I recently discovered a ridiculously tasty treat that's not half bad for you. It's a vegan peanut butter shake that you can make with all natural, organic ingredients. I learned about the idea from a girl at my local health food store, and couldn't wait to try it as soon as I got home. Lately I've been being careful about what I eat, but adding organic dark chocolate into my week has been a treat that I'm letting myself indulge in. It's completely delicious & definitely worth a try.
This recipe uses organic cacao, which isn't cocoa and you'll have to venture into a health food store to buy, but it's worth it! It looks like cocoa (see below) but it's a raw superfood that is great for you. I learned a lot about the difference in this post from My New Roots and it's really interesting, especially if you're curious about nutrition or have only heard about cacao from Portlandia. (In joke: cacao to cacao!! Gosh that skit creeped me out lol)
Grab…
- Non-Dairy Milk (I use Silk Almond Milk)
- An organic banana
- Two tablespoons of organic peanut butter
- A teaspoon of organic cacao
- A blender
Okay!
- Pop the ingredients, except for the soy or almond milk, into a blender in this order: cacao, peanut butter, banana. This will help the ingredients mix properly.
- When everything else is added into the blender, fill up the blender with soy or almond milk until it totals between two or two and a half cups.
- Blend and enjoy your chocolatey snack!
One of my favourite parts of this is that there are a million variations. For a lower calorie, smoothie version of this shake try using one tablespoon of peanut butter and filling the blender to one and a half cups for a thicker treat. Or see how other bloggers have made it their perfect shake by exploring the Happy Herbivoire's Peanut Butter Smoothie recipe and The Vegan Project's smoothie with protein.
LAST UPDATED ON: February 7th, 2012
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I would totally try this! It sounds amazing.
This sounds absolutely delicious.
Ooo I just made this! Although mine was certainly not vegan, I was very intrigued by the flavours so I had to make it straight away. It was very yummy. Thanks for sharing. :)
Meeks
Oh boy, I cannot wait to try this!
This looks sinful! Can’t wait to try it. :)
I absolutely want to/need to try this. Clearly I need to get my hands on some of this cacoa stuff. Never heard of it and didn’t even know it was different from cocoa!
Thanks! Will try.
Yay for Vegan Recipes. I have one kinda like this but I’ll have to try yours! Thanks for sharing :)
xo
Mmm, this sounds fabulous!
Awesome! This is just what I needed today. My hubby and I just started eating vegan and My New Roots is one of my favorite blogs for inspiration – thanks for sharing the other links too :)
Mmm… :)
I will definitely try to make this yummy thing!