You will not believe what’s in this smoothie. So many fun surprise ingredients. Chocolate coconut water. Powdered peanut butter. Oatmeal. Spinach.
That’s right.
But it happily tastes like you’re drinking a liquefied peanut butter cup. (I hope that sounds appetizing to you. Does to me!) I’m a little bit in love with this.
First up, check out this exciting food find! PB2 is powdered and de-fatted peanut butter. Now I’m not entirely sure what goes into this defatting process – maybe this is a bit more processed than most foods I prefer to eat. But come on – an excuse to eat more peanut butter?! I’m alright with that. I’ve mixed this stuff into smoothies, cakes, frosting, tofu pudding (mix a few tablespoons into this recipe), and just eaten it plain (although I think I prefer the full fat version for plain peanut butter.) It is so much fun.
Then there’s chocolate coconut water, another exciting find I shared with you in this post. I love it. It makes this smoothie chocolately and delicious, but also super hydrating! Go coconut water!
So the chocolate and peanut butter flavors help to mask any hint of spinach you could taste in this smoothie. It seriously does not taste like anything aside from doughy chocolate and peanut butter. That doughy batter-like flavor comes from the oatmeal. I love putting oatmeal in smoothies – like my Doughy Morning Coffee Smoothie or my Carrot Cake Comfort Smoothie. It really blends up to taste like batter. Honestly.
Alright, here’s the recipe with all those exciting surprising ingredients:
serves 1
1 C chocolate coconut water
1 T cocoa powder
3 T powdered peanut butter
2 C raw spinach
1 T chia seeds
1 C cooked oatmeal (I cooked mine in almond milk for even more creamy goodness!)
1/2 C ice cubes
Combine coconut water, cocoa powder, powdered peanut butter, and spinach in a blender. Blend until the spinach is completely incorporated (you can skip this step if you have a high powered blender and just throw everything in there.) Then add the rest of the ingredients and blend until thoroughly combined.
Just look at the nutrition facts below! This tastes like a rich, unhealthy milkshake. But it is surprisingly low in sugar, and loaded with fiber and protein (and greens, don’t forget!) Such a fun start to the day!
Try adding some frozen banana too! Chocolate-PB-Banana Smoothie!!!
Nutrition facts per smoothie (for smoothie with oatmeal cooked in unsweetened vanilla almond milk): Calories: 419; Calories from Fat: 124; Total Fat: 13.8g; Saturated Fat: 2.2g; Sodium: 349mg; Total Carbohydrates: 58.0g; Dietary Fiber: 11.7g; Sugars: 16.5g; Protein: 19.7g
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