Healthy Chocolate Smoothie
Author:Get your chocolate fix in smoothie form! This healthy chocolate smoothie is smooth, rich & chocolatey, yet full of good-for-you ingredients and super-satisfying too. It's the best way to start the day!
Ingredients
- 1 cup (240 mls) non-dairy milk
- 1 frozen banana , or a fresh one and a handful of ice
- ½ cup (100 grams) cooked sweet potato or yam , or pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 tiny pinch fine salt
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed or chia seed (OPTIONAL ) , or use both
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or 1 date (OPTIONAL)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. If you don't have a sweet tooth omit the maple syrup/date.
- Taste and add a drop more maple syrup or a date if more sweetness is needed. Blend again to incorporate.
- Serve immediately.
NOTES
For a thicker smoothie reduce the amount of milk added.
For my tips about how to freeze bananas and how to cook sweet potato, see the post above.
For my tips about how to freeze bananas and how to cook sweet potato, see the post above.
NUTRITION
Serving: 1smoothie | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 520mg | Potassium: 952mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 19729IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 390mg | Iron: 3mg
