananas
1/2 cup rolled oat flakes
1 cup milk (use more or less to adjust to desired consistency)
1/2 cup coconut peanut butter or peanut butter
1-2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
dash cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup spinach (optional)

Place all ingredients in a good blender. Blend until smooth and well mixed. Pour into 2 glasses and drink immediately.

Recipe submitted by Sierra, Rolla, MO

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Published on October 15, 2010

(25 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5)

23 Comments

Helena August 11, 2014 at 9:20 am - Reply

Tried this but used a non frozen banana, and almond powder and a few sunflower seeds instead of peanut butter. Melted the coconut oil in the first then blitzed everything together. Then added a few ice cubes and reblitzed. Lovely!

Sylvia June 28, 2014 at 10:41 am - Reply

My husband made this for me. He used almond milk bed it tasts delish!!

Martha June 21, 2014 at 5:30 pm - Reply

My son suggested putting it in black coffee.  Well I did —  and I loved it!

Rhoadena J February 14, 2014 at 10:25 am - Reply

Haven’t tried this in a smoothie but great on toast.

Jordasche K September 3, 2013 at 10:06 pm - Reply

I made this shake this afternoon for my son and I. Tasty, and very filling!!

Diane DuPre August 9, 2013 at 11:32 am - Reply

I saw on Dr. Oz or Dr. Phil that Coconut oil should be eaten everyday to combat Alzheimers disease. I have ALZ and I don’t know how you are supposed to use it. Do you just put it in your food or use in in a receipe? I tried it in a cold fruit cup and it harden in clumps and tasted terrible. Should I heat it or is it supposed to just mix smoothly like mayo?

Nsmith April 13, 2013 at 1:29 pm - Reply

By far the BEST smoothie I have ever had!! I can’t stop making it:)

Mrs. smith July 9, 2012 at 12:13 pm - Reply

Well, just tried this.. way better than expected! I replaced vanilla extract with a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream and frozen yogurt!! So rich and energizing!!!

Lou January 10, 2012 at 8:31 am - Reply

I’m not much of a breakfast person but I wanted to begin using Coconut oil in my diet so I gave this easy recipe a try. I added a scoop of my protein powder and eliminated the peanut butter. It tasted good and worked for me. Thanks!

cheryl August 1, 2011 at 4:29 pm - Reply
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How many grams of fat does this produce
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Sarah:) April 12, 2011 at 9:33 pm - Reply
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Yes, you use regular rolled oats.
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Jackie April 12, 2011 at 9:24 pm - Reply

So that is adding raw rolled oats to the smoothie?

Alison April 12, 2011 at 9:21 pm - Reply

When you say rolled oat flakes do you mean regular rolled oats?
Thanks!

Sarah:) April 12, 2011 at 4:38 pm - Reply

Coconut Cream Concentrate is a peanut butter type of product. Not a liquid.

Jocelyn April 12, 2011 at 12:51 pm - Reply

Could you replace the milk and coconut oil with coconut cream??  I wonder how that would taste?

Sarah:) April 12, 2011 at 11:39 am - Reply

Jessica: I’ve made the recipe and it’s absolutely fantastic! Reminds me of a creamy milkshake. Definitely a great breakfast smoothie.

Anna April 12, 2011 at 11:10 am - Reply

This looks really good. I’m going to try it, and also tweak it a little by adding flaxseed oil and using peanut butter powder instead of all peanut butter.

Thanks for sharing this recipe!

Jessica April 12, 2011 at 11:07 am - Reply

Has anyone who rated this recipe actually tried making it?

Penny March 30, 2011 at 6:55 pm - Reply

Thought I’d read it here, but another way to add coconut oil to smoothies without clumping, is to blend the coconut oil with the other room temp ingredients. Then once it emulsifies, the ice cubes, frozen strawberries, etc. can be added to the blender and processed until smooth.

Pam November 17, 2010 at 9:35 am - Reply

As far as the oil clumping I found that you have to let the oil heat well before adding it to something cold.  If you melt it and before it is all hot add it then the oil will clump.

ROXY November 9, 2010 at 2:22 pm - Reply

This recipe looks delicious! I will be giving it a try soon!

Sarah October 21, 2010 at 12:25 pm - Reply

June: If you follow the recipe the oil won’t clump. Read this: http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com/index.cfm/2009/9/10/Using-Coconut-Oil-in-Beverages for more tips on using coconut oil in cold drinks!

june October 21, 2010 at 7:51 am - Reply

While I haven’t tried this recipe I have tried using the coconut oil in other cold drinks and the oil just turns solid and doesn’t mix in smoothly with the other ingredients