Rich & creamy chocolate smoothies made with banana and almond milk. Vegan and Gluten free.
Now that January is over and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I think it’s time to trade in our kale drinks for rich & creamy chocolate-y treats. Because we’ve been good after-all… haven’t we?
Something you might not expect that’s a fixture in our fridge is chocolate almond milk. Jack drinks a mocha with it every morning. And he occasionally makes us milk-less milkshakes (kindly accommodating for my my lactose intolerance). He doesn’t cook often but two of his designated tasks are: 1. Coffee Pour-er, and 2. Blender-man.
This is his most recent blended treat… frozen bananas with chocolate almond milk and gooey almond butter… and a dash of cinnamon for a spicy unexpected twist.
chocolate almond breeze smoothie
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons Chocolate Almond Breeze Almondmilk
- ¼ cup creamy almond butter
- 1 frozen banana
- handful of ice (or freeze your chocolate milk and skip the ice)
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- optional - espresso powder
- coconut cream
- cinnamon or cocoa powder for dusting
- Blend all ingredients together, taste and adjust to your liking (more banana, more almond milk, more almond butter, etc). You can make it as light or as rich and thick as you prefer.
- Top with a scoop of coconut cream and a dusting of cinnamon or cocoa.
- Coconut cream: open a can of full fat coconut milk in the freezer overnight, spoon the thick part off the top & stir it until smooth.
This looks amazing! Funny, my husband is also the coffee pourer and blender operator at our house:)
Yum, thanks for the idea! It inspired me to make a “dessert” smoothie, which isn’t quite as healthy as this one but along the same vein: almond butter, almond milk, oats, honey, and a few chocolate chips thrown in.
I’d surely love the taste of this smoothie! And love its vintage look…
I love the trick with the coconut milk. Such a tasty treat!
Wish I was sipping on this smoothie right now!
Oh man, this just made my day! I think I might just be sipping on one of these suckers after my run today 🙂
What a gorgeous smoothie! We’ve been enjoying one made with cashews. Ah-mazing!
Silly question- could this be made with chocolate whole milk? I have a skinny boy who needs “good” fats- nut butters and whole milk are at the top of the list. I think he’d like this but I don’t know if almond milk is the same consistency or if I’d need to alter anything… Silly question, I know!
Hi Jess, wow, what a lucky problem he has! You could… it would be an even swap. I’m lactose intolerant, so we try to avoid dairy… especially with milk because the almond milk is so tasty it doesn’t feel like a compromise.
I wish it was a lucky problem! lol He’s skinny because he was a preemie, and it is soooo hard to get him to put on weight and/or eat. So this smoothie can potentially help “smooth out” (heh) his choking issues and lack of fats issues! Thank you! 🙂
I literally pin every recipe you post! DEFINITELY making this!
i love this!
Well this clearly needs to happen. Especially with the optional espresso powder!
Looks lovely and indulgent… especially with that generous amount of almond butter, yum!
we try to be generous 🙂
These sound like the ultimate smoothie! Almond, chocolate, cinnamon and banana! What’s not to love? 🙂
I should not be reading this while hungry! Looks lush. We have only just got Almond Breeze here in the UK so I will look out for it. Thanks, and agree about the continuity of your images. Very relaxing to look at too.
Ha, thanks! Yea I really like it, if you’re in London I’m sure they probably have it at that super big whole foods.
yummy. I will be making this soon!
Such a relief from the green monster overload. How do you not have shadows in your photos? I remember from your home photoshoot that you have huge windows, so I assume you therefore get light from all directions…? I love how all the photos on Love and Lemons match perfectly – same lighting, same marbled counter, same white cloths beneath; beautiful.
there are some shadows here 🙂
Very often we shoot at night with even diffused light. Marble is our best kitchen surface, and I’m a total sucker for it. (hopefully it’s not getting to boring!). I do need to find more kitchen towels – I have such a hard time finding really simple ones that don’t take away from the color/pattern of the food itself.
Oh my goodness (that’s not exactly the word that came to mind when I saw this post) but WOW!! I’m buying chocolate almond milk asap to make this delicious treat.
-Dana
ha! well, goodness it is 🙂
Looks like a great afternoon snack, I’d love to have one of these at my desk right now! 🙂
you and me both!
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try when it out for myself. 🙂
Loving those straws. And the smoothie of course too!
I thought they were so cute too, I’ve been holding onto them waiting for the right post 🙂