Raw Chocolate Banana Shake (Printable)
Creamy raw cacao and banana shake with almond milk — quick vegan breakfast or energizing snack.
# What You Need:
→ Base
01 - 2 large ripe bananas, peeled (fresh or frozen)
02 - 1 cup almond milk or other plant-based milk
→ Chocolate Flavor
03 - 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
→ Sweetener (optional)
04 - 1–2 teaspoons maple syrup or agave syrup, to taste
→ Optional Add-Ins
05 - 1 tablespoon chia seeds or flaxseeds
06 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
07 - Pinch of sea salt
# How-To:
01 - Place the bananas, almond milk, raw cacao powder, and sweetener into a blender.
02 - Toss in chia seeds, flaxseeds, vanilla extract, or a pinch of sea salt if desired.
03 - Blend on high speed until the mixture is completely smooth and creamy.
04 - Taste the shake and adjust sweetness or cacao intensity to your preference.
05 - Pour into glasses and serve immediately for the best texture and flavor.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It tastes genuinely indulgent, like something you would order at a beachside cafe, but it comes together with zero cooking and real ingredients you can pronounce.
- The frozen banana trick makes it thick enough to eat with a spoon if you want, which somehow makes it feel like dessert for breakfast.
02 -
- Frozen bananas are the entire secret to a thick, spoonable shake, so peel them before freezing or you will be chiseling frozen peels off at six in the morning like I once did.
- Raw cacao is more bitter than regular cocoa powder, so taste before you judge the sweetness level because the banana does more heavy lifting than you expect.
03 -
- Freeze your bananas in coins rather than chunks because they blend faster and more evenly, which means a smoother shake in less time.
- A pinch of salt is not optional in my kitchen anymore because it transforms flat chocolate into something with real dimension and depth.