Mint Chocolate Black Bean Smoothie
You'll never guess that beans are in this smoothie. This healthy chocolate bean smoothie is made with bananas, beans, dates, yogurt, milk and spinach to make the tastiest mint chocolate chip smoothie, plus it's full of filling fiber and protein.
Ingredients
- ½ cup black beans cooked and cooled
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt*
- 1 cup milk of choice I used low-fat dairy milk
- 1 banana, fresh or frozen
- 5 pitted dates
- 1/3 cup spinach optional
- 2 Tbsp flax, chia or hemp seeds
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp peppermint extract optional
- 1 Tbsp of maple syrup optional
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until thoroughly mixed. For thicker consistency, add ice.
- Top with chocolate chips or cocoa nibs if desired.
Notes
*If you like a sweeter smoothie, you can also use vanilla greek yogurt. I made mine with plain yogurt and chose to add some maple syrup to sweeten. If you use vanilla yogurt, you can omit the maple syrup. Note that whole milk yogurt will have more calories and fat than low fat.
Equipment
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 17gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 73mgPotassium: 923mgFiber: 11gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 744IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 262mgIron: 3mg
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