Chocolate Almond Chia Seed Smoothie

Name: Chocolate Almond Chia Seed Smoothie
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups water; 1 tablespoon chia seeds; 1/2 cup toasted almonds (see notes for how to toast the almonds); 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 4 Medjool dates, pits removed; 1 frozen banana

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Gluten Free Paleo Vegan

This Chocolate Almond Chia Seed Smoothie is a sweet and delicious treat made with no dairy and no sugar. If you let the smoothie sit a while, it will turn into sweet chia seed pudding. It's a delicious vegan and paleo recipe everyone will love!

Two things you need to know about this chia seed smoothie

It's full of good-for-you healthy stuff with none of the not-as-good-for-you stuff. {read: no dairy and no sugar}
It's super sweet, creamy and delicious. If you have a sweet tooth, read on.

“What does this delicious chocolate-y chia seed smoothie thing taste like?”, you ask. Well, my handsome man described it as tasting like chocolate chip banana bread. He's not wrong. Hell ya, I'll take some of that!

It's time to cure your sweet tooth.

It's definitely sweet enough that if you want to make this for dessert you won't be disappointed. But … if you want to start your day with a sweet treat there's no reason to feel guilty about it. The smoothie in the picture was an after-run pick me up, and it not only filled me up it gave me tons of energy.

I'm not normally a sweet drink kinda gal. I prefer to drink things like black coffee, whiskey or just plain ol' water, but there's something about this chia seed smoothie that's found a special place in my life. I think it's that it tastes so decadent that it reminds me more of a dessert than a drink. Whatever the reason is, I'll have another. ♥

Let's chat about how this smoothie is full of good for you ingredients. You'll find only five simple ingredients in here (six if you count the water. Do you count the water?) and I bet you have all of them in your freezer and pantry.

Chia seeds – Full of omega-3's and fiber
Almonds – Rich in protein, calcium, and healthy fats
Medjool dates – Contains more potassium than bananas and lots of other minerals
Cocoa Powder – Packed with antioxidants
Banana – Full of fiber and lots of heart-healthy minerals

Don't you just love when things that taste good are good for you too?

There is something that you should know about this smoothie, or more precisely, about chia seeds.

Chia seeds thicken any liquid they come into contact with. You know what happens when you add corn starch to hot liquid, right? Well, the same thing happens to liquid when chia seeds show up.

Their magical thickening powers can be great, and not so great. Make sure to drink this smoothie right away. Don't let it sit out or you'll wind up with chocolate chia seed pudding. Not that that would really be the worst thing in the world. Just sayin'!

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