Chocolate, Black Bean, Banana Smoothie
Chocolate, Black Bean, Banana Smoothie
Reprinted from the book Ten Dollar Dinners. Copyright © 2012 by Melissa d’Arabian. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House, Inc.

Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened chocolate almond milk (or soy, coconut, or rice milk)
1/4 cup cooked black beans, rinsed under water
1 banana, peeled
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon instant coffee (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup ice cubes
1/2 cup loosely packed baby spinach
Directions
- Pour the almond milk into a blender jar.
- Add the black beans, banana, and honey and blend on high for 15 seconds.
- Add the cocoa powder, instant coffee (if using), and vanilla, then the ice cubes, and then the spinach.
- Blend on high until smooth, about 45 seconds.
- Drink immediately.
Information
- Category
- Snacks, Kids
- Cuisine
- North American
- Yield
- 2 smoothies
- Total Time
- 4 minutes, 59 seconds