Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 large ripe banana
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons raw cacao powder
- 4 medjool dates, pitted
- 2 Tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 6–7 ice cubes
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Pour into an 8-ounce glass and enjoy.
Notes
Frozen Bananas: use frozen bananas instead of ice cubes for your smoothies. Once the bananas are ripe simply peel them, slice them roughly the size of ice cubes, and store them in a freezer-safe bag or container.
Dairy-free Milk Choices: try using my homemade cashew milk or oat milk for this recipe.
Chia Seeds: if you don’t have flax chia seeds are excellent.
Nut Butters: add a scoop of almond butter or peanut butter to make this your post-workout shake.
Sweeteners: if you don’t have dates you could use 1-2 Tbsp of maple syrup or honey. Please keep in mind that honey is not vegan, but some who are plant-based do use it as a replacement for sugar.
Greens: toss in some chopped kale or spinach for some added nutrition.
- Prep Time: 4 minutes
- Blend: 1 minute
- Category: Vegan Breakfast Recipes
- Method: Blend
- Cuisine: Vegan
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 505
- Sugar: 80.6 g
- Sodium: 190 mg
- Fat: 4.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 109.2 g
- Fiber: 17 g
- Protein: 9.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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