Chocolate Peppermint Smoothie

Name: Chocolate Peppermint Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 3 large Medjool dates (¼ cup Medjool dates), pitted packed pitted; 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or sub light coconut milk), to thin smoothie if necessary, plus more; 0.75 cup Frozen Cauliflower; 1.5 tbsp Cacao Powder; 1 tbsp tahini (or sub chocolate tahini or chocolate almond butter); 0.5 tsp Vanilla Extract; 0.125 tsp Peppermint Extract; pinch Sea Salt; :, optional; 1 shot of Bailey’s cream, Peppermint Schnapp’s or Kahula; 1 tsp espresso powder; 1 scoop your favorite protein powder; 1 tbsp Flaxseed Meal; 1 cup Spinach; 0.25 cup Gluten Free Rolled Oats

St. Nick’s chocolate peppermint smoothie made with simple, nourishing ingredients and an option to make it boozy! This healthy mint chocolate smoothie recipe is naturally sweetened with dates and perfect for mixing in your favorite smoothie add-ins. A quick and easy breakfast or snack you’ll love!

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Prep5 min

Cook10 min

Total15 min

Servings1

Difficultyeasy

Ingredients

3large Medjool dates (¼ cup Medjool dates), pitted packed pitted
1 cupunsweetened almond milk (or sub light coconut milk), to thin smoothie if necessary, plus more
0.75 cupFrozen Cauliflower
1.5 tbspCacao Powder
1 tbsptahini (or sub chocolate tahini or chocolate almond butter)
0.5 tspVanilla Extract
⅛ tspPeppermint Extract
pinchSea Salt
:, optional
1shot of Bailey’s cream, Peppermint Schnapp’s or Kahula
1 tspespresso powder
1scoop your favorite protein powder
1 tbspFlaxseed Meal
1 cupSpinach
0.25 cupGluten Free Rolled Oats

Instructions

1
Next add all ingredients to a high powered blender: pitted dates, almond milk, frozen cauliflower, cacao powder, tahini, vanilla and peppermint extract and a pinch of salt. Feel free to add any optional add-ins to your smoothie if you’d like. Blend until smooth, adding more almond milk to thin, if necessary. Pour into a glass and enjoy! Serves 1. Feel free to double the recipe to serve 2.
2
First soak your pitted dates in 1 cup of HOT water for at least 5 minutes. This will help them soften up and perfect for blending. While the dates are soaking you can get all your other ingredients out, measured and ready.