Fruit Smoothies

Chocolate Banana Almond Butter Cauliflower Smoothie

Cacao and almond butter give banana a chocolate-nut flavor, with almond milk keeping the mixture easy to blend. Optional cauliflower adds body without another fruit. Vanilla softens the finish, creating a practical alternative to a plain banana smoothie.

Healthy Smoothie Recipes

Chocolate Banana Almond Butter Cauliflower Smoothie

Cacao and almond butter give banana a chocolate-nut flavor, with almond milk keeping the mixture easy to blend.

Prep: 5 minutesServings: 1

Base recipe: 1 serving; the full base batch

Vegan

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Ingredients

  • 1 banana, peeled and frozen
  • 0.25 cup cauliflower florets, cooked and cooled, then frozen optional
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 2 tablespoon cacao powder
  • 0.5 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon almond butter

Directions

  1. Pour the measured liquid into the blender. Add the softer prepared ingredients first, keeping the frozen pieces separated so they can move toward the blades instead of forming a solid block above them.
  2. Add the remaining edible ingredients, including the measured fruit, nuts, seeds, or spices listed for this recipe. Blend until evenly combined. Use the machine instructions to choose a suitable speed, and stop before checking texture or scraping the jug.
  3. Taste a small spoonful after blending. If the mixture is too thick to pour, add cold water one tablespoon at a time and blend briefly again. Divide the base batch into 1 serving and enjoy promptly.

Notes

Contains tree nuts. Prepared ingredients are required; additional cooking, cooling, freezing, brewing, or soaking time is excluded from the active prep estimate. Serving volume and nutrition totals are not measured.

Adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies.

Tips and ingredient notes

Use unsweetened cacao and stir almond butter before measuring. Prepare optional cauliflower according to its package and cool first. Measure vanilla carefully, since the listed amount is more noticeable than an unmeasured splash.

If packaged cauliflower requires cooking, follow those instructions before cooling it fully. Freeze the prepared portion for a colder result, or blend it chilled. Cooking, cooling, and freezing happen ahead of the stated active blending time rather than inside that short estimate.

Stir separated almond butter before measuring so the spoon contains both oil and nut solids. Smooth butter gives a different finish from crunchy butter. Add it to the liquid portion where possible rather than leaving a thick clump stuck above frozen fruit.

Ingredient health benefits

  • Almond butter provides vitamin E, which helps protect cells from oxidative damage.
  • Banana contributes potassium, needed for normal muscle and nerve function.

Nutrition references: NIH: Vitamin E; MedlinePlus: Potassium. These are ingredient contributions; nutrition per serving has not been calculated.

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Recipe adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies. Article text and directions written for Healthy Smoothie Recipes. Supplement omissions and preparation changes mean source nutrition totals do not apply.

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