Give your maca banana smoothie an extra kick with a subtle coffee flavor. Maca in itself gives you an energy boost, so you can use decaf if you'd like; it's really for the flavor rather than the caffeine. Use the lesser amount of the maca powder if you're new to using it. This makes about two 12-ounce smoothies.

Recipe

Mocha Maca Banana Smoothie

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Give your maca banana smoothie an extra kick with a subtle coffee flavor.

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Prep Time: 8

Total Time: 8

Servings: 2

Ingredients

1 heaping teaspoon organic instant coffee
2 teaspoons cocoa or cacao powder or see variation, below
½ cup boiling water
2 frozen bananas broken into chunks
1 cup vanilla almond milk sweetened or not
1 to 2 tablespoons maca powder
Pinch of cinnamon
Liquid sweetener agave, stevia, maple syrup, etc. if using unsweetened almond milk, to taste, optional
Ice for serving optional

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Instructions

Combine the instant coffee and cocoa powder in a mug of boiling water and stir to dissolve. Pour this mixture into a blender.
Add the bananas, almond milk, maca powder, and cinnamon and process until completely smooth.
Divide between two glasses. Taste to see if you’d like a little more sweetener, and/or thin with a little more almond milk if too thick.
Add ice to the beverage if you’d like to enjoy it very cold, and serve at once.

Nutrition (Estimate per Serving)

Calories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 167mgPotassium: 535mgFiber: 5gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 76IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 180mgIron: 1mg

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Variation: If you have a high-speed blender, use 4 squares of bittersweet chocolate instead of the cocoa powder.