Chocolate & Banana Oat Smoothie
Yummy chocolate flavoured smoothie with banana and oats, great for a healthy breakfast option
Servings 2
Calories 447kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Bananas fresh or frozen
- 60 g Porridge oats (also known as rolled oats/instant oats)
- 500 ml Milk (any milk of your choice)
- 2 tbsp Cocoa powder unsweetened
- 4 tbsp Maple syrup (more or less if you prefer)
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a high powered blender and blend until smooth
- Pour into glasses and enjoy! Top with slices of banana if you like
Notes
- The riper the bananas, the sweeter they will make the smoothie taste. You can also use frozen bananas.
- I use standard porridge oats for this recipe, also called instant or rolled oats.
- Cocoa powder gives the smoothie a chocolate flavour. You can use cacao powder too, but I find the chocolate flavour is not as strong.
- Any kind of milk can be used. My favourite is oat milk, but you can use almond, coconut, soy or cow’s milk.
- Make sure you are using pure maple syrup, and not a maple flavoured pancake syrup. Or you can use any other natural liquid sweetener like honey, agave nectar or date syrup
- Although I provide cup measurements, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients out using digital kitchen scales. It is the most accurate way to measure ingredients and will ensure the best results. Digital scales are very low cost and can be purchased for around £12 ($16.50) .
- For teaspoon (tsp) and tablespoon (tbsp) measurements, please use measuring spoons and not the type of spoons you eat with. Again this will ensure accuracy and provide the best results.
Nutrition
Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 105mg | Potassium: 1096mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 564IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 386mg | Iron: 2mg
