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Frosty Mocha Banana Smoothie

A thick, frosty chocolate-banana smoothie with a gentle coffee edge and creamy whole milk, finished with flecks of chocolate chips.

Frosty Mocha Banana Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups (350 ml)360 gWhole milkcold
  • 2 medium236 gBananasliced and frozen
  • 2½ tbsp14 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup (60 ml)60 gBrewed coffeechilled
  • 4 oz120 gPlain Greek yogurt, nonfat
  • 1 date24 gMedjool dates, pittedchopped
  • ½ tsp2 gVanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp12 gSemisweet chocolate chipsfinely chopped
  • a pinch0.3 gSalt

Steps

  1. Prepare ahead: brew the coffee and chill it, and slice the banana and freeze it until firm.
  2. Finely chop the chocolate chips and set them aside for the topping; chop the dates.
  3. Pour the whole milk and chilled coffee into the blender, then add the Greek yogurt, dates, vanilla and salt.
  4. Spoon the unsweetened cocoa powder into the blender, then add the frozen banana on top.
  5. Blend on high for about 1 minute, until thick and completely smooth with no streaks of cocoa powder.
  6. Pour into two cold glasses, over ice if you like, and sprinkle each with half of the chopped chocolate chips. Serve right away.

Contains: Milk. Some brands contain soy.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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