Healthy Chocolate Smoothie
This delicious and healthy Chocolate Smoothie is sweetened naturally with bananas and dates. It will satisfy your chocolate cravings and give you a boost of essential nutrients to fuel your body.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Total Time5 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Drinks, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1
Calories: 302kcal
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (can substitute any type of milk)
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 banana, frozen
- 1 pitted Medjool date (can add more for a sweeter smoothie)
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup ice cubes (if banana is not frozen)
- Optional add-ins: ground flaxseed, chia seeds or protein powder
Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and serve.
- Use a frozen banana since it makes the smoothie extra creamy and cools it down so that you don't need to add ice. I always keep peeled, frozen bananas in my freezer to add to smoothies. If you don't have a frozen banana, add some ice cubes to the blender.
- Make sure to buy pitted dates or remove the pits yourself, otherwise you'll ruin your blender!
- Add an extra date if the smoothie is not sweet enough; you can also add a little honey or maple syrup.
- Add a tablespoon of flaxseed or chia seeds for a boost of nutrients.
- Add a scoop of protein powder for a boost of protein.
Serving: 0g | Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 328mg | Potassium: 725mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 385mg | Iron: 2mg