Ice cream for breakfast is a yes from me. This Healthy Mint Chocolate Smoothie tastes just like mint chip ice cream and has a smooth, creamy texture. The thing is, it’s actually loaded with healthier ingredients, plenty of protein, and some hidden veggies making it a delectable breakfast, post-workout snack, or lightened up dessert.
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About this Smoothie
I used to be afraid that using mint in sweet recipes would make them taste like toothpaste. But after some trial and error (plenty of error), that instead, adding mint mimics the flavor of a delicious peppermint pattie that I can not get enough of.
This Healthy Mint Chocolate Smoothie includes fresh mint leaves, which give a brighter and more natural mint flavor. We also add in some chocolate chips for some texture just like in mint chip ice cream.
The green color is deceiving. Yes I said this smoothie is healthy, but it does not taste like grass, which is always my fear with a bright green beverage. When spinach is blended with water, first and then all of the other ingredients are added, you truly won’t even know it’s in there, and instead you’ll feel as if you’re having mint chip ice cream in drinkable form.
And if you love the idea of a dessert smoothie for breakfast, you should also try my Healthy Key Lime Pie Milkshake, this Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie, or this Chocolate Cherry Smoothie, too!
Recipe Ingredients
- Spinach - Fresh or frozen will do. Spinach gives this smoothie its bright green color and adds plenty of vitamins and nutrients like fiber! We blend this with spinach so it's smooth and you cant even tell it's there
- Mint Leaves - We are going to use fresh mint for this smoothie. It gives the smoothie a very natural and crisp minty flavor.
- Vanilla Protein Powder - I use CleanSimpleEats (discount code: APAIGE10 saves you money!). You can use chocolate too, but the color of your Mint Chocolate Smoothie may not be so eye-appealing when the brown mixes with the green.
- Mint Extract - Optional. This is if you want it more minty than chocolatey. Part of my job is to tell you how to make a good recipe. Well if you want a minty chocolate smoothie, add 1 DROP ONLY of mint extract. Anything more will make it inedible - literally. Your eyes will water the mint is so powerful.
- Cocoa Powder - Also optional for a stronger chocolate taste, but do note, you’ll lose the bright green color that you’d get if you left it out.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to Make This Recipe
- Add spinach and filtered water into the blender. Blend until spinach is completely liquified. This is so we don’t end up with any spinach chunks in our smoothie.
- Then, add remaining ingredients except chocolate chips to the blender and blend until smooth. Blend again. Depending on your desired consistency, you may need to add more or less almond milk.
- Add the chocolate chips LAST and pulse until evenly distributed. You want there to still be small chunks.
- Pour into a glass rimmed with chocolate (optional), garnish with extra chocolate chips and enjoy!
Recipe FAQs
You will need a high powered blender and then follow the recipe as is but don’t use any almond milk. This will thicken up the smoothie and make it more spoonable. It may take a little longer to blend thoroughly.
Yes, but only one drop! This stuff is powerful. I’ve tested recipes before (like my Mint Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting) with WAY too much mint extract and have literally had my eyes water.
Nope! Feel free to leave it out, but I like it to balance out the macros in this smoothie. If you choose to leave it out, I suggest adding a pitted date or another half of a frozen banana for extra sweetness.
If you’re feeling fancy and want to rim your glass in chocolate as I did in these smoothie photos, you’ll need a small dish with an edge, a handful of choclate chips, and a splash of almond milk.
Place the chocolate in the dish, heat for 30 seconds in the microwave, add the splash of almond milk and stir until smooth. If there are still chunks of chocolate give it another 10-15 seconds in the microwave and stir again.
Then, roll the edge of your glass into the melted chocolate. I like to do this on a bit of an angle so it gets a bit further down the glass instead of just on the top edge of the rim. Place in the freezer for 5-10 minutes until chocolate is hardened then add your smoothie to the glass and enjoy!
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Recipe
Healthy Mint Chocolate Smoothie
Equipment
- blender
- measuring cups / spoons
- Serving Glass
Ingredients
- ¼ cup filtered water
- ¼ cup spinach, fresh or frozen
- 3-6 mint stalks, leaves only
- ½ frozen banana
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, Clean Simple Eats
- 2 tbsp vanilla unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tbsp mini chocolate chips
- 1 drop mint extract, OPTIONAL
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder, OPTIONAL
Instructions
- Add spinach and filtered water into the blender. Blend until spinach is completely liquified. This is so we don’t end up with any spinach chunks in our smoothie.
- Then, add remaining ingredients except chocolate chips to the blender and blend until smooth. Blend again. Depending on your desired consistency, you may need to add more or less almond milk.
- Add the chocolate chips LAST and pulse until evenly distributed. You want there to still be small chunks.
- Pour into a glass rimmed with chocolate (optional), garnish with extra chocolate chips and enjoy!
Nutrition
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Courtney Paige says
If you like mint chocolate chip flavors, this smoothie is for you!!! Super tasty and minty.
Sydney Van Acker says
the best smoothie when my sweet tooth is calling. Chocolate rim on the glass feels so extra, but wow does it make for an amazing drinking experience