Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Ingredients

1 large banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen

3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

6 oz nonfat Greek yogurt (or 2%, flavored or unflavored)

3/4 cup soy milk (or your favorite kind of nondairy or dairy milk)

1 Tablespoon honey, maple syrup, or agave

1 Tablespoon peanut butter (any kind you like)

Directions

1. Make sure you have a strong, powerful blender that will blend up the frozen banana.

2. Put all of the ingredients into the blender, in the order listed, and blend on high until thick and smooth. Start with only 2 Tablespoons of cocoa powder, blend, and then add 1 more for a stronger chocolate taste. You may need to stop and stir/scrape down the sides of the blender a few times.

3. Drizzle glass with 1 teaspoon of chocolate syrup (optional) and enjoy!

Nutritional Information: 

Serving Size: 1 smoothie

Calories: 492

Total Fat: 13g

Saturated Fat: 4g

Cholesterol: 9mg

Sodium: 221mg

Total Carbohydrate: 72g

Fiber: 7g

Protein: 31g

*If you prefer a Kosher version of this recipe, be sure to use Kosher-certified products for all relevant ingredients.