This healthy cacao powder smoothie made with and frozen banana and sweet potato, is low in calories and high on flavor--and oh so easy. WFPB, Vegan, GF.
Add the liquid and blend on low.If the blender jams up, stop and stir. Note: you may have to warm up your frozen ingredients a little if they're too 'rock hard'.
When everything is moving, add the rest of the ingredients and blend on high for about 2 minutes, or until creamy and frothy.
Notes
I like to soften my dates before adding them to my blender to help release their sugars and make them easier to process. Just add the chopped dates to a small bowl with about 1 tablespoon of water and microwave on high for 30 seconds.
Variations:
You can use all sweet potatoes or all bananas if you like. I personally love this smoothie with just sweet potato. If you're worried about tasting them, a little peanut butter completely masks the taste, but I don't really notice them, even with just the almond butter.
Plant milk or water. You can keep it dairy free by using either one, though plant milk is a bit creamier.
Nut butter or not. Nut butter will make this thicker and creamier. No nut butter is more like a thick glass of chocolate milk--but lower calorie and still delicious.