Chocolate Sweet Potato Green Smoothie
My friends at NuNaturals have been hard at work making even more sweetening options for your sugar-free arsenal. They were more than generous to send up some new goodies for me to try out. I am particularly in love with the NuStevia Cocoa Syrup. The go-to is always going to be smoothies with their stuff. I just don’t eat too many things that require sugar or a substitute of some kind. There is a new baking blend that you’ll see at some point. I’m just debating what needs baking.
The chocolate syrup is just that — chocolatey and sweet. Perfect for drizzling on ice cream, in small doses because it does have that powerful stevia sweet, or making a mug of hot chocolate [in summer…that’s normal right?]. The texture is silky, the cocoa very even handed, and it blends really well. The bottle it comes in makes for easy use too. I have yet to see it start to get clogged, which is more than I can say for a bottle of Hershey’s.
This smoothie not only utilizes the new chocolate syrup [so good!], but hemp hearts. I thought I’d try something new in my quest for added protein and omega 3’s. They smell earthy right out of the bag, but blend right into the green smoothie. I haven’t been able to get many ripe bananas, and I’m impatient, so I switched to sweet potato to give the smoothie some heft and some sweetness. The frozen little cubes in the freezer section are easily blended in the Vitamix. You could steam up some fresh ones too if you’re so inclined.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 heaping tablespoon hemp hearts
- 1 tablespoon flaxseeds
- 1 teaspoon NuStevia Cocoa Syrup or more if you want it sweeter
- 1/3 cup frozen spinach
- 1/4 cup frozen sweet potato cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Water, as needed for consistency
Preparation
Layer in the smoothie ingredients in the order above before blending until smooth.