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Home » Healthier Recipes » Healthy Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

Healthy Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

Published: Mar 1, 2017 · Modified: Jul 9, 2021 by Allison · 36 Comments

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Healthy Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie – A thick and creamy plant-based smoothie filled with fresh mint and chocolate. 

Mint chocolate chip smoothie in a glass topped with whipped cream.

Let’s make a smoothie that tastes like a milkshake!

Smoothie = Healthy

Milkshake = Not healthy

Smoothie that tastes like a milkshake = All our dreams coming true

Ingredients for mint smoothie: spinach, banana, avocado, mint, milk.

It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, which means we need to come up with a festive menu that is either A) green or B) Irish. We’re rolling with “A” today!

I’m taking a little inspiration from McDonald’s seasonal Shamrock Shake but, I made it good for us! I don’t eat McDonald’s anymore (knowledge is power, folks!), but I still like the idea of a festive green treat.

Our pretty green smoothie gets its color from spinach and fresh mint. It’s supremely creamy thanks to almond milk and avocado (don’t worry; you won’t taste the avocado). Protein powder or collagen peptides provide protein. And fresh mint and cacao nibs add our mint and chocolate flavors.

This smoothie is thick, creamy, sweet and satisfying. Breakfast? Dessert? Both? You choose! Skip the drive-thru and get your mint-chip fix at home.

Green smoothie in a jar topped with whipped cream.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES – ICED MATCHA LATTE – CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BANANA SMOOTHIE – MINT CHIP ICE CREAM

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Mint chocolate chip smoothie in a glass topped with whipped cream.

Healthy Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

A thick and creamy plant-based smoothie filled with fresh mint and chocolate. A healthy breakfast, snack or dessert that tastes similar to a mint chip milkshake.
4.91 from 10 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Breakfast
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 438kcal
Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • 1 small frozen banana
  • 1 ½ cups milk, I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 1 cup fresh spinach
  • ¼ small/medium sized avocado
  • 20-30 fresh mint leaves, see note
  • 1 scoop vanilla protein powder or collagen peptides, see note
  • ½ cup crushed ice, or more, if you'd like it thicker
  • 1 tablespoon cacao nibs or chocolate chips, see note
  • whipped cream or whipped coconut cream, for garnish, optional

Instructions

  • Place banana, milk, spinach, avocado, mint, protein powder, and ice in a blender. Process until smooth. Add cacao nibs and stir or briefly pulse (don't completely puree the chocolate otherwise the color of the smoothie will turn brown). Serve immediately, garnished with whipped cream and additional cacao nibs, if desired.

Notes

If you're new to cacao nibs you might want use a smaller amount. I have found them to be an acquired taste. 
My mint leaves were small so I used close to 30 of them. If your mint leaves are larger, or you prefer a milder mint flavor, use fewer leaves.

Nutrition

Calories: 438kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 291mg | Potassium: 1573mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 5180IU | Vitamin C: 34.1mg | Calcium: 671mg | Iron: 4.7mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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  1. Helen

    March 26, 2019 at 11:56 pm

    I love smoothies, especially when they have choc chips! Thanks so much for the recipe 🙂

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  2. Kate

    August 19, 2019 at 9:11 am

    5 stars
    Great recipe! I have made it yesterday and everyone in my home sweet home totally loved it! Thank you Allison for your awesome recipe.

    Reply
  3. Annette Dayley

    July 20, 2021 at 7:36 am

    5 stars
    I used Santa Cruz organic chocolate syrup because I did not have cocoa nibs and also did not have spinach. I substituted 1 cup vanilla mountain high yogurt and 1/2 cup oat milk. This was delicious and easily adaptable to what I had available in my kitchen and the mint from our garden. Love ❤️

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    • Allison

      July 21, 2021 at 2:43 pm

      Perfect! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
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