Almond Chocolate Smoothie
This almond chocco smoothie is delicious and bursting with healthy ingredients. It contains a lovely combination of almonds, dates, raw cacao, vanilla powder and coconut water and it is incredibly filling. Dairy-free, yet full of calcium, it tastes lovely and creamy.
It is the perfect answer to those trying to keep milk products out of their lives AND want to enjoy a plant-based style milkshake. Great for those pesky chocolate cravings and a healthy guilt-free sweet treat option for your children. You can heat it up and serve it as a very decadent hot chocolate too.
The coconut water is packed with, iron, manganese, magnesium, potassium and zinc as well as B vitamins. The dates contain essential minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium and zinc. They also contain vitamins including thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin A and vitamin K.
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Almond Chocolate Milkshake
Ingredients
- 50 g Almonds (blanched, without the brown skin)
- 4 Medjool Date (pitted)
- 200 millilitres Coconut water
- 2 teaspoons Raw cacao powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla powder (we love Ndali)
Instructions
- Soak the almonds and the dates in water in the fridge for 2-3 hours until soft. Discard the water.
- Blend all the ingredients together in a high speed blender such as a Nutribullet, Vitamix or even a stick blender until very smooth.
Notes
Per serving. Nutrition content in food is never consistent, so take these estimates with a pinch of salt! Also, our recipes tend to use low-GI carbs and sugars, so these values are not directly comparable with shop-bought UPFs.
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