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Chocolate Orange Smoothie Recipe – creamy and nutritious, lightly sweet and full of citrusy flavor this smoothie is great for snack or dessert.
One of my favorite combinations, when baking is chocolate-orange. This seems to be great for the holidays and especially for winter. This time I decided to incorporate my favorite flavors into the Chocolate Orange Smoothie Recipe I’m sharing today.
I love smoothies and make one at least once a day. My husband makes smoothies more often. He has at least 2-3 a day, which is ok, but a little too much for me!
I keep telling him to write down his smoothie recipes (he likes to experiment), so I can try them and possibly share some on the blog, since it has been almost a year with no smoothie recipes here.
Smoothies are quick, easy and convenient ways to nourish your body and enjoy some nutritious stuff.
In this smoothie I used a frozen banana for creaminess and sweetness. Almond milk as the liquid, but any non dairy milk will work. I also used some unsweetened cocoa powder and dark chocolate for the chocolate part and of course fresh orange for the “orange” flavor. I added a date for extra sweetness, but this is totally optional. Almond butter for creaminess and to temper the orange sourness, and some spinach to make the smoothie nice and green and add more vitamins and iron to it.
As always, I used my Blendtec blender to blend all ingredients until thick, smooth and creamy.
Chocolate Orange Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 date
- 1 oz dark chocolate , chopped
- 1 orange
- 1 tsp hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp peanut or almond butter
- 1 cup baby spinach
- ` tsp cocoa nibs , for garnishing
- pinch of sea salt
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 banana, frozen
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass. Garnish with cocoa nibs and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’ve never tried a chocolate orange smoothie before, but I totally need to after seeing this beauty! What a great combination, Mira! Looks perfect for breakfast or a post-workout snack! Pinned!
Chocolate and orange sounds like a perfect smoothie combo, Mira! I’d love to sip on this beauty every single morning!
I love the chocolate orange combination and would love to start my day with this!
yum, I love the flavors in this smoothie!
This smoothie looks delicious! Such a great idea for a snack before workout 🙂
I tried it and love it!
The recipe doesn’t say how much unsweetened cocoa powder to use?
I never said there was unsweetened cocoa powder in this smoothie. Why did you decide there was and why are you adding a star rating without even trying it? Your comment in not fair.