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Chocolate Orange Smoothie ... refreshing, nutrient packed real food smoothie. The perfect healthier treat, snack or on-the-go drink. | Recipes to Nourish

Chocolate orange smoothies are so good!

I love, LOVE, love chocolate. I really do, and I have no guilt around it. Life’s too short and I don’t believe that there should be any guilt around food.

That being said, I do like to be aware and mindful of what I’m putting into my body. This time of year it’s a bit more common for sugar intake to be high. With all of the holiday festivities, sweet treats are bound to happen more often.

My family hasn’t had sweets with loads of sugar this month, but we’ve each had a handful of gingerbread cookies, chocolate peanut butter truffles, thumbprint cookies and some chocolate dipped mandarin oranges. They were all homemade, so I got to control what went into them … but still, they’re treats.

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This is where one my favorite smoothies comes into play …

I’m craving chocolate, but not wanting something heavy or too sweet. My solution for this is almost always smoothies. Smoothies are so refreshing, especially with citrus flavors like orange. One of the best chocolate flavor combos ever is  CHOCOLATE + ORANGE.

I love that I can control the ingredients in smoothies. If I want to make it on the healthier side, I know I can easily do that. I prefer to make smoothies with at least one nutrient-dense ingredient, a healthy fat + fill it up with protein.

This smoothie is made with frozen fresh orange juice {vitamin C} and whole milk or coconut milk {great healthy fats}. I like to freeze most of the liquid first to help thicken the smoothie, it really helps make a lovely texture.

I also add in raw cacao powder {antioxidant + high in magnesium and iron} for the chocolate flavor. For extra vitamins and minerals, I add Celtic sea salt {trace minerals} and whole food non-synthetic vitamin C powder. Plus a small amount of raw honey for a sweetener.

Chocolate Orange Smoothie ... refreshing, nutrient packed real food smoothie. The perfect healthier treat, snack or on-the-go drink. | Recipes to Nourish

Last but not least, I add my favorite superfood ingredient … collagen! I love adding it to smoothies for an extra protein boost. Collagen is known for helping support digestion and gut health, helps support bone and joint health, helps build and restore muscle, helps support metabolism + so much more.

I only recommend using a quality grass-fed collagen. Knowing the source and where the collagen comes from is very important. My favorite brand is Perfect Supplements Hydrolyzed Collagen. I am so impressed with the quality of their collagen + they have wonderful customer service.

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So there you have it, all of the components that make up this absolutely delicious smoothie. Now is the best time of year for this smoothie since oranges are in season. So grab some oranges next time you’re at the farmers market or grocery store … or better yet, pick them from an orange tree if you have one.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Orange Smoothie ... refreshing, nutrient packed real food smoothie. The perfect healthier treat, snack or on-the-go drink. | Recipes to Nourish

Chocolate Orange Smoothie

Healthy Chocolate Orange Smoothie

Healthy Chocolate Orange Smoothie

Yield: 2 medium adult sized servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

This smoothie is made with frozen fresh orange juice {vitamin C} and whole milk or coconut milk {great healthy fats}.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Add frozen orange juice and milk "ice cubes", milk or coconut milk, cacao powder, collagen, raw honey, vanilla extract, sea salt and optional whole food vitamin C to a high powered blender.
  2. Blend until smoothie is thick and fully combined. Note - I use the ice cream setting on my blender. If you're not using a high powered blender, you will most likely need to add more liquid in order for the smoothie to blend. More liquid will end up producing a thinner smoothie consistency.
  3. Taste smoothie - if desired, add more honey.
  4. Pour smoothie into glasses. Serve as is or top with raw cacao nibs or chopped fair trade organic chocolate and garnish with fresh orange slices. Drink up!

Notes

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND freezing the orange juice and 3/4 cup milk or coconut milk first. This really helps improve the thickness of this smoothie. The texture kind of falls between a thin smoothie texture and a milkshake texture. I just fill up my silicone ice cubes mold with orange juice and milk/coconut milk the night before I want to make the smoothie. If you choose not to do this, just add the orange juice and milk/coconut milk as is to the blender. The smoothie will still taste great, but it will be very thin without the frozen cubes.

Yield: Makes about two medium size servings for 2 adults or 3 small servings for children.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 757Total Fat: 52gSaturated Fat: 44gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 646mgCarbohydrates: 63gFiber: 4gSugar: 36gProtein: 19g

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Cuisine: American / Category: Beverage

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  2. Yeah, you pretty much can’t go wrong with the words chocolate and smoothie together. 😉 Really wishing I weren’t intolerant to oranges right about now…

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  18. Ohh I LOVE the chocolate orange combo! This sounds delicious. I get stuck in a smoothie rut, making the same combo all the time. Will definitely put this one on my list!

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