Chocolate Banana Milkshake

Ah yes, childhood memories of chocolate milk.  Mom would either buy ready-made chocolate milk off the grocery shelves; or pour some powdery brown stuff in our whole milk.  And don't even get me started on Yoo-hoo! I used to bring one everyday for lunch during middle school!

As we got older, we learned that chocolate was not good.  Twix and Snickers are bad because of the ridiculous amount of sugar and calories. So we thought we were doomed from consuming chocolate.

Or so we thought...

After much research, we come across cacao nibs. In a nutshell, they are broken up pieces from cacao beans, which is where good ol' chocolate comes from.  According to another awesome documentary, Food Matters, raw cacao is actually considered a superfood!  It is nutrient rich with high sources of magnesium, calcium, iron, sulfur, protein, etc. The list goes on and on. But as soon as cacao is processed into the chocolate bars and candy we see in grocery stores, most of the nutrients are gone.

So, after much research for a chocolate shake, we came up with a delicious recipe, and finally blessed our brand new blender!

Chocolate Banana Milkshake (serves 1)

1 ripe banana
1 cup unsweetened or sweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon cacao nibs
4 dates, seeded (feel free to add more for sweetness)

Blend until desired consistency or until majority of nibs are pulverized. Pour over ice and viola! how easy was that! It will be the healthiest chocolate drink you'll ever have, we promise!