Jones A healthy green smoothie – made even more appealing by adding peppermint and chocolate chips. Personally, I drink a lot of green smoothies. I love experimenting with ingredients because I find that regular green smoothies can be boring.
Some of my favorite variations include:
- Hot smoothies – My specialties are an oaty hot chocolate smoothie and a mocha kale hot smoothie
- Rainbow smoothies – Kids love a good gimmick, but hey if it works!
- Spiced smoothies – using warming ingredients like ginger or cinnamon
Today I modified the good old kale smoothie with a little retro twist – the Skinny Mint Choc Chip Smoothie.
The base of the smoothie is the classic kale/avocado/banana/milk blend. Then we add a little peppermint extract and top the smoothie with chocolate crumbs. I also like to decorate the inside of the glass with stuck-on chocolate chips for a more playful feeling. The smoothie itself doesn’t taste too chocolatey – you want to do that I suggest stirring in chocolate syrup, or even chocolate protein powder. You won’t get the beautiful bright green color if you do that though!
A healthy breakfast with a little fun. Do you have an interesting smoothie to share with us? We love to hear – tweet us @diyscom
Here’s what you need for mint smoothie recipe:
Makes 2 smoothies
- 1 avocado
- 2 teaspoons chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk (regular milk, or coconut/almond milk works well)
- 3 drops peppermint extract
- 2 packed cups of kale
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 tablespoons dark chocolate shavings
* You can also add 1-2 tablespoons of honey if you like your smoothies on the sweeter side
Step by step preparation:
- Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and scoop out the flesh with a spoon.
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- Prepare the glasses next. Heat a plate and place a chocolate chip on it flat down to melt a little. Now place the chocolate chip inside the glass using your fingers or a pair of tongs. Repeat with the remaining chocolate chips (note: you can also melt some chocolate and dip the chocolate chips into the melted chocolate to put them in the glass if you want).
- Put all the remaining ingredients except the chocolate shavings in a blender.
- Whiz until smooth.
- Pour into two prepared glasses.
Enjoy!
Preparation Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
5 minutes
General Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
-
1 avocado
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2 teaspoons chocolate chips
-
1 cup milk (regular milk, or coconut/almond milk works well)
-
3 drops peppermint extract
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2 packed cups of kale
-
2 ripe bananas
-
2 tablespoons dark chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and scoop out the flesh with a spoon.
- Prepare the glasses next. Heat a plate and place a chocolate chip on it flat down to melt a little. Now place the chocolate chip inside the glass using your fingers or a pair of tongs. Repeat with the remaining chocolate chips (note: you can also melt some chocolate and dip the chocolate chips into the melted chocolate to put them in the glass if you want).
- Put all the remaining ingredients except the chocolate shavings in a blender.
- Whiz until smooth.
- Pour into two prepared glasses.
Notes
You can also add 1-2 tablespoons of honey if you like your smoothies on the sweeter side.
Nutritional Information:
Amount:
2
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 494Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 8 gTrans Fats: 0 gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 11 mgSodium: 92 mgCarbohydrates: 62gfibers: 13gSugar: 29gprotein: 10g
