Mocha Maca Banana Smoothie

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.

Mocha Maca Banana Smoothie

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

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Course: Smoothie

Cuisine: Healthy

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: banana smoothie recipe, maca banana smoothie, smoothie recipe

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 8 minutes

Servings: 2

Calories: 142kcal

Author: Veg Kitchen

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

Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 167mg | Potassium: 535mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 1mg

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

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