Delicious smoothie made of banana, coffee and cocoa powder, it has protein from almonds, make it skinny with addition of dates.
Mocha bannaa dates smoothie is simple to put together with ingredients in the pantry. Mocha banana dates smoothie in the Red book Magazine. The recipe looked interesting; and also was termed as skinny version in the book hence I decided to try it.
How to make Mocha Banana Dates Smoothie?
You need these ingredients to make this smoothie.
I realized that my kids most likely would not drink it as it would most likely be slightly bitter from cocoa powder.
So I changed recipe slightly by adding dates to the smoothie, and also used instant coffee powder for left over coffee and instead of almond butter(which I did not have in my hand), I substituted with 6 almonds which correspond to 1 tablespoon of almond butter according to this site. It is great one to start your breakfast or as evening snack. You can skip the dates if you don’t want additional sugar in your smoothie.
Frozen bannaa adds creaminess to smoothie . It adds light sweentess also. Act as a thickenner too in smoothie recipes.
Make sure to soak dates for few hours in water, so that it won’t hurt the blender blade. Add frozen banana, instant coffee powder, water, milk, 6 almonds, 5 soaked dates and 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder and blend well, enjoy you will love it. I am 100% sure about that.
Here comes the recipe
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Other Mocha recipes you may love is
Mocha Banana Date Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 large frozen banana cut into chunks
- ½ cup water
- ½ teaspoon instant coffee powder*
- ½ cup 2% milk/ diary free milk for vegan options
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder plus more for dusting
- 6 almonds or 1 tablespoon almond butter
- Chocolate-covered espresso beans for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Place banana, ½ teaspoon instant coffee powder, water, milk, soaked dates, cocoa powder, and almonds in a blender and blend until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Pour smoothie into a glass. Dust with cocoa powder and top with a few crushed chocolate-covered espresso beans, if desired.
Notes
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Sony's kitchen says
Very healthy and refreshing smoothie !
Gloria says
Interesting combo ..the smoothie looks really delicious
bhawna says
yummy and healthy combo swati..belated happy birthday to little one...
Suja Manoj says
Kid will love this,healthy milk shake.
Hema says
Going to try this Swathi, so simple, yet so delicious and I love the coffee flavor..
Nagashree says
Perfect start for the day, coffee to wake you up and banana & nuts to fill you up 🙂
sangeetha says
such a filling colorful smoothie! Would make my breakfast.. Pass me the glass
sona says
Healthy and filling smoothie.
Choc Chip Uru says
What a delicious smoothie, I simply adore dates and bananas together 😀
Cheers
CCU
Amina says
wow... fabulous recipe... mouth watering...
Pam Capone says
This sounds so good and refreshing. Happy Birthday to your son
Radha says
Wow lovely clicks and recipe loved it dear
Sanoli Ghosh says
Healthy and delicious smoothie. Would like to have a sip from this tall glass.
Happy Valley Chow says
That sounds like a delicious smoothie! Hope you enjoyed your weekend 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Bhawya says
Healthy smoothie..
rani says
Yummy healthy milk shake beautifully presented.
Harini says
Delicious and healthy.Wonderfully captured 🙂
beena stephy says
Wow super tempting smoothie
Priya Anadakumar says
Love this wonderful combo, beautiful and super tempting....
Huma says
Love the combination for coffee and coco and the banana add up more deliciousness.
kaveri says
Very healthy, wholesome and filling breakfast smoothie
Rafeeda says
this just looks like my kind of breakfast smoothie!!! definitely going to make this soon...
ramya says
Yummy smoothie and I will try this soon
Rekha says
Such healthy smoothie... and looks really delicious 🙂
mjskit says
I have one more banana left. I'm headed to put it in the freezer for tomorrow morning! A smoothie with a kick. Love it!
Shailaja says
Interesting and tempting click.
Priya says
hmm looks like everywhere ur seeing only recipes hahaha .This sound like a intresting smoothie.I tried the frozen banana ones and it was so cold that we couldnt take it as it is .How much time can we freeze the banana ,any ideas ?.ne more is like does the bananas blend well ?.Thanks for ur patience in ansering my questions swathi .By the way belated wishes to smart boy .
MyKitchenOdyssey
Swathi says
Yes I am crazy about recipes he hehe. You can bring the frozen banana to room temp for 5 minutes and then blend it that way it won't feel that cold. Thanks for the birthday wishes.
shey says
Hmmmm .. I wont mind having a cup or two .
delicious 🙂