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Chocolate, Almond and Date Smoothie

September 13, 2017 By msmart 7 Comments

Craving something sweet for breakfast that has fuel to get you going, but tastes like a chocolate shake? Whirl up this chocolate, almond and date smoothie full of nutrient dense supplements and whole foods. It all started one day after I played tennis in the Texas heat and I came home feeling like my face was on fire and I was hot, hot, hot and hangry. And we definitely do not want that to happen!

That day, I just so happened to have homemade vanilla almond milk in our fridge, but I’ve also made a variation of this smoothie with store bought unsweetened almond milk (and also water in a pinch). Stick to the Amazing Grass Green Superfood Chocolate (I’ve tried other chocolate supplements and protein powders and this is my favorite).

Any brand of ground flaxseed or flaxmeal (not whole flax), chia, hemp hearts and cacao are fine, but I prefer to buy organic varieties. Look for Medjool dates, and remember to remove the pit from the middle. Chunky almond butter is my favorite, because of the consistency, but you can substitute peanut butter, cashew butter or sunflower butter.

 

Smoothies have been our go-to breakfast lately; they’re portable, quick and nutritious. Give this rich and satisfying chocolate smoothie a try, and let me know what you think in the comments below. Breakfast of champions. (Well, not on the tennis court. But a girl can dream.)

Print Recipe

Chocolate, Almond and Date Smoothie

Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Healthy
Servings: 1 smoothies
Author: Marcia W. Smart

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk or water in a pinch!
  • 1 ripe banana fresh or frozen
  • 1 heaping tablespoon crunchy almond butter
  • 1 scoop Amazing Grass Superfood Chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon each chia seeds ground flaxseed, hemp hearts and cacao
  • 2 pitted Medjool dates
  • 1/2 cup ice about 10 cubes

Instructions

  • Blend all the ingredients together in a high powered blender. If using a frozen banana, decrease the amount of ice by half.

Notes

Filed Under: All Recipes, Breakfast and Brunch, Dairy-Free, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Uncategorised Tagged With: breakfast, chocolate, healthy, protein smoothie, smoothie, wellness

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  1. Emily

    September 14, 2017 at 2:42 am

    This sounds like a fabulous combo! Yum!

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  2. Liz chalmers

    September 14, 2017 at 3:18 am

    I’m excited to get Amazing Grass Green Superfood, especially the chocolate flavor! Thanks for introducing me/us to this product!!!

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  3. Tricia

    September 14, 2017 at 3:19 am

    Hi Marcia-
    This looks yummy-
    I need a new smoothly maker- can you recommend
    One? I would like it versatile.
    Tricia Zieben

    Reply
    • msmart

      September 14, 2017 at 4:06 am

      I love my Vitamix. It took me a couple tries to get the hang of using it, but it is awesome. High powered and fast… xo

      Reply
  4. Julie

    September 15, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    I am excited to try this one Marcia! Quick question-do you think this would be one to try for very picky eaters? One of mine won’t do any smoothies that taste fruity etc, but I want to find something almost like a milkshake flavor that I can hide protein and other powders to sneak in some good stuff! ❤️

    Reply
    • msmart

      September 15, 2017 at 9:37 pm

      Brig doesn’t like fruity smoothies either 🙂

      Try this and see what they think — the chocolate powder doesn’t have a stronge flavor and the dates and bananas make it sweet. If the banana flavor is too strong just do half a banana, and I recommend using water instead of almond milk to let the chocolate flavor come through more! Let me know — hope they like it!

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      • Julie

        September 19, 2017 at 2:51 pm

        Thank you so much! Got my ingredients & trying this week!!

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