Chocolate Tahini Superfood Smoothie, THM S

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This delicous superfood smoothie is full of chocolatey goodness and completely customizable to suit your mood! Plus, it has a secret ingredient!

Where I got the idea for this smoothie:

A few weeks ago, I was listening to the Trim Healthy Mama podcast episode 165 called “Fear, Sugar & Your Immune System”. At one point, Serene and Pearl were going over foods that are especially good for immunity and cocoa, tahini, and whey powder were some of them. Two things popped into my head hearing this. Energy bites and smoothie! I still want to work on a chocolate tahini energy bite recipe, but here is the smoothie I came up with!

This is a superfood smoothie in more ways than one!

I always love to sneak in veggies wherever I can. So not only is this smoothie bursting with delicious superfoods like tahini, cinnamon and baobab, I also included frozen cauliflower. Maybe it’s just me, but I really think this makes it creamier. I would recommend drinking this smoothie shortly after making it though. Some ingredients like okra and cauliflower aren’t even noticeable if you drink them right away. But if made ahead they can give the smoothie a “off” flavor after sitting a while.

This Smoothie can be made dairy free

Since we are using cauliflower to add creaminess, the only ingredient with any dairy is the whey powder. I love how whey poofs up smoothies while adding protein. But if you are dairy free and whey bothers you, just use a full scoop of collagen instead of half.

Customizable options

The basic recipe tastes amazing on it’s own. But I’ve also included some optional add-ins. These are baobab, maca and orange essential oil or extract. [If you want to read more about the health benefits of baobab, check out this recipe for Immune Boosting Hot Nog] The baobab doesn’t change the flavor, so if you have it, definitely throw it in!

I’ve recently been in love with the flavor combination of chocolate, orange and maca. But you can use either one alone as well. Maca has a unique, earthy, caramel taste that really grows on you! You can find it online, at health food stores, or at Bulk Barn if you live in Canada.

In my opinion, essential oils give a much more authentic flavor than extracts. But I know not all of us use them! I didn’t actually test this, but I’m sure a dash of orange extract would taste just fine instead of the essential oil if you’re going for that chocolate orange flavor!

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Chocolate Tahini Superfood Smoothie Ingredients:

Approximately 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower [4 large florets]

1 tbsp. tahini

5 pinches sea salt

3 tsp super sweet, or sweetener of choice

1/2 scoop of collagen

1 tsp vanilla

2 tbsp cocoa

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup almond or cashew milk

1 1/2 cups of ice

1/2 scoop whey protein powder

Optional, pick one or more:

1 tsp baobab

1/2 tsp. maca

1 drop orange essential oil, or a dash of orange extract

Chocolate Tahini Superfood Smoothie Instructions:

1. Add all the ingredients to a blender except for the ice and whey.

2. Blend well until completely smooth.

3. Slowly add in the ice and continue blending until there are no ice lumps. Add a bit more nut milk if you need.

4. Add the whey and blend a few more seconds to fluff up the smoothie.

Have you made this? Which add ins did you use?

Let me know what you think in the comments!

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