Chocolate berry smoothie shop

MAY 20, 2016 BY TIINATUULI 2 COMMENTS

chocolate berry nut smoothie
Chocolate-Berry Nut Smoothie. Vegan, gluten-free, myberryforest.com

This smoothie is totally inspired by my Vegan Basics Part 3 post on Why and How to Eat Nuts and Seeds. Eating a handful of (raw, unsalted, no added oil) nuts a day is considered a pretty healthy habit. So I made munching nuts very easy by incorporating a small handful of them into this chocolate berry nut smoothie. I chose my favorite nuts: pecans, cashews, walnuts and almonds, but if you want to make this healthy creation yourself, you can choose whatever nuts you like. I tend to blend smoothies which could easily be considered lunch, but are still as tasty as dessert. This smoothie falls exactly into that category 🙂

Making this delicious lunch smoothie requires some passive waiting time as I warmly recommend you to soak the nuts before blending the smoothie. Not only does soaking make nuts easier to digest, it also makes them softer and effortless to blend (especially with a high-speed blender like Vitamix, but other blenders work well too!).

When you blend soaked nuts with water, they miraculously turn into a lovely, smooth cream. You can read more about soaking nuts & seeds and nut & seed based recipe tips in my Vegan Basics Part 3. Apart from the (passive) soaking time, this smoothie is a quick one to blend. Basically all you need is nuts, berries and raw chocolate (or raw cacao powder)! And edible flowers to make it pretty 😉

Now it's easier to send Chocolate berry smoothie shop a message.

Chocolate Chunk Blueberry Smoothie
INGREDIENTS
1 cup low-fat milk (or milk alternative of your choice)
¾ cup frozen blueberries
1 frozen banana
½ cup ice
1 ounce dark chocolate, chopped
DIRECTIONS
Combine the milk, blueberries, and banana in a blender and process until smooth. Add ice cubes, as needed, and blend until desired consistency is reached.

Pour into two glasses. Add half of the chocolate shavings to each smoothie, folding some into the smoothie and using the remainder to garnish the top. Enjoy immediately.

Ingredients
2 cups Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Cocktail, chilled
1 cup strawberry yogurt
2 1/2 cups frozen whole strawberries
2 tablespoons powdered sugar for garnish
1/4 cup mini-chocolate chips

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups Silk Chocolate Cashew Milk
2 cups Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
1 1/2 cups frozen strawberries
1 1/2 cups frozen cauliflower
2 scoops chocolate protein powder

Ingredients
1 ripe banana
1 cup Almond Breeze Original Almondmilk
1 heaping tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup fresh raspberries
Handful of ice