St. Nick's Naughty & Nice Mint Chocolate Smoothie

Every time I’m pregnant, I CRAVE smoothies. Okay, and french fries… oh and absolutely anything SPICY. Hot sauce in a smoothie next? Only kidding!

This smoothie was simply every other considered one of my cravings that hit after making those implausible mint chocolate cookies, which reminded me of a move between a mint oreo and a peppermint patty. I believed, why not make a scrumptious nourishing chocolate mint smoothie that’s wholesome sufficient to enjoy for breakfast?

Let’s do that thang!

What makes this mint chocolate smoothie magical?

Let me inform you all about this creamy, thick, wholesome chocolate peppermint smoothie recipe. It’s pretty much a iciness celebration — St. Nick mentioned so himself.

• It’s naturally sweetened (without banana). I in my opinion love bananas in my smoothies, but I know that some other folks aren’t giant lovers. This smoothie is sweetened with dates! If you’re keen on date sweetened smoothies, take a look at my tahini date smoothie and my chocolate zucchini smoothie!
• It’s vegan. There’s no dairy on this recipe, protecting it vegan.
• It’s absolute best for customizing. You’ll see my notes about all of the superb add-ins you'll check out. You truly can’t move fallacious!
• The taste is out-of-this-world. If you love skinny mints or shamrock shakes, you’re going to absolutely love this mint chocolate smoothie.
• You can upload booze (if you need!) This chocolate mint smoothie if truth be told makes an excellent, more healthy grownup beverage! See underneath for delicious choices.

Ingredients you’ll need

The base of these mint chocolate smoothie recipe is tremendous simple and even has a sneaky veggie. Here’s what you’ll need to make it, plus some scrumptious mix-ins depending on what you’re feeling:

• Medjool dates: the whole smoothie is sweetened with a few dates. That’s it! Be certain to use pitted dates or remove the pit earlier than including the dates for your smoothie.
• Cauliflower: that’s right, we’re adding frozen cauliflower proper into the smoothie. You received’t style it at all and it helps to keep the smoothie super thick with out watering it down like ice can.
• Cacao powder: the chocolate part of this mint chocolate smoothie comes from scrumptious, wealthy cacao powder. Did you realize that 1 serving of cacao powder has a excellent amount of iron and manganese? I want cacao over cocoa for its nutritional benefits.
• Tahini: we’re adding wholesome fats and creaminess from tahini. Feel unfastened to additionally use their chocolate tahini – yum!
• Extracts: you’ll wish to upload a little bit of vanilla extract and a tiny bit of peppermint extract to present the smoothie that minty flavor.
• Sea salt: agree with me in this, a pinch of sea salt truly brings all the flavors in combination.
• Optional mix-ins: I really like adding protein powder, flaxseed meal, spinach and/or rolled oats to boost the nutrients in the smoothie. Up to you! You too can upload espresso powder for a minty mocha taste or make this a peppermint mocha smoothie — see my notes within the recipe!
• Naughty & nice: you’re almost definitely questioning the place the “naughty” is coming from…feel free to make this a yummy, boozy shake by way of adding 1 shot of Bailey’s cream, Peppermint Schnapp’s or Kahlua!

Easy component swaps

Not best is this mint chocolate smoothie easiest for adding your fav mix-ins, it’s additionally simple to swap in ingredients that you've on hand.

• Instead of cacao powder, be happy to use unsweetened cocoa powder.
• If you don’t have tahini, you can additionally use almond or cashew butter (or chocolate almond butter!)
• Yes, you'll use ice as a substitute of frozen cauliflower, but blend it carefully as ice may also be laborious to totally blend up and the smoothie most probably received’t be as smooth.

How to make it a peppermint mocha smoothie

Turn this mint chocolate smoothie recipe right into a peppermint mocha smoothie: Instead of one cup almond milk, add ½ cup cold espresso + ½ cup almond milk or coconut milk. Or, you'll be able to simply upload a package of instant coffee granules or 1 teaspoon of espresso powder.

How to melt dates for smoothies

Be sure you soften the ones dates prior to mixing them. You’ll merely soak your pitted dates in 1 cup of warm water for a minimum of Five mins. This will assist them soften up and just remember to can easily blend them.

Pro smoothie-making guidelines

1. Using frozen cauliflower because it helps stay the smoothie chilly and thick. Sometimes ice doesn’t mix as smartly (or can make your smoothie watery), so it’s best not to skip unless completely necessary.
2. Don’t be afraid so as to add more liquid in case your smoothie is just too thick or won’t fully blend. High powered blenders tend to blend frozen ingredients a lot better, so when you have a standard or personal size blender, you might wish to add extra milk.
3. Start the blender on low velocity, then progressively build up the rate to prime to assist blend all ingredients. End with the blender on low speed.

Meal prep this mint chocolate smoothie

Yes, you'll be able to make this straightforward mint chocolate smoothie forward of time to revel in later! I have 3 superb strategies for prepping and storing smoothies proper to your freezer. You’ll be informed the ice cube tray approach, the mason jar method and the freezer pack way. Get all of my tips and methods here!

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I hope you St. Nick’s Naughty & Nice Chocolate Peppermint Smoothie! If you are making it make sure you go away a comment and a ranking so I understand how you liked it. Enjoy, xo!

Recipe by way of: Monique Volz // Ambitious Kitchen | Photography by way of: Eat Love Eats

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