Chocolate Peanut Butter Avocado Smoothie

Chocolate Peanut Butter Avocado Smoothie

What could be better tasting than avocados, bananas, and peanut butter?  Nothing once you try this smoothie.  You can feel good about making this high protein and healthy chocolate smoothie for your family.  I know my family loves it!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Avocado Smoothie
makes 2 servings

1 cup of milk (any kind)
1 frozen avocados*
1 frozen banana*
2 Tbs peanut butter or 3 Tbs peanuts (in a high powered blender like a Vitamix)
1 tsp vanilla 
2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa
2-4 Tbs sugar or organic raw agave (add sweetener to taste)

*If using fresh avocados or fresh bananas, add about 1/4 cup of ice

Put everything into your blender and blend until smooth.  If using a Vitamix with pre-programmed settings, set to smoothie and then push the start button. 

Healthy Avocado Chocolate Ice Cream

Frozen Chocolate Ice Cream

One thing I LOVE about owning a Vitamix is that I can make healthy desserts for friends and family.  No artificial preservatives, no unnatural ingredients, just fresh healthy whole foods. 

I first made this dessert last weekend.  We had some friends over and I wanted to try something new.  Avocados are extremely healthy and contain in excess 25 essential nutrients, including potassium, magnesium, phosporus, iron, copper, vitamins A, B, C, E, and K.  They also contain fiber, protein, and many other important nutrients that help protect against a number of diseases and illnesses.

This is one fruit that would do your body good to eat one once a day.  You can throw them in salads, on top of sandwiches, make guacamole and make dessert.  Here is the easiest and most delicious chocolate avocado ice cream you can make.  I would really recommend getting a Vitamix if you don't already own one as it really makes this ice cream silky smooth.  This makes 2-3 servings.

Avocado Chocolate Ice Cream with Vitamix

1/2 cup milk (any kind)
2 frozen avocados
1 frozen banana
1 tsp vanilla 
2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa
2-4 Tbs sugar or organic raw agave (add sugar to taste)
2 Tbs coffee, regular or decaf (optional)

Blend until four peaks form, about 1 minute.  Or use frozen dessert setting on your Vitamix.  Enjoy!

Put everything in the blender

This is what it looks like when 4 peaks are formed

Banana Ice Cream Recipe

Banana Ice Cream

Everyone seems to love ice cream.  You can make ice cream in a Vitamix or food processor.  Since bananas are in season and really cheap right now, we decided to make some banana ice cream which was yummy!

Banana Ice Cream Recipe

1 cup of heavy cream (or milk, half and half, etc.)
3-4 frozen bananas
1/4 cup sugar (or sweetener of choice)
1 tsp vanilla

Blend until smooth.  If you have the preset, set to frozen desserts.  Use the tamper to help push the frozen peaches into the blades. Or put everything in a food processor and blend until smooth.

Peach Ice Cream

Peach Ice Cream

It is very simple to make ice cream in the Vitamix.  There is nothing more tasty than homemade ice cream.  Here is how I make peach ice cream, very tasty and nutritious!

Vitamix Peach Ice Cream Recipe

1/2 cup of milk (I used Almond Milk but you can use cow, soy, half and half, etc.)
1.5 cups of frozen peaches
1/4 cup sugar (or sweetener of choice)
1 tsp vanilla

Put everything in the Vitamix and use the tamper to push everything into the blades until four peaks form on top.  If you have a frozen dessert  setting, use that along with the tamper.  Enjoy!

This is what the four peaks look like.

Chocolate Kale Milkshake

Chocolate Kale Milk Shake

I'm always trying to get my 3-year to eat more greens.  He likes cooked broccoli, spinach, and peas.  But he says "no thank you" to lettuce and raw broccoli, spinach, and kale.  He said no to kale until now.

I found that chocolate covers the taste of kale pretty well.  My son drank this up and wanted more.  

Chocolate Kale Milkshake

1/2 cup dark chocolate almond milk
1/2 cup plain almond milk
1.5 cups of low fat vanilla frozen yogurt
hand full of washed kale, stems removed

Place everything in your blender and blend until smooth.  For a thicker smoothie, add less milk.

If you don't have almond milk, you can substitute the milk for any kind you want.  If you don't have chocolate milk, add a little chocolate powder or syrup and enjoy.

What's inside Kale?

I find Kale to be a pretty perfect food, especially for kids but adults need it too.  Kale has essential nutrients such as calcium, lutein, iron, and Vitamins A, C, and K. Kale has seven times the beta-carotene of broccoli and ten times more lutein. Kale is rich in chlorophyll and fiber.