Our Dark Chocolate Hemp Protein Smoothie is perfect anytime, but especially when it’s cooler out.

Dark chocolate can be comforting when it’s cold, verses fruits and berries, which tend to please the palate during spring and summer months. I use a combination of hemp protein powder and hemp hearts in whatever smoothie or shake I make. They will provide well-rounded nutrition, including essential fatty acids – aka omegas.  Those are the good fats our body needs for healthy body function.

This recipe for a chocolate hemp protein smoothie is easy

It’s only 5 ingredients and takes less than 5 minutes. The chocolate should be a high quality, special dark unsweetened 100% cocoa or cacao. Unsweetened 100% dark cocoa or cacao is a good stable for your pantry. Not only when making this chocolate hemp protein smoothie, but for other baking needs.

Make this chocolate hemp protein smoothie vegan

Simply substitute the 100% grassfed diary milk with a non-dairy milk of your choice. You can then tailor your grams of protein by reviewing the notes at the bottom of the recipe. Enjoy! Your worth it.

Dark Chocolate Hemp Protein Smoothie

This creamy, delicious, easy to make, simple ingredients, dark chocolate smoothie is powered by hemp protein powder and hemp hearts giving you omegas for an energy boost. It's great for mornings, after a work-out, or mid day. Flexible for dietary needs. Use dairy or non-dairy milk.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Drinks, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 1

Equipment

• 1 blender

Ingredients

  

• 1 & 1/2 cups Organic 100% Grassfed Whole Milk Non-dairy milk can be substituted
• 1 heaping tbsp Hemp Protein Powder Better Option Foods brand
• 1 tbsp Unsweetened 100% Dark Chocolate or Cocoa
• 3 to 4 tbsp Hemp Hearts Better Option Foods brand
• 1 lg banana

Instructions

 

• DIRECTION

  1.     Combine all ingredients in the blender.

  2.     Process until smooth and creamy, about 1 to 2 minutes, increasing the speed from low to high. If cocoa or other ingredients stick to the side of the blender, turn off the blender and scrape the sides with a spatula to push the ingredients into liquid.

  3.     Optional – add ice, pulse until ice is chopped to your desired texture, or pour over ice to chill.

  4.     Serve immediately
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Notes

If you make this dark chocolate hemp protein smoothie as directed with whole milk you'll get 25 to 27g of protein. Along with a powerhouse of vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids. 

Hemp Protein carries 20 amino acids making it very digestible. You can tailor the grams of protein you want in your smoothie by calculating the following:

• 1-tbsp hemp protein = aprox 4.5 - 5g protein
• 1-tbsp hemp hearts = aprox 3.3g protein
• 1 & 1/2 cups whole milk = 12 g protein (if you choose non-dairy milk, you can add more hemp.

 

I'm a big fan of using hemp hearts in my smoothie because along with the protein, you'll get those needed essential fatty acids. I incorporate the hemp protein powder to boost the plant-based protein and the magnesium & iron along with all the other goodness hemp has. They're a great combination for any smoothie or shake.

If you're looking for more fiber, try Higher Fiber Hemp Protein Powder

If you use a non-dairy milk, you can increase hemp protein and/or hemp hearts to reach the desired protein you want.