Creamy Dark Chocolate Almond Smoothie
This smoothie doubles as a healthy dessert. Still sometimes you just need something special for breakfast or a mid-day snack. Lots of antioxidants in this one!
Equipment
- 1 Vitamix or Blender
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt or dairy free yogurt
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- ½ cup milk or dairy free milk gf milk substitute if needed
- 2 tbsp (heaping) unsweetened cocoa powder, gf
- ½ large frozen banana or 1 small frozen banana
- ¼ cup frozen blueberries
- 1 teaspoon Flavorganics Organic Hazelnut Extract, gf
- 2 tbsp 72% dark chocolate chips, gf
- 1 tbsp protein powder, gf optional
- chocolate pieces, chopped toasted almonds, berries and/or whipped cream to top
Instructions
- Add the ingredients to a Vitamix or blender. Blend together or pulse until smooth. Top with chopped almonds, or chopped chocolate, whipped cream and berries.