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I’ve been on a little smoothie craze lately, not unlike the rest of the world. For me the smoothie obsession comes from being able to pack them densely with nutrients, play around with flavour combinations, and use up what’s needing the most love in the fridge. Actually, almost every meal is about those things, but smoothies just make it so much easier, accepting almost anything that gets thrown in.
There’s also something a little bit weird that I do with my smoothies. Maybe you do it too. Maybe everybody does it, and I just haven’t been paying attention. I throw toppings into my smoothies. Then I eat them with a spoon, from a bowl. This always makes me think of soup, like smoothie soup! Adding toppings is a really great way to pack more nutrients, play with more flavour combinations, and use up more old stuff in the fridge – hello super smoothie!
My everyday smoothies are almost always packed with greens and tons of random super nutritious stuff. This is more of a dessert smoothie, and one that I keep coming back to when my evil sweet tooth takes over, which is more often than I’d like to admit. It doesn’t usually need any added sugar or sweetner, the (very ripe) bananas do all of the work, but it seriously tastes like a liquid chocolate bar, I’m not kidding.
- 1 large very ripe banana, sliced
- 3/4 – 1 cup almond milk (or cow’s, or soy)
- 1 tbsp. almond butter
- 2 tsp. dark cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp. toasted almonds, chopped
- honey (optional, to taste)
- Combine 3/4 of the banana slices with 3/4 cup of the almond milk, almond butter, and cocoa powder. Blend until smooth.
- Add the remaining almond milk if the smoothie is too thick – whether you need to do this or not will depend on the size of your “large” banana.
- If your bananas are not ripe (sweet) enough, add a tiny bit of honey, to taste.
- Top with the remaining banana slices and chopped almonds.
Thank you for commenting on my blog, I’m glad to have found yours! Your photos are gorgeous. I eat my smoothies with a spoon, too, but from a cup. I like this smoothie soup idea, though, so I’m trading my cup for a bowl next time!
Yummy! I love packing my smoothies full of greens and stuff too, but a plain chocolate banana smoothie is one of my favorite treats. I prefer using a frozen banana because it turns out almost like ice cream. Love the chopped almonds on top of yours. Yummy!
I just tried this! I couldn’t wait so made a lot of substitutions but it turned out great!
OH WOW Another great recipe. Made it this morning after my sinus lift surgery and WOW I love it. Only problem with the recipe was that, after I eaten/drank it al,l I wanted to make more. So from now on it will be a double batch for me hehehe. And i may try to add strawberries to the banana and some other fruit. yummmm breakfast was good this morning!!!!! and fast
This looks amazing. I make something similar but i just use chocolate milk instead of cocoa powder and its perfect post-workout snack. Eating it out of a bowl is such a small change but I think this way as opposed to quickly drinking it all from a cup would really slow down my speedy eating habits and let me savour all its deliciousness. Thanks !
Cocoa powder is great for getting the chocolate without the sugar in chocolate milk. A spoon is great for slowing it down – I often use chopsticks for food that I would normally eat with a fork for the same reason.
I missed reading this post somehow! Love the idea of a smoothie soup with toppings…can’t wait to try it!
I love eating my smoothies with a spoon! this recipe is so simple but a true gem, consisting of my three favorite things: almonds, chocolate and banana. by the way your blog is beautiful!
-Jessica