Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
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Serves: makes 1 large or 2 medium smoothies
 
Ingredients
  • 2 ripe bananas, peeled, cut into large chunks and frozen (click here for how to freeze fruit)
  • ½ cup almond milk or milk of choice*
  • 3 Tablespoons creamy, natural peanut butter (or raw almond butter for a more neutral flavor)
  • ¼ cup old fashioned rolled oats (use oats labeled “gluten-free” for a gluten-free smoothie)
  • 2 Tablespoons raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder or chocolate syrup
  • Sweetener: add your preferred sweetener to taste, such as honey, dates or coconut palm sugar. With unsweetened almond milk and natural cacao powder, 3 pitted dates seems to be perfect for us.
  • ½ cup - 1 cup ice, depending on how icy you want it
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to a blender with the ice on top. Blend until very smooth. Smoothie may be refrigerated overnight or frozen.
Notes
*If you use sweetened almond milk, you may not need additional sweetener.

If it's not too obvious, omit the chocolate for a Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie.  Omit the peanut butter or substitute raw almond butter for a Chocolate Banana Smoothie.  Omit the banana for a Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie.
Recipe by Pamela Salzman at https://pamelasalzman.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-banana-oatmeal-smoothie-recipe/