VEGAN BANANA CHOCOLATE MILK SHAKE

I like to eat “healthier,” which means I prepare meals that are generally well-balanced. Balance is what I live by. If you generally eat well, you should reward yourself with something rich and indulgent, but don’t go overboard. Either extreme might be harmful. Therefore, I have devised my approach to eating well or methodology:

In the majority of my meals, I utilize ground turkey, chicken breast, pork, turkey, and chicken tenderloin.

Once or twice a month, at most, if I do fry.
Maybe once or twice a month, we eat beef.
Purchase no drinks.
Make my lemonades and juices.
Make my ice cream without all the additives and garbage.
prepare my strawberry jam
Make your own bread, pickles, pesto, sofrito, and marinara sauce instead of using preservatives and 10-syllable trash.
Get lunch meats free of nitrites.
prepare my coffee
In certain recipes, you can swap sugar for agave, honey, maple syrup, or coconut sugar.
wherever feasible, choose seasonal, organic fruits and vegetables.
Consume little amounts of fatty, indulgent foods.

While I don’t avoid rich foods, I do use common sense to strike a balance and give serious thought to choosing foods that will make me feel good on the inside and out.

I do, however, occasionally and I mean occasionally take a break for dessert. You may not be aware of my “sweet teeth.” I consider myself an omnivore, however, I adore my vegan, pescatarian, and paleo buddies! I’m open-minded, willing to try almost everything, and occasionally stubborn.

I’ve been able to satisfy some of my favorite desires with healthier alternatives.

Healthy must also imply tasty in my household! Creamy! Decadent! dreamy, and out of sight! In light of this, I was excited to see the creamiest, richest chocolate and banana milkshake recipe on Vegukate.com.

Not counting the times I’ve cooked it for my husband, I’ve made it around ten times so far. Both the family and I can’t get enough of it. I had to share it with you guys, of course!

In my recipe, rolled oats, agave honey for a touch of healthy sweetness, flax seed for a dose of omega-3 fatty acids,

My bananas are frozen, and I’ve added some cinnamon for flavor. My kids nearly always make this recipe and incorporate it into their typical protein shake because it is so simple to make.

I’ve been preparing it for breakfast, but this week I’m on a self-imposed diet in preparation for a vacation.

Instead of eating breakfast and lunch, I’m having this creamy, chocolatey delicacy. However, opt for this Vegan Chocolate Banana Beauty if YOU are yearning for something sweet and guilt-free.

I begin by soaking the rolled oats in coconut milk the night before, which is obviously a good indication because it makes me think of a creamy rice pudding.

I then peel a few bananas that are ripe and place them in the freezer. You know how I feel about bananas, right? So I make a dessert-like breakfast in the morning by blending oatmeal with frozen bananas, cacao powder, agave, flax seed, coconut milk, cinnamon, and almond butter.

BOTANICAL BANANA CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE

This is something you’ll want to make frequently, and you might even enjoy tricking your brain into thinking it’s made of silky chocolate ice cream with sweet fudge swirls.

Similar to my non-vegan Chocolate Monkey ice cream, perfectly ripe bananas with a vanilla whip. However, Bliss is so full of delusion. Don’t you agree? My hips are telling me that it works for me.

VEGAN BANANA CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE

PREP TIME: 10 mins
COOK TIME: 1 min
TOTAL TIME: 11 mins
Recipe type: Beverage
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1 minute

INGREDIENTS

½ cup Rolled Oats
¾ cup of Coconut milk for soaking the oats
2 Ripe bananas, peeled and frozen
¾ cup Coconut or Almond milk for the shake
One tablespoon of Almond Butter
One tablespoon of Cacao Powder
1 tsp Agave
¼ tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Flax Seed

INSTRUCTIONS

Roll the oats in the almond or coconut milk for at least 4 hours and preferably overnight.
It should take less than 45 seconds to blend all the ingredients in a blender to achieve a smooth consistency.