Raw chocolate smoothie
This is one of those take your cake and eat it type of drink. It’s so enjoyable and yet it’s so good for you.
Inspired by The Sunny Raw Kitchen’s Super Choconana Shake, here is my take on it…
In a blender:
1 cup walnut/pumpkin seed milk
2 bananas
1 tbs raw cacao powder
1 tbs cocoa powder
1 tsp maca powder
Dash of nutmeg
1 vanilla bean
2 soaked dates
You can see that there is a non-raw item: cocoa powder. I think a healthier choice is carob powder and I’ve been meaning to get what is touted the best Italian carob powder from The Raw Food World.
Why do I add in this non-raw item? Well, I like my chocolate shakes really chocolately but I can’t take too much raw cacao because it has caffeine and I would be rendered sleepless if I consume too much or too late in the day.
But it tastes awesome anyway. Try it!
P.S.: Raw pumpkin seeds are a great way to get plant-based iron. I’ve been trying to include them more often into my diet even though I’m not so fond of the taste but I love the flavour when it’s a milk. Yum…
