Chocolate Blueberry Banana Power Smoothie
I've refined this recipe little by little over time to balance flavor, nutirition and texture in a way that I can throw it together daily in five minutes or less (including blending time).
The inspiration comes from my parents' favorite frozen custard "concrete" -- banana blueberry flavor.
| Prep Time | 3 minutes |
| Cook Time | 2 minutes |
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Ingredients
Main Smoothie
- 2 cups filtered water
- 1 serving chocolate protein powder (I like the All-In-One Naturade Pea Protein)
- 1 handful fresh kale Stems are okay with a strong blender
- 1 tbsp raw pumpkin seeds
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cinnamon More to taste
Texture
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/4 cup frozen blueberries (fresh is okay, but frozen helps make it cold)
- 1/2 medium banana cut into smallish pieces
Ingredients
Main Smoothie
Texture
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Instructions
- Creating the smoothie: Pour/place all ingredients EXCEPT chia seeds, banana and blueberries into blender. Blend at top speed for one minute. Turn off.
- Creating the texture: Place remaining ingredients into blender, and blend quickly on medium speed; 2-4 seconds should be fine. You're really just chopping up ingredients at this point.
- Pour into glass and serve immediately, or take with you.
Recipe Notes
If you don't like your smoothies with a lot of texture, include the blueberries in the initial smoothie mix. You can put the bananas and chia in that mixture, but know that they will both increase the mixture's thickness.
