German Chocolate Cake Smoothie
Ingredients
- ¼ cup full fat buttermilk
- ⅛ cup water or more as needed to blend
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp vanilla extract or 1/4 tsp vanilla bean powder
- dash of salt
- 1 tsp Swerve
- powdered stevia to taste*
- 8-9 ice cubes **
TOPPING:
- 7 g toasted unsweetened coconut flakes chopped
- 14 g pecans chopped
Instructions
- High Powered Blender: Add liquids/soft ingredients first, then ice, and blend.
- Ninja: Add ice first, then rest of ingredients on top. Do crush function first to crush ice. Scrape sides with spatula, then blend.
- Both: You will likely need to scrape the sides with a spatula a couple times.
- BLENDER up everything but the pecans and coconut flakes. Fold in the pecans and coconut flakes in your bowl and enjoy the crunchy chewy goodness!
Notes
*STEVIA NOTES: 1 scoop = the scoop that comes in stevia bottle = 1/32 of tsp = 1 packet stevia. If you do not have any of this, a few light shakes. If you do not like stevia, use more erythritol-based sweetener to compensate. It’s not nearly as sweet so per scoop you may need to add 1-3 more tsp. to taste.
**So I’ve discovered ice cube size can vary! These are made with ice-cube trays purchased online. If you make your smoothie and it seems too watery/liquidy and not thick don’t worry, you aren’t crazy! Your ice-cubes are just smaller. Either add more ice-cubes or buy some trays online to use. The point is your smoothie should be kind of hard to blend- that’s how thick it should be.
Nutrition
Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Fiber: 4g | Net Carbs: 6g