Arianne's Healthy Banana Split Cacao Smoothie

Our friends at Carmel Mountain Preschool in San Diego, California, are all about healthy (and delicious) food. Our friend Arianne, who owns Carmel Mountain Preschool, is known for making everything from scratch- from her almond milk, to her yogurt- she has made it from scratch! She has a fabulous garden where she picks her veggies and fruits too! Arianne always has fantastic healthy recipes. She recently shared a healthy dessert smoothie on her blog for those of us who have a sweet tooth! We immediately tried her smoothie and it was too yummy not to share! We adapted her recipe and changed a few things based on the ingredients we had on hand. Thanks for such a great recipe, Arianne! To see Arianne's recipe click here.

Ingredients

• 1 cup nut milk (homemade nut milk or buy this Unsweetened Almond Milk)
• 1 frozen banana (2 if you want the smoothie thicker)
• 1 tbsp organic Organic Coconut Manna (This can be found near the nut butters at the grocery store)
• 1 tsp of Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener
• 3 tbsp fresh Organic Raw Cacao Powder
• 1-3 tbsp of Justin's Almond Butter Vanilla
• 2 tbsp of Trader Joe's Organic Chia Seed
• 1 tbsp Trader Joe's Raw Shelled Hemp Seed
• 1 pinch of Organic Bee Pollen
• 1 cup of ice

Directions

Blend all ingredients together. To make the smoothie thicker, add more banana, to make the smoothie thinner, add water. Enjoy!

*Be sure to double this recipe if you are making the recipe for more than 1 person.