Having this chocolate raspberry smoothie for breakfast is like telling the world you’re already winning and it’s only 9am.
Forget Transformation Tuesdays, we’ve got SMOOOOOTHIE TUESDAYS. (Ok, that might have been a little too enthusiastic, but I was trying to make a point.)
I have a bit of a confession… I used to be team vanilla. Yup. Not that I actively didn’t like chocolate, I just didn’t see the hoopla. When I had the choice it was always vanilla. Over time I’ve learned to embrace more chocolate into my life, especially of the dark variety.
More recently chocolate has become a much bigger part of my smoothie rotation and I couldn’t be happier. Maybe it’s just me, but when I have some form of chocolate in the morning whether it’s a smoothie or overnight oats or a yogurt bowl, I feel like I’m already winning. Like I cheated without being caught. I want to yell to the world “I’M HAVING CHOCOLATE FOR BREAKFAST AND YOU CAN’T STOP ME.”
But want to know the best part? This raspberry chocolate smoothie has no added sugars, just the sweetness from the fruit which means you’re not gonna crash mid-morning. It really is like cheating the system. YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL. Oh geez, I apologize for all the yelling, I’m just super passionate about having chocolate at breakfast, I guess.
The secret to this smoothie’s awesomeness is unsweetened cocoa powder. Something about cocoa powder makes the texture of smoothies unreal. It’s a rich, velvety texture without weighing you down. I also like to add chocolate protein powder for that 1-2 chocolate punch.
Oh, but we can’t forget about the raspberries. They are one of my absolute favorite fruits and favorite ingredients in smoothies. They balance the mellow sweetness of frozen bananas with a powerful, sweet-tart umph. If I ever make a smoothie that feels like it’s missing something I always add a handful of raspberries and it does the trick. Another fantastic thing about these berries that they’re low in sugar. So really this smoothie is just win on top of win on top of win.
Ready to conquer the world? (or at least your morning) Blend this baby up and go!
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- 1 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 cup of frozen raspberries
- 1 cup of almond milk
- 1 tbsp of cocoa powder
- 1 scoop (approximately 1 tbsp) of chocolate protein powder
- Optional: 1 cup of spinach
- Place all ingredients in a high powered blender and blend until smooth
- Serve in your favorite glass or bowl if you prefer your smoothie thicker
Your Turn:
- Team chocolate or vanilla? (or swirl?)
- What’s your go-to breakfast? (do you ever add chocolate?)
Team chocolate alway…especially when peanut butter is involved!
Go team chocolate! Yes PB is definitely a very valiant side kick
Girl, you had me at chocolate! I am team chocolate ALL THE WAY! I’ll be trying this one out soon and in the meantime, I’ll be dreaming velvety chocolate allllll day!!
Yeeeess team chocolate! I think you’ll love this one. Raspberries can do no wrong.
I don’t blame you for yelling. I get excited about chocolate for breakfast too, obvi. 😉
I need to restock my freezer with fruit ASAP so I can make this beauty (seriously gorgeous photos btw) 😀
Thank you so much Ashley! Frozen raspberries are epic in smoothies. They just add so much flavor
I am still Team Vanilla when it comes to desserts and such, but I love my pure dark chocolate – bars, chips, whatever – and totally agree on the unsweetened cocoa powder front. When I do make chocolate recipes, cocoa powder and dark chocolate baking chips are my go-tos!
Mmm I feel ya. Ain’t nothing wrong with vanilla but dark chocolate is sooo good.
Chocolate every single time!
Yay #teamchocolate!
Chocolate for breakfast, that’s the best way to start your day off on the RIGHT foot!
Right?! Choco-breakfasts for the win
I used to prefer vanilla everything as well, that is until I discovered dark chocolate and realized how much I loved it! This sounds so yummy, love having something sweet for breakfast 🙂
Yesss, once you go dark chocolate you don’t go back!
Georgie these photos are AMAZING! I need to make this smoothie asap 🙂
Thanks so much girl! Having some fab windows are so clutch and my smoothie was a deelish model
I’m 100% team chocolate and this smoothie looks simply amazing…. I need to go buy raspberries right now.
This smoothie looks amazing! I fully respect your enthusiasm, chocolate for breakfast is definitely something to be excited about! I’m team vanilla when it comes to flavors in smoothies, baked goods, etc. but there’s nothing like a piece of actual dark chocolate.
So true. Dark chocolate is second to none
yes! chocolate is surprisingly great with raspberries, blueberries, and of course bananas! love your straws too! i need to get my hands on some cute ones
OH Yu-UM. I go back and forth between team vanilla and team chocolate. But team raspberry is ALWAYS a winner. Seriously, a raspberry/chocolate combo is one of my favs, along with chocolate/mint. Vanilla I like just plain Jane. Your photos are amazing, the smoothie is making me drool and your writing made me giggle 😉
The color on this smoothie is gorgeous! I haven’t had a chocolate raspberry smoothie ever – I’m more of a vanilla kind of girl. I think I’ll have to give this one a whirl!
Oh boy that looks delicious! My mouth is definitely watering which means, I’m PINNING it and making it later! Thanks for sharing awesomeness with us!
Chocolate and raspberry (stemming from my childhood addiction to raspberry sorbet, mmmm) has been my long-time fave combo so I was SO excited to see this and can’t wait to try it!
Holy photography girl!! I feel like I can reach out and slurp up the smoothie!! Or poke the raspberries on top (I can’t eat berries plain for some reason lol).