Chocolate Berry Smoothie

The best way to satisfy that chocolate craving! This Chocolate Berry Smoothie is filled with frozen berries and just enough chocolate to make this feel like dessert instead of a healthier treat.

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Our love for smoothies in this house is real.

If you’ve been around here awhile, you’ll know that several years ago, I wrote a cookbook all about smoothies. My kids have grown up on them, and to this day, my husband and I have a smoothie just about every day.

We love them.

My husband and I tend to go on the fruity side, but the kids? They love chocolate. So this Chocolate Berry Smoothie is just for them.

Ingredients for the Chocolate Berry Smoothie

This smoothie recipe is pretty straightforward. Here is what you’ll need:

• Milk – I usually just use 2% for the kids because that’s what I keep on hand. But if I’m making it for myself, I’ll use almond milk because my stomach doesn’t love milk. Or sub in coconut milk.
• Frozen Berries – we sometimes have a home-frozen mix on hand (usually in the summer when berries are cheaper) but normally, we’ll just have the frozen mix from the grocery store or Costco. It usually has blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries, and I’ll add in some strawberries for this smoothie. But use what you like!
• Frozen Bananas – We keep frozen bananas stocked in our freezer, as we tend to use them just about every day. You’ll get some of the sweetness for the smoothie from the bananas, plus it makes the smoothie super creamy.
• Cocoa Powder – I just use regular, unsweetened cocoa powder. Now – cocoa powder on its own is bitter. With 2 tablespoons in this recipe, you do get some of that bitterness. It didn’t bother my kids, though. But if it’s too bitter for you, you can cut back on the amount of cocoa powder, or you can add in some liquid stevia drops.
• Vanilla Extract – extracts have become one of my favorite things to add to smoothies to bring in an extra punch of flavor.

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Chocolate Berry Smoothie

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• Author: Deborah Harroun
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 2 servings 1x
• Category: Drinks
• Method: Blend
• Cuisine: American

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Description

The best way to satisfy that chocolate craving! This Chocolate Berry Smoothie is filled with frozen berries and just enough chocolate to make this feel like dessert instead of a healthier treat.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup frozen berries
• 1/2 cup frozen bananas
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder*
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Stevia drops, as needed

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Instructions

1. Combine the milk, berries, bananas, cocoa powder and vanilla in a blender.
2. Process until creamy.
3. Taste, and stir in stevia drops, if needed.

Recipe Notes:

*cocoa powder can make this a bit bitter if too much is added. If you want more sweet than bitter, you can cut the cocoa powder down to 1 tablespoon.

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: about 10 oz
• Calories: 138
• Sugar: 12 g
• Sodium: 67 mg
• Fat: 3 g
• Saturated Fat: 3 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Carbohydrates: 24 g
• Fiber: 4 g
• Protein: 6 g
• Cholesterol: 10 mg

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