Blue-Banana Mocha Maca Smoothie

This is the time of year I most often start in the garden early before it heats up. My boys wake up early and so I start them some breakfast, and then head outside. When I come back in I am often craving something cold. This breakfast smoothie is of course yummy for the whole family, but is a nice adult flavor too. It tastes like a rich chocolate banana milkshake - of course without any dairy. Really good. The cacao and maca also give me a bit of an energy boost for the day, without having a coffee and the chia addition not only adds some nutrients and fiber, but make the smoothie feel even more like a meal. My boys love love love smoothies too, but they usually prefer cherries/peaches/greens/juiced things/coconut yogurt types of sweet fruity flavors, and not seeds or cacao. Crazy boys. 

Blue-Banana Mocha Maca Smoothie

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{wholly rooted}

An icy morning smoothie packed with nutrients and antioxidants with a rich wonderful flavor. Forget the coffee - start the day with a cool, filling smoothie.

{ingredients}

• 2 frozen bananas

• 1 cup fresh blueberries

• 3 medjool dates, pitted, soaked

• 1 Tbsp. raw cacao powder

• 1 tsp. maca powder

• 1/2 tsp. powdered ginger

• 2 tsp. soaked chia seeds

• 1-2 Tbsp. coconut milk (or water)

First soak your dates. I will place them in some kettle water first thing when I am making the boys breakfast. Or, soaking overnight even works.

When you remove your soaked pitted dates from the water, save a few tablespoons of it and soak your chia seeds while you assemble and measure everything.

Put your ingredients into a blender.

Whiz on high until smooth.

The last ingredient of coconut milk or water is to get the smoothie to a drinkable consistency, and how much may vary on how much water is in your dates and chia, etc. Just slowly add enough liquid to make it the consistency you like.

This will make 2 smoothies, or one big pint size one just for you.

Published May 21, 2014

Quite honestly, I rarely if ever eat breakfast. Which is bad for me with how my blood sugar works. I make food for the kids and wander off to work in the garden, clean up, or work on projects for a bit while they eat. Making a smoothie though, is easier for me (for some reason). And after being in the garden something cool encourages me a bit more. As does something that takes just a few minutes to whiz up.  This has enough in it that it is a good breakfast, and gets me through to lunch time!