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Need more time in the morning? Let your high-speed blender do all the work with this meal-worthy 10-minute smoothie bowl featuring the always-a-hit pairing of peanut butter and chocolate. Frozen bananas and dates keep things luxuriously sweet while cocoa powder and plant-based milk bring big chocolate flavor without adding much fat. These chocolate peanut butter smoothie bowls feel like a treat but are an excellent way to add greens to your morning meal—you’d never guess that they’re packed with kale! Top with chopped peanuts, cacao nibs, toasted flaxseeds, or anything else you fancy—fresh or frozen berries, sliced fruit, or other nuts would also work well. Toasting flaxseeds adds a nutty flavor, but be careful; they pop and jump as they toast, so you’ll need a skillet with a lid (see tip below).
Tips
Toasted flaxseeds: To toast flaxseeds, place them in a dry skillet with a lid. Cook over medium, shaking often, until flaxseeds start to pop. Keep shaking the skillet until popping stops. Remove from skillet and let cool.
Gluten-free: To make this smoothie bowl gluten-free, be sure to use a gluten-free bittersweet chocolate for the topping (if using).
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By Ellen Boeke,
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh baby kale
- ⅔ to 1 cup unsweetened, unflavored plant milk
- 2 pitted Medjool dates
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 4 medium bananas, sliced and frozen (3 cups)
- 1 tablespoon toasted flaxseeds (see tip, recipe intro)
- 1 tablespoon chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
- 1 tablespoon cacao nibs or grated bittersweet chocolate
Instructions
- In a blender, combine kale, ⅔ cup of the milk, the dates, cocoa powder, peanut butter, salt, and bananas in the order given. Cover and blend until smooth, adding more milk if needed to reach desired consistency. Pour into two bowls. Top with remaining ingredients.
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