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This Cocoa Banana Smoothie is made with frozen bananas, cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract, almond milk and a couple of dates for added sweetness.  It’s rich and luscious and loaded with nutritional benefits.

This Cocoa Banana Smoothie is made with frozen bananas, cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract, almond milk and a couple of dates for added sweetness

This is a decadent frozen banana smoothie with cocoa powder that tastes like dessert, but it’s healthy enough to make for breakfast.  If you want to add a little protein to this chocolate shake, just add a tablespoon of peanut butter or almond butter to the mix.  

This Cocoa Banana Smoothie is made with frozen bananas, cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract, almond milk and a couple of dates for added sweetness

This chocolate banana smoothie is made with almond milk (giving you an assortment of vitamins and minerals), cocoa (which is rich with antioxidants) and frozen bananas (rich with potassium).

CHOCOLATE BANANA SMOOTHIE RECIPE

This healthy chocolate banana smoothie is made with just 5 ingredients.

  • 3 cups frozen bananas, sliced
  • 2 cups almond milk
  • 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 dates, pitted and chopped or 2 teaspoons honey

HOW TO MAKE A CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE

This healthy chocolate smoothie recipe comes together in about 5 minutes.  If you want a slushier shake, add a few ice cubes to the blender with the rest of the ingredients.

  • Place all of the ingredients for this chocolate almond milk smoothie in a blender (or NutriBullet) and blend until smooth.

This Cocoa Banana Smoothie is made with frozen bananas, cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract, almond milk and a couple of dates for added sweetness

EASY HEALTHY SMOOTHIE RECIPES

This Cocoa Banana Smoothie is made with frozen bananas, cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract, almond milk and a couple of dates for added sweetness
Yield: 2 Smoothies

Cocoa Banana Smoothie

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

This Cocoa Banana Smoothie is made with frozen bananas, cocoa powder, pure vanilla extract, almond milk and a couple of dates for added sweetness.  It's rich and luscious and loaded with nutritional benefits.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups frozen bananas, sliced
  • 2 cups almond milk
  • 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 dates, pitted and chopped or 2 teaspoons honey

Instructions

Place all of the ingredients in a blender (or NutriBullet) and blend until smooth. .

Notes

Note: Be sure to peel and slice your bananas before freezing.

© Deborah
Cuisine: Healthy / Category: Drinks