Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
Recipe by Kelsey Russell-Murray
Ingredients
8
Time
3m
Serves
2
I have a smoothie nearly 7 days a week, 365 days a year. And this chocolate peanut butter smoothie recipe has remained a favourite for years. It genuinely tastes like a chocolate peanut butter milkshake, and is refined sugar free and packed with fiber and omega-3 fatty acids! This is a perfect smoothie to add into your diet to optimize gut health, and it’s a great alternative for your typical green smoothies. The base of the smoothie is creamy frozen bananas mixed with chocolate, peanut butter and fibre-boosting hemp hearts, chia and flax seeds. Raw cocoa powder provides a dose of polyphenols, a powerful antioxidant that is known to support gut health and combat inflammation. Hemp hearts, chia seeds and flax seeds are all gut health superstars, providing a source of plant-based protein, fibre and anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids. And since this smoothie looks – and tastes! – like a milkshake, it makes a great option for kids, even those who are picky eaters!
Breakfast
Snack
Quick Meal
Kid-Friendly
Ingredients
2
Frozen Bananas
2 cups
Unsweetened Almond Milk
2 Tbsp
Cocoa Powder
2 Tbsp
Natural Peanut Butter
2 Tbsp
Hemp Hearts
2 Tbsp
Chia Seeds
5
Ice Cubes
1 scoop
Chocolate Vegan Protein Powder
Instructions
1
Add all ingredients to a high speed blender and blend until smooth, using a tamper or scraping down the sides of the blender as required.
2
Serve and enjoy!
3
Substitutions: Substitute peanut butter for the nut butter of your choice - almond and cashew butters work great in this recipe! Nut free? Substitute sunflower seed butter or tahini in place of peanut butter. Omit either hemp hearts or chia seeds if you prefer!
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I have been working as a Registered Dietitian for 8 years now, the majority of which has been spent working as a clinical inpatient RD in a hospital. I specialize primarily in critical care and stroke nutrition. In 2020 I opened my virtual private practice, Gut Healthy Dietitian, where I specialize primarily in gut and digestive-health related diseases and conditions. I have an Honours Bachelor of Science in Nutrition as well as a Graduate Diploma of Integrated Dietetic Internship.
