This is one of the best green drinks I’ve ever made. Now that I’ve had it, there’s no going back.
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December 5, 2017 3:04 pm
This is one of the best green drinks I’ve ever made. Now that I’ve had it, there’s no going back.
I like to have a green smoothie at least once a week for breakfast. It makes my insides feel good and it makes up for the amount of sugar I consume everyday.
Usually I toss some spinach or kale, frozen pineapple, banana, and an avocado into a blender with almond milk and call it a day. But lately, I’ve gotten more creative.
I’ve always wanted to try a mint chocolate chip combo so this morning, I made my dream a reality. I used cacao nibs instead of chocolate chips because I had a bunch on hand, and I used fresh mint leaves. You could use mint extract but I’d *highly* recommend springing for the leaves. It gives the smoothie more of a real mint flavor and less of a toothpaste vibe.
I’m really happy with the way this smoothie turned out. I added a generous helping of maple syrup to the mix before I blended but it was worth it. The sweetness made the smoothie more like a shake and less like a green juice.
The cacao nibs are also key. You can use dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips too, but adding a bunch makes a difference. At one point, I forgot that I was drinking a green smoothie, which is the tell-tale sign of a good green juice.
So yeah. I’d recommend that you make this smoothie as soon as possible. It might not be the first thing that you want on a cold winter morning but after you taste it, you’ll change your mind. It’s refreshing and energizing so it’s a good anecdote to mornings when you wake up and it’s cloudy and you wish you were at the beach.
Here’s a song that I’ve been listening to the past few days. Paste just put out a list of the best songs in 2017 and this was one of them. Even though “Baybee” is my favorite Jay Som tune, this one is a close second.
Vegan Shamrock Smoothie
Ingredients
1 cup kale leaves
1 avocado, pitted and skin removed
1 cup almond milk
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1 banana
8 mint leaves, plus a few for topping
1/4 cup cacao nibs, plus more for topping
Directions
Blend the kale, avocado, almond milk, cacao nibs, maple syrup, banana, and eight mint leaves in a blender on high until smooth. Top with more mint leaves and cacao nibs. Enjoy!
Posted by Emily Wasserman
Categories: Breakfast, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tags: almond milk, avocado, banana, breakfast, cacao nibs, green, green juice, green smoothie, green smoothies, Greens, healthy, healthy breakfast, healthy eating, healthy food, kale, mint, mint chocolate chip, plant based, shamrock smoothie, smoothie, vegan breakfast, vegan food, vegan shamrock smoothie, vegetarian, vegetarian breakfast
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