This Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie tastes exactly like deliciously creamy mint chocolate chip ice cream, but without all the guilt. Packed with spinach, banana, rolled oats, almond milk, cacao nibs, peppermint extract and vanilla protein powder, this smoothie will taste like dessert for breakfast!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Tastes like mint chocolate chip ice cream.
- Rich and creamy texture.
- Hidden veggie you won’t taste!
- High-protein option for a fueling breakfast/snack.
- Vegan/plant-based and easily gluten-free modified smoothie.
Ingredients
- Banana
- Spinach/kale – for ultimate freshness, flash freeze fresh spinach for 1-2 hours then add it to the smoothie (instead of buying frozen spinach). We use baby whole leaf spinach, but you can also chop it.
- Rolled oats
- Milk
- Protein powder – vanilla or chocolate protein powder work well in this recipe.
- Cacao nibs
- Vanilla extract
- Peppermint extract – peppermint has a more mild minty flavor, so if you like more potent mint flavor sub in mint extract.
How to Make Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie
Freeze spinach and banana ahead of time. We recommend at least 2 hours, but prefer overnight.
Combine banana, spinach, oats, cacao nibs, vanilla, peppermint extract, protein powder, and milk in a high powered blender. Blend until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
Modifications
- Spinach/Kale – try frozen zucchini or cauliflower instead of spinach or kale for extra creamy texture and different vitamins and minerals.
- Protein powder – We recommend using vanilla protein powder for a more minty flavor, while we recommend chocolate protein powder for a richer, more chocolatey flavor. We don’t recommend using mint or mint chocolate flavored protein powders unless you plan to omit the peppermint extract.
Tips for Making Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie
- Flash freeze fresh banana and spinach (instead of using prepackaged frozen ingredients) ahead of time for ultimate freshness.
- Keep several small freezer baggies of banana, spinach, and cacao nibs in the freezer for easy grab-and-go smoothie bases. Then just add oats, milk, peppermint and vanilla extracts, and protein powder, blend, and go!
- Make it a smoothie bowl by reducing the amount of milk for a thicker texture. Top with more cacao nibs, granola, chopped almonds, and sliced banana.
Try These Other Smoothie Recipes
- Chocolate cherry smoothie
- Cold brew coffee smoothie
- Chai tea latte smoothie
- Peanut butter banana smoothie
- Peach smoothie
- Blackberry smoothie
Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie
This smoothie tastes just like a bowl of rich, creamy mint chocolate chip ice cream without the guilt. Banana, spinach, oats, almond milk, cacao nibs, peppermint extract and vanilla protein powder combine in a healthy smoothie that tastes like dessert.
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Servings: 1 medium smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 medium banana, diced and frozen
- 1 c whole spinach or kale leaves, frozen, loosely packed (½ cup chopped)
- ¼ c rolled oats
- 1 Tbsp cacao nibs
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp peppermint extract (sub mint extract for more potent mint flavor)
- 1 scoop vanilla or chocolate protein powder
- ½-⅔ c unsweetened almond milk (vanilla or chocolate)
Instructions
- Freeze spinach and banana ahead of time. We recommend at least 2 hours, but prefer overnight.
- Combine banana, spinach, oats, cacao nibs, vanilla, peppermint extract, protein powder, and milk in a high powered blender. Blend until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
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