Chocolate Smoothie

We love this recipe for it's simplicity and reliable tastiness. Stick to the more intense fruits for flavor, and use bland fruits such as apples, bananas, and pears for substance and sweetness. Avoid using citrus; it's too pulpy. If the fruit doesn't come out sweet enough on it's own, substitute 1/4 cup of chocolate chips for the cocoa powder. Now is the time to use up any ugly, abandoned, or forgotten fruit, it still tastes delicious in a smoothie.

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Drop the fruit into the blender, and add the cocoa powder. If you're using chocolate chips, don't add them yet. Add any nut butter and spices. Pour in enough plant milk into the blender to just cover the berries

Step 2

blend until smooth, which is usually when you start to see a consistent funnel shape swirling at the top of the smoothie. Depending on the blender, you may need to turn it off briefly and use a utensil to jab at the fruit a little to break it up, or add a little more plant milk to help it blend

Step 3

After the smoothie is smooth, drop the chocolate chips into the blender and blend them until they reach the size you'd prefer. They turn into micro chips very quickly, so this may only take a few seconds

Step 4

Use a rubber spatula to scrape every last drop of the smoothie from the blender into a glass