Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

Craving something sweet, but want something healthy? Well this Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie is perfect, and starts your day off with tons of potassium and protein.  

I recently made a trip to Whole Foods where I purchased some cacao. I've never tried it before, but I've heard great things about it, and how it's the healthy version of cocoa. So after buying it, I had this wonderful idea for a smoothie - A chocolate peanut butter smoothie. 

I know what you’re thinking – how can chocolate AND peanut butter together, be healthy for me? Well, let me tell you how through this simple recipe.

1.       A minimum of 4 hours before you make this smoothie, cut up 3 bananas and 2 strawberries, and freeze them.
2.       Once it’s time, get all your ingredients out in front of you. You’re going to need: the frozen fruit, spinach, peanut butter, greek yogurt, and cacao powder.
3.       First is the peanut butter layer. In your blender, add 1 and ½ bananas.
4.       Add 2 tbsp of peanut butter
5.       Add 1 tbsp of greek yogurt
6.       Blend until it’s thick and creamy
7.       Pour it into a bowl or cup and stick it in the freezer while you make the chocolate layer.
8.       For the chocolate layer, add in 1 and ½ bananas, and 2 strawberries
9.       Add 2 tsp of greek yogurt
10.   Add 1 tbsp of peanut butter
11.   Add 2 tsp of cacao powder
12.   Add 1 handful of spinach
13.   Blend until it’s thick and creamy.
14.   Next step is to take the peanut butter smoothie out of the freezer.
15.   You then pour in the peanut butter layer, then the chocolate layer, then finish with the peanut butter layer. 
And Wa la, there you have it! A completely healthy, ALMOST vegan, packed with potassium and protein, chocolate and peanut butter smoothie! A fabulous start to your morning.  
*If you are vegan, just don’t add the greek yogurt, and substitute it for regular or chocolate almond milk!