Recently, I met a new friend, named Erika. This girl did not believe healthy food can taste delicious.
She hadn’t yet heard of the CC Diet philosophy.
Naturally, I felt it was my duty to introduce her. But for Erika’s grave situation, a plain cake-batter shake just wouldn’t suffice. I needed to bring out the chocolate.
Chocolate Cake-Batter Shake
(It’s healthy and sugar-free!)
- 1 frozen, large banana, as ripe as possible
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1-2 tbsp coconut butter
- 1/2 to 2/3 cup milk of choice (I used 200g almond milk) (For an extremely rich, “ice cream”-like shake, try coconut milk. Also, use more or less, depending on desired thickness.)
- 1-2 tbsp cocoa powder (or protein powder)
- For a more cake-like flavor, you can add a very scant 1/8 tsp butter extract. But I opted to leave this out of the recipe, as butter extract isn’t exactly raw! (It is, however, vegan. I emailed Wilton.) Or maybe even use a little melted vegan butter?
- Optional: handfuls of sprinkles
Blend everything together in your Vita-Mix or blender. Add some sprinkles, pre-blending, and throw some more on top! If, like me, you prefer smoothies in a bowl, just reduce the milk.
Or add a little xantham/guar gum, like with the Mint-Chocolate Milkshake.
If you want to un-rawify it, throw in some of the mix for Healthy Chocolate Cake.
(Well, technically you’ve already un-rawified it with the sprinkles. But you can easily choose to leave them out if you want a 100%-raw shake.)
Erika loved the milkshake!
So of course, I invited her over tomorrow, for…
Just kidding! I won’t push my luck. She might not be ready for that yet.
Know someone who hates healthy food?
Have you ever tried to prove to him/her that it can taste good?
How did it go? I’ve had a lot of success getting people on board with the whole “healthy is naughty” thing. Fudge Baby recipes work especially well, like the Raw Thin Mint Brownies.
But sometimes (especially with guys) a person is subconsciously biased against the food before even tasting it. (This is why I often won’t tell someone a food is healthy until after he/she admits to liking it!)
YUM! My big sister’s 30th birthday is this week and I think she would LOVE this! Or I might just make it for myself and drink it in her honor 🙂
I can’t believe that’s sugar-free! It looks so decadent, and pretty! 🙂
My husband doesn’t openly admit that he hates healthy foods, but actions speak louder than words, ya know? 😉
looks great; i’d make one tonight but… i don’t have any frozen banana on me lol
most people i know don’t eat very healthily, but if you mean specifically vegetables, i’d say, anyone under the age of 30 i meet is not likely to chow down on veggies.
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Aw thank you! LOL I dunno where I get ideas… they just sorta build on themselves. For example, a commenter mentioned the cake batter shake, so that wasn’t my idea. But then, I went with the idea, thinking of cake batter pizza, fudge babies, oatmeal, etc… 🙂
Also, pay attention to flavors at the grocery store, ice cream parlors, etc!
Oh, I know PLENTY of people who dislike and are scared of vegan food. However, when I make them sweet potatoes with nut butter, or cashew ginger tofu, they totally go against their prior beliefs 🙂 Works every time!
Oh yum this looks so tasty & delicious! I’ve had many an experience trying to get people onto healthy food..they just don’t seem to take to it! I get the occasional good result..but not often!
For some reason, the Husband refuses to eat hummus. He won’t even give it a try! Although when I swap out his cheese on his sandwiches for hummus, he always likes it. Weird?!
I got my husband to try green smoothies. Only with spinach though because it’s really mild. I haven’t been able to sneak in anything else without getting the thumbs-down. We’ll have to try spinach ice-cream next…
Is it possible to make this without coconut oil? I dont have any 🙁 Thanks! This looks delicious!!
I haven’t ventured into smoothie territory just yet as we’re still getting SNOW in Boston but I will be soon and will definitely be making your yumazing-looking smoothies. Question – where does one find butter extract? I’ve never seen it in a store (maybe haven’t been looking in the right place?)
*Some* stores carry McCormick brand with the vanilla, almond, and mint extracts. But you can also buy Wilton brand, which is usually in the cake-decorating section of a craft store like Michaels or JoAnn or Hobby Lobby or even Wal Mart!