This is the best chocolate coffee and banana smoothie! It's so easy to make and tastes like a chocolate milkshake but is so much healthier. This smoothie is high in protein and makes the perfect breakfast or snack.
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Why you will love this recipe:
- The flavour! This chocolate coffee smoothie tastes like a chocolate milkshake but it's so much healthier for you!
- It's so quick and easy to make and is ready in just a few minutes.
- This healthy smoothie is high in protein and is dairy free, gluten free, refined sugar free.
- It makes the perfect breakfast or snack and is also great to have after workouts.
Ingredients and substitutions:
- Banana - I recommend using a frozen banana to give this smoothie that nice cold refreshing taste.
- Coffee - brewed coffee helps add a delicious mocha flavour to this smoothie.
- Coconut milk - I recommend using full fat coconut milk for the best taste and rich and creamy texture.
- Peanut butter - peanut butter and chocolate are the perfect combination. I recommend using a smooth, unsweetened peanut butter. If you can't have peanuts you can use another nut butter of choice such as cashew butter or almond butter.
- Vanilla extract - to help enhance the flavours of this smoothie recipe.
- Cocoa powder - either cocoa powder or cacao powder can be used to give this shake its delicious chocolate flavour.
- Maple syrup or honey - to add natural sweetness to this smoothie while keeping it refined sugar free.
- Collagen peptides - this helps make this healthy smoothie high in protein.
Happy eating everyone!
Recipe
Chocolate Mocha Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 frozen ripe banana
- 1/2 cup brewed coffee
- 1/4 cup full fat coconut milk (or sub for another type of milk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoon collagen peptides
- 2 tablespoon cacao powder or cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoon smooth, unsweetened peanut butter
- 1-2 tablespoon maple syrup or honey (to taste)
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into your high speed blender and blend well until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- If you don't have time to refrigerate this smoothie, use a frozen banana instead.
- If you are vegan omit the collagen peptides.
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients used.
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