Strawberry Chocolate Smoothie
Calories: 261kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups strawberries fresh or frozen
- 1 banana ripe, small
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
To serve
- coconut cream
- mixed seeds
- halved strawberries
Instructions
- Rinse, wipe and hull the berries. If you prefer you can slice them into halves. If you are using frozen berries, just add 1 cup frozen strawberries as such.
- Add chopped banana, hulled berries in a blender jar.
- Add milk, sugar.
- Next add protein powder, cocoa powder.
- Blend until smooth.
- Transfer strawberry chocolate smoothie to a serving glass and add some mixed seeds. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Make sure to taste the fruit before blending to ensure it is not overly tart.
- Use a high power blender to make creamy smoothie.
- You can add few ice cubes to the thicken the smoothie if you like.
- To make a super thick smoothie you can 2 teaspoons chia seeds or 1 tablespoon oats while blending. Add all the ingredients and blend until smooth. You can do this for all smoothies.
- For intense chocolate flavor you cam add 1 tablespoons chocolate sauce or spread along with all the ingredients.
- For a rich flavor you can add 1 tablespoon almond butter while blending.
Nutrition
Serving: 3servings | Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 905mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Vitamin C: 137mg | Calcium: 197mg | Iron: 3mg