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Chocolate Banana Smoothie With Cayenne

A quick chocolate banana smoothie with a touch of cayenne for mild heat.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings: 1 servings
Course: Beverage
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • large frozen banana broken into chunks
  • 1 cmilk of choice
  • 2 Tcocoa powder
  • 2-3 tspmaple syrup or honey
  • 1/4 tspcayenne pepper
  • pinch of sea salt

Equipment

  • Blender

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Put the large frozen banana chunks into the blender.
  2. Add 1 cup milk of choice.
  3. Add 2 tablespoons cocoa powder.
  4. Add 2–3 teaspoons maple syrup or honey (use 2 tsp for less sweet, 3 tsp for sweeter).
  5. Add 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper and a pinch of sea salt.
  6. Secure the lid and blend on high until completely smooth, stopping once to scrape down the sides if needed (about 30–60 seconds, depending on your blender).
  7. Pour into a glass and enjoy.

Notes

Add the cayenne slowly–you don’t want to overdo it!
I typically use either unsweetened vanilla almond milk or whole milk. Both are delicious and it typically depends on what I have around or what is closest in reach (truth….).
You can make it into a smoothie bowl by using less milk. Try about 2/3 c milk instead of the full cup! Top it with granola, fruit, coconut, chocolate chips and more!