With the amount of coffee I drink, it was inevitable for me to seek out a coffee smoothie, so I am rounding out my month of smoothies with this one, inspired by the Coffee Smoothie from Best Health. Their version included berries but I wasn’t keen on a coffee-berry blend this morning so I put in a second banana. I also skipped the cinnamon (not a fan of that in my coffee) and doubled the cocoa to make it a little more like mocha.
Also, I added chia seeds (I know, what a surprise!). Doing so finished off the first package of chia seeds which is why I only put in one tablespoon instead of the usual two.
Coffee-Banana Smoothie:
1 cup coffee (brewed then chilled is ideal)
2 bananas (frozen)
1 cup yogurt (plain)
1 Tbsp cocoa
1 Tbsp ground chia seeds
The resulting smoothie is surprisingly thin despite two bananas and all that yogurt. It looks like chocolate milk — complete with frothy bubbles — and tastes almost like one of those expensive chilled mocha drinks. I would bet that adding ice would cinch the deal. This was very satisfying and definitely lands in my top ten.
Seriously, how could I not love something with all those bubbles!!!
Next up, I will be doing a full report card of Smoothie-June, listing my favourites and offering my thoughts on the experiment.
Many thanks to all of you who have offered your feedback and who have been following along! Oh, and for those curious about weight-loss, I’m down about 11 lbs over the month. Yay for healthy smoothies!