Healthy Dark Chocolate Smoothie

This healthy dark chocolate smoothie has become my go-to favorite smoothie recipe in the morning.

It’s rich, fudgy, creamy and packed with chocolate flavor. Plus, it genuinely tastes like chocolate ice cream. 

Not only does this vegan healthy chocolate smoothie taste amazing, it’s also packed with nutrients. Made with frozen banana, medjool dates, cocoa powder, hemp seeds and peanut butter, this chocolate smoothie is packed with tons of vitamins and minerals. 

Additionally, this recipe relies on bananas and medjool dates to sweeten this chocolate smoothie naturally, without using an added sugar.

Chocolate Smoothie Ingredients

Here’s everything you’ll need to make this healthy peanut butter banana chocolate smoothie. As always, directions and measurements are in the recipe card below. 

• Bananas – always use frozen bananas for the best smoothie texture
• Medjool dates 
• Peanut butter – full transparency, I don’t feel well eating peanuts, so i use sunflower butter instead, which tastes super similar to peanut butter
• Cocoa powder – make sure to use a dutch processed cocoa powder like Rodelle or use organic cacao powder if you want extra nutrients 
• Cashew milk – or any plant milk you have on hand 
• Vegan yogurt – love the almond milk greek style yogurt from Kite Hill as it’s super high in protein
• Hemp seeds – I use this instead of protein so you can either use a scoop of protein powder or 2 tbsp of hemp seeds 
• Cacao nibs – for some added crunch 
• Vanilla extract 
• Kosher salt 

Cheat Sheet to this Chocolate Smoothie 

Listing out a few tips to help you make this healthy banana chocolate smoothie perfectly. 

• Make this into a healthy chocolate smoothie bowl. Yep, you can totally make this into a smoothie bowl / nice cream. Just use ½ cup of milk instead, adding more as needed until you get the thick smoothie bowl texture you want. 
• Blend low and slow. The key to getting your smoothies to be thick and creamy is to slowly blend everything together. Stop the blender as needed and scrape down the sides to help the blender along. Trust me, this is the best way to get a thick creamy smoothie. 
• Make sure to use frozen super ripe bananas. I make smoothies all the time, so I have ripe frozen bananas in my freezer at all times. But this is truly the key to making a good smoothie, fresh bananas just don’t cut it. Also, make sure you’re using super ripe bananas, so they’ll help naturally sweeten the smoothie.
• Use a creamy plant milk, like cashew milk. If you use too thin of milk, like oat or store-bought almond milk, you’ll end up with a smoothie that’s more icy than creamy.

Customize this Smoothie

Ok, so as with any smoothie, this recipe is super easy to customize. Listing out a few variations that I love below. 

• Make this into a healthy coffee chocolate smoothie. Simply add in 2 tsp of instant coffee or use ½ cup cold brew and 1 ½ cups milk. It’ll taste like mocha ice cream! 
• Amp up this recipe into a protein chocolate smoothie. You can use either chocolate or vanilla protein powder to give this smoothie an extra protein boost. 
• Make this smoothie into a milkshake by using chocolate chips instead of cacao nibs. If you’re looking for more of a dessert-shake, use chocolate chips instead of cacao nibs and omit the hemp seeds. Additionally, use less liquid, about 1 cup of cashew milk, for a thick milkshake texture.

Even More Smoothie Recipes

• Mint Chip Smoothie 
• Cookies n’ Cream Smoothie Bowl
• Vanilla Smoothie Bowl

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