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    Home » Recipes » Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes

    Published: Mar 15, 2016 · Modified: Oct 7, 2020 by Stephanie McKercher, RDN · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

    Fresh Mint Chocolate Shake

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    Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this Fresh Mint Chocolate Shake. It's sweetened only with bananas and uses fresh mint instead of extracts or syrups. Vegan , gluten-free , and paleo recipe from The Grateful Grazzer.

    With the addition of fresh mint, this chocolate shake is the perfect nutritious St. Patrick's Day treat. But why stop there? This shake is made with only 4 simple whole food ingredients, making it a wholesome option for any day.

    I planned on sharing the greenest green shamrock smoothie with you today in honor of St. Paddy's but I somehow ended up with this.

    Chocolate just kind of snuck in...but it was definitely a change of course for the better.

    It isn't the greenest smoothie you'll ever have...but it could very well be the tastiest.

    Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this Fresh Mint Chocolate Shake. It's sweetened only with bananas and uses fresh mint instead of extracts or syrups. Vegan , gluten-free , and paleo recipe from The Grateful Grazzer.

    I've always loved the combination of chocolate and mint. Maybe it goes back to my girl scout days but for me, a minty dessert just isn't the same without some cacao-licious goodness.

    Unlike a certain more well-known minty shake, my version is free of dairy, added sugar, and artificial flavors and dyes.

    That refreshing natural mint flavor you've been waiting for? You'll find it by adding fresh mint leaves...not mint-flavored high fructose corn syrup. (Imagine that!) 😉

    Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this Fresh Mint Chocolate Shake. It's sweetened only with bananas and uses fresh mint instead of extracts or syrups. Vegan , gluten-free , and paleo recipe from The Grateful Grazzer.

    Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this Fresh Mint Chocolate Shake. It's sweetened only with bananas and uses fresh mint instead of extracts or syrups. Vegan , gluten-free , and paleo recipe from The Grateful Grazzer.

    To make this simple chocolatey treat, you'll just need a frozen banana, fresh mint, cacao powder, and your favorite milk.

    The result is a delicious and festive chocolate shake that is completely appropriate for dessert, breakfast, snack, and/or any other time that your little heart desires some mint-chocolate love.

    Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this Fresh Mint Chocolate Shake. It's sweetened only with bananas and uses fresh mint instead of extracts or syrups. Vegan , gluten-free , and paleo recipe from The Grateful Grazzer.

    To turn this simple dessert into a balanced meal, just add your choice of soft tofu, chia seeds, hemp seeds, nut butter, avocado, and/or your favorite protein powder to bulk it up a bit.

    I'm telling you, deliciousness doesn't come much more easily than this.

    Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this Fresh Mint Chocolate Shake. It's sweetened only with bananas and uses fresh mint instead of extracts or syrups. Vegan , gluten-free , and paleo recipe from The Grateful Grazzer.

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    Fresh Mint Chocolate Shake

    This 4 ingredient healthy mint chocolate shake is sweetened only with banana and features fresh mint instead of extracts or syrups.
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    Course: Dessert, easy, Shake, Smoothie
    Cuisine: gluten-free, Paleo, vegan
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1
    Author: Stephanie McKercher, RDN

    Ingredients

    • 1 frozen banana
    • ½ tablespoon cacao powder
    • 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves
    • ¾ cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
    • Optional add-ins: soft tofu chia/hemp seeds, nut butter, protein powder
    • Optional toppings: additional mint leaves cacao nibs

    Instructions

    • Add all ingredients except toppings to blender and blend until smooth. Add additional milk or ice if needed to reach desired consistency. Transfer to a glass and enjoy immediately.
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    Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this Fresh Mint Chocolate Shake. It's sweetened only with bananas and uses fresh mint instead of extracts or syrups. Vegan , gluten-free , and paleo recipe from The Grateful Grazzer.

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    1. Anna-Marie says

      March 17, 2016 at 4:59 pm

      5 stars
      This looks so good... and so easy to make! I might make this tonight; thanks for the recipe! #TeamChocolate all the way!

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      • Steph | The Grateful Grazer says

        March 17, 2016 at 5:11 pm

        Thanks so much Anna-Marie! I hope you love it. It's almost too easy, I want to make them non-stop! 🙂

        Reply
    2. dixya @ food, pleasure, and health says

      March 15, 2016 at 8:28 pm

      chocolate wins over green smoothie anyway..i love the combo of chocolate + mint together as well and i am freezing bananas for tomorrow morning. thanks for the recipe 🙂

      Reply
      • Steph | The Grateful Grazer says

        March 17, 2016 at 10:39 am

        Thanks, Dixya! Totally agree, team chocolate! Hope you loved the shake, let me know how it tasted! Happy St. Patty's Day! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Brittany says

      March 15, 2016 at 11:29 am

      This looks SO yummy! I love the chocolate/mint combo. I think this might be my treat of choice for St. Patty's day this week. 🙂

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      • Steph | The Grateful Grazer says

        March 15, 2016 at 12:10 pm

        Yay! Thanks Brittany! I hope you love it as much as I do. Let me know how it goes! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Sonali- The Foodie Physician says

      March 15, 2016 at 7:13 am

      This sounds so delicious! Between you and me, I would choose chocolate over green any day 😉

      Reply
      • Steph | The Grateful Grazer says

        March 15, 2016 at 7:29 am

        Yay for chocolate! I'm glad I'm not alone. 😉 Thank you, Sonali!

        Reply

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