Raw Chocolate Banana Shake (Printable Version)
Creamy, naturally sweet blend of raw cacao and ripe bananas for a quick vegan breakfast or energizing snack.
# What You Need:
→ Base
01 - 2 large ripe bananas, fresh or frozen, peeled
02 - 1 cup almond milk, or other plant-based milk
→ Chocolate Flavor
03 - 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
→ Sweetener
04 - 1 to 2 teaspoons maple syrup or agave syrup, to taste
→ Optional Add-Ins
05 - 1 tablespoon chia seeds or flaxseeds
06 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
07 - Pinch of sea salt
# Directions:
01 - Place the bananas, almond milk, raw cacao powder, and sweetener into the blender.
02 - Add chia seeds or flaxseeds, vanilla extract, and a pinch of sea salt if desired.
03 - Blend on high speed until the mixture is completely smooth and creamy.
04 - Taste the shake and adjust sweetness or cacao intensity as needed.
05 - Pour into serving glasses and enjoy immediately.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It takes exactly five minutes from thought to glass, which is faster than deciding what to order.
- The bananas make it creamy without a drop of dairy, and the cacao hits that deep chocolate craving without any refined sugar.
02 -
- Frozen bananas are the secret weapon here, they transform the texture from a thin smoothie into something that eats like a real milkshake.
- Raw cacao clumps stubbornly if dumped on top of liquid, so blend the bananas and milk first for ten seconds before adding it.
03 -
- Peel and chop your bananas before freezing them, trying to peel a frozen banana is a mistake you only make once.
- Freeze overripe bananas in a single layer on a sheet pan first, then transfer to a bag so they do not freeze into an unusable brick.