Smoothies & Appetizers

Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

As you know, we grew mint this year. In fact, had I not asked everyone on Facebook and Twitter whether or not we should put our mint in a pot, and had everyone not warned us that it would grow like crazy, we’d probably have a backyard taken over by mint. At this point in the summer our mint is no longer thriving (I think we got too much rain), but a few weeks ago, when it was, I made mint chocolate chip ice creamand this mint chocolate chip smoothie (after all, mint and chocolate is my second favorite flavor combination, other than peanut butter and chocolate.).Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

I put my smoothies in a martini glass because I’m cool like that. Just accept it. Yes, this is a virgin smoothie.

Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

Serves 1

Ingredients

2 Tbsp chia

1-cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1 Tbsp. chopped dark chocolate chips

1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

1/3 cup loosely packed fresh mint

1/4 cup chopped ice (optional, but I like my smoothies cold!)

4-6 drops liquid Stevia

Directions

  1. Mix the chia and almond milk in a small bowl, and allow to form into a gel in the fridge. This should take ~40 minutes. Be sure to stir every 10-15 minutes.
  2. Mix all the remaining ingredients in a blender or Magic Bullet, from the chocolate chips through the Stevia drops.
  3. After blending the ingredients, add the chia gel and stir until well incorporated (you may also wish to add everything together in a blender and just pulse a couple times). Garnish with a few extra chocolate chips and some mint if you wish.

**NOTE: If you are following a low FODMAPS diet you will be happy to know that this is low FODMAPs!Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie 1

This was just so refreshing out on my back porch one 90-degree day. I sipped on this for about 30 minutes, and then came in to find chocolate all over my face. It was glorious.Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie 2Estimated Nutrition Facts 9

Estimated Nutrition Facts for 1 smoothie
Source: CalorieCount.com

Nutrition Highlights: ~5 grams plant-based omega-3 (from the chia seeds), excellent source of fiber (whoa!), vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calcium.Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie 3Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie 4

Question: What’s your favorite sweet or savory combination of flavors? I’ve told you my two favorites; chocolate and peanut butter, and chocolate and mint. But then there is also ketchup and mustard (Nick thinks I’m crazy to combine the two condiments on things like hotdogs. But I think he’s crazy for not combining!).

Thanks for reading!

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Hi, my name is Rebecca Houston and I am a writer. I write about health, healthy food and daily meal plan for various websites.
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