Sometimes, I want my smoothies to taste like dessert. As in, a decadent, chocolate shake that reminds me of late nights at Denny’s with my girlfriends in high school.
I’ve had this chocolate-covered pecan banana smoothie for breakfast five times in the last week. I think I could drink it every day for a month and not get tired of it. Good thing it’s actually healthy and vegan.
One time, I even added 1/4 cup of blueberries to the smoothie, and that added a whole new level of fantastic flavor. (I wouldn’t recommend any more blueberries than that, though, because the fruity taste will overpower the chocolate.)
This originally started as a chocolate-covered peanut banana smoothie (which also is delicious and better than just adding peanut butter), but I’m out of peanuts. And while I usually don’t care for pecans in my fruity smoothies (walnuts work better), I had to try the pecans with chocolate.
Oh my, I’m so glad I did.
- 1 ripe banana (peeled and broken in half)
- 1/4 cup shelled pecans (or peanuts)
- 1 cup almond milk (light is fine)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup ice
- Place all ingredients in a blender and mix, stopping once to scrape the cocoa from the sides of the blender container. Continue mixing until smooth.
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says
August 3, 2014 at 11:00 pmAh Denny’s I see them all over Florida! Good breakfast I hear. Loveeeee smoothies make them all the time. This one does sound super decadent! How many did you say had? The calories hang them up and go for it. Best, Cheryl.
Mamma C says
August 4, 2014 at 8:47 amI only have one smoothie per day for breakfast, and this one clocks in at 320 calories (using Silk Light 40-calorie Almond Milk).Yay!
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says
August 5, 2014 at 11:25 pmAh, that is not bad at all Andrea. I was thinking about the weight loss you shared with us not too long ago. Going to give this one a try ’cause I love smoothies! Best, Cheryl.