Name: Healthy Chocolate Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 cups of coconut milk; 2 tbsp cacao powder; 1 large frozen banana; 3 tbsp of chia seeds; 2 tbsp of almond butter; 4 Medjool dates; 1/2 tsp of nutmeg

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This chocolate smoothie is so delicious and a great way to kick start the day. This vegan smoothie is packed with coconut milk, banana, cacao powder, chia seeds, almond butter, dates with an optional cream topping.

This smoothie is perfect for those of you who love chocolate because I would render this recipe as the best choc-aholic fix.

It takes less than 15 minutes to make the smoothie and you can go that extra mile with the creamy topping.

I'm so excited to share this recipe with my lovely readers because it is a favourite of mine. Whenever I need a chocolate fix in the form of a smoothie, this beverage always hits the spot.

It's totally child friendly, dairy free and great to have for breakfast, lunch or even dinner.

Sometimes I make it with the topping and other times I omit it, it all depends on what I want at that time. I feel like the addition of nutmeg give it that Caribbean flare.

Most smoothie recipes favor cinnamon over nutmeg, but nutmeg reminds me of Grenada in the Caribbean. Most Caribbean islands are partial to including some spices in their recipes.

This Cornmeal Porridge or even some Peanut Punch, you are guaranteed to find at least one of the aforementioned spice(s) as a key ingredient.

I forgot to mention hot beverages, yes we add spices to Hot Chocolate or cocoa tea as Jamaicans like to call it.

Ingredients you will need

How to make a healthy chocolate smoothie

Add all of the ingredients to a high speed blender
Blitz into a smoothie consistency
Add the optional topping to your smoothie

Preparing the topping

You can either purchase some squirty vegan whipped cream and add to your smoothie or make your own cream by chilling some full fat coconut milk overnight.

Scoop off the coconut solids and use a hand whisk to whisk unto soft peaks.

Smooth variations

If you don't like any of the listed ingredients for this recipe then mix things up;

Avocado: This is great for yielding healthy omega fats and along with thickness. Feel free to add 1 avocado or even swap if for a banana.
Sweet potato: Who doesn't love a sweet potato, add a cooked sweet potato to your smoothie to make it into a meal replacement.
Oats: They offer a boost of protein along with natural thickness.
Seeds: Hemp seeds, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, these are great additions to optimise nutritional value.
Protein powder: If you want to add some protein powder, include some pea protein or even some peanut or cashew butter if you don't want almond butter.
Leafy greens: Kale, spinach or swiss chards can turn this into a green goddess smoothie.
Coconut yoghurt: A great dairy free alternative to greek yoghurt. add a scoop of that!!

Notes and tips

If you don't want to use coconut milk then feel free to add Almond Milk or even Cashew Milk if you want to
The topping is optional but if you want to include this be sure to chill the can of FULL FAT coconut milk in advance (several hours or the night before).
Choose from the "variation list" to add in additional ingredients.
Make it keto friendly by removing the banana.

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