Mint Chip Smoothie
This delicious mint chip smoothie tastes super indulgent but is actually packed with healthy, nutritious ingredients! Inspired by mint-chocolate ice cream, it’s the perfect afternoon treat that will power you through the rest of your day and keep you cool in the summer heat!
Servings: 1 smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 tightly packed cup fresh spinach
- ½ cup milk of choice
- 1 Tablespoon ground flax seeds or hemp seeds
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 Tablespoon peanut butter unsalted
- 1 medjool date pitted
- 1 medium banana frozen
- 2 Ice cubes
- 2-3 teaspoons cacao nibs
Optional
- Protein powder
- ¼ avocado
Instructions
- In a high speed blender, add the spinach, milk and flax seed and blend well. Next add the peppermint extract, peanut butter, medjool date, frozen banana, and ice cubes. Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust flavoring or consistency to your liking*.
- Add cacao nibs and pulse for just a few seconds just to mix through. Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
per one serving (recipe makes ~8 servings)
413 Calories, 17 gram fat, 11 gram protein, 64 gram total carbohydrate, 13 grams of fiber, 30 grams sugar, 109 mg sodium
Notes:
*Start with less peppermint extract if you are afraid it will be too minty (I found 1/2 teaspoon to be the perfect amount!). After blending (and before adding the cacao nibs) taste the smoothie and you can always add more peppermint to your liking. If it’s too thick you can add more liquid. If you want it thicker, add more ice. The most important thing to do is freeze the banana in this recipe to make the smoothie creamy and cold. Freeze ripe bananas and place in Ziploc bag. If you don’t use a frozen banana, I suggest adding more ice cubes to get it chilled. If you want more protein feel free to add a scoop of protein powder, kefir, yogurt, etc... Any milk will work fine: almond, oat, regular dairy milk, cashew. You can even substitute kefir for some of the milk for some probiotics. Be sure to use unsweetened of any variety you choose to reduce the amount of sugar.
*Start with less peppermint extract if you are afraid it will be too minty (I found 1/2 teaspoon to be the perfect amount!). After blending (and before adding the cacao nibs) taste the smoothie and you can always add more peppermint to your liking. If it’s too thick you can add more liquid. If you want it thicker, add more ice. The most important thing to do is freeze the banana in this recipe to make the smoothie creamy and cold. Freeze ripe bananas and place in Ziploc bag. If you don’t use a frozen banana, I suggest adding more ice cubes to get it chilled. If you want more protein feel free to add a scoop of protein powder, kefir, yogurt, etc... Any milk will work fine: almond, oat, regular dairy milk, cashew. You can even substitute kefir for some of the milk for some probiotics. Be sure to use unsweetened of any variety you choose to reduce the amount of sugar.