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!)
My sister (ironically a nurse) still continues to subsist on Kraft mac and cheese and jelly beans. I’ve tried multiple interventions but as of yet I am still unsuccessful.
I didn’t think it was possible to create another amazing milkshake recipe BUT……you did it! Can’t wait to try this one out as well…so far they have all been fabulous!
You’re right about that. I’ve learned over the years not to tell someone that a particular food is healthy and/or vegan before I get them to eat it. Some people are so scared of those words.
LOL anyone who’d be scared of your food is crazy! It always looks amazing!! But I bet, when you tell them it’s raw, some people close their minds right away :(. Their loss!
I agree w/ Shannonmarie. People always think my food is yummy and THEN i’ll say it’s vegetarian/vegan and they’ll be like “oh i thought it tastes kind of funny…”
WHATEVER. they liked it before. lol. I’ve learned to just keep my mouth closed and not let them know they are eating healthy treats..
I plan on making some fudge babies for my sister’s party this weekend! I will be SILENT as to the fact that they are good for them… 😉
hey, pistachio ice cream exists… spinach and kale can only be next
this looks so good!
Help Help! I bought my first jar of Coconut Butter but seem to be consuming it straight outta the jar and my desk and fear that it will neither make it home nor into a recipe.
I am constantly proving to my boyfriend that not everything healthy has to taste like sticks and twigs! 🙂
AHH! this looks delicious too! chocolate + cake batter is JUST what I need! 🙂
hehehe chocolate is ALWAYS what I need ;).
does anyone have any suggestions for banana substitutes? I can’t stand bananas and I miss out on SO many awesome recipes. Anyone else in the same boat?!?
Hey Katie!
My sister hates hates hates bananas too, and so when she makes any of my milkshake recipes, she uses a VERY unripe banana (which gets rid of the banana taste) and adds a little sweetener to make up for the un-ripeness.
But you can also try mango or even pineapple! If you do try one of these, let me know whatcha think :).