Cool, creamy, and sure to keep you satisfied for hours! This delicious frozen hot chocolate breakfast smoothie is nutritious enough to enjoy for breakfast and decadent enough to crave for dessert… especially topped with a big dollop of coconut whipped cream.
So I realize it’s a little early to be posting a summer-ish recipe since we’ve still got about a month to go before we officially swap seasons, but I’ve been enjoying this smoothie for a few weeks now and I just can’t don’t want to wait any longer to share it with you guys. It’d be cruel.
That’s actually why I can’t buy things like birthday and Christmas presents way ahead of time, and why I always put it off to the very last minute – otherwise I end up just wanting to give it to the person straight away, especially if it’s something I know they’ll love.
Like this one year? I bought this purse for my mom in the middle of summer because it was from one of those cute little boutique shops and I knew there’d be a good chance it’d be gone by the time the holidays rolled around. Everything would have been fine and dandy if it wasn’t for the fact that we visited the shop again because Mom wanted to “hint, hint, nudge, nudge” me about the purse making a perfect Christmas gift, only to see that “someone” had already bought it.
Omg. She was so down about it, that I swear I almost gave it to her that very day… and several times after that when I caught her looking for a suitable alternative. I don’t even know how I managed to hold off, but I’m glad I did because it ended up being an awesome Christmas surprise.
Still, it’s not something I enjoy, which is why I’m giving you this frozen hot chocolate breakfast smoothie a few weeks early.
I based the recipe off my much-loved hot chocolate breakfast smoothie, only this time we’re switching gears and adding a frozen banana and ice instead of cooking it on the stovetop.
The result? A cool and creamy “I can’t believe this is healthy” smoothie that’s nutritious enough to enjoy for breakfast and decadent enough to crave for dessert… especially if you top it with a dollop of [coconut] whipped cream and shaved chocolate…
… which I’m still not ready to talk about after indulging a little too hard during the behind-the-scenes of this shoot.
My fellow food bloggers can probably relate to the struggle that is wanting to eat everything you see in your viewfinder while shooting a recipe. Or at least I hope they can relate and I’m not the only one om-nom-nomning around here…
Anyways, I usually have a little something sitting on the sidelines while I work, and it just so happened to be a bowl of coconut whipped cream on this particular day. Let’s just say that one spoonful turned into two, two turned into four, and four turned into most of the bowl. I regret nothing; but I’m still not ready to talk about it.
Instead, I’m gonna go ahead and just share the recipe along with a big “bon appétit!”
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Frozen Hot Chocolate Breakfast Smoothie
- Total Time: 3 hours 5 mins
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (175 ml) unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/3 cup (30 g) rolled oats**
- 2 Tbsp (10 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 Tbsp (7 g) chia seeds
- 1/2–1 Tbsp (15 ml) maple syrup, to taste***
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 medium-size ripe banana, frozen (100 g)
- 2–3 ice cubes (optional)
Instructions
- The night before, add all the ingredients except for the frozen banana and ice to the bowl of your blender and give it a stir to ensure that everything is well combined. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
- When ready to eat, add the frozen banana and ice, and blend on high until the oats have fully broken down and a smooth and creamy consistency is reached. If the smoothie is too thick for your liking, add an extra splash of milk. Transfer to a bowl or glass, add desired toppings, and enjoy!
Notes
* Cook time refers to chilling time. ** Be sure to use certified gluten-free oats if you need this to be gluten-free. You can also replace the oats with a scoop of your favourite protein powder to make this grain-free and higher in protein. *** You can sub this with whichever liquid sweetener you have on hand OR use a tablespoon of Hershey’s chocolate syrup for even more chocolate flavour.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 3 hours
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This looks incredible! Great pics!
I know I mentioned this before, but the pictures for this are absolutely stunning. I’d even eat chia seeds for this. Also, feel free to give me presents early any day. 🙂
Hey! This recipe looks absolutely delicious omg, but I was wondering how much the banana added to it like texture wise, and if it’s a lot if there’s a substitute you would recommend? Only asking because my entire family is allergic to bananas!
It adds a little bit of thickness and creaminess, but you could totally leave it out and up the oats to 1/2 cup. I’d also use 1 tbsp of maple syrup to help out with the sweetness.
Aww you win daughter of the year award for that gift – I bet she was so thrilled!
I’m sooo ready for summer to be here. Maybe if I make this smoothie it will bring summer weather to go with it! 😛
I’d say that I’d send some your way, but we’ve had about 3 days straight of rain and it’s currently only about 6 degrees. Boo.
If you shared this photo on Instagram and never shared the recipe here, then yes, it would be criminal 😉 BUT given that you did I am so excited to dig into this! I’ve never tried frozen hot chocolate before but I can imagine that it’s so rich and decadent!
It’s pretty crazy! Almost like drinking melted chocolate ice cream 😀
Whaaattt is life right now!? That drip down the side of the glass, be still my heart.
Chocolate has no season – it’s great all the time! 😀 I’d say my biggest photography struggle is light/space for shooting in my apartment. Some days, all the stars (clouds?) align and it works beautifully. And some days it’s a dark mess! Also, if I make a giant batch of something that’s not quiiite blog-worthy, then that’s a lot of “just-okay” food to eat 😛
The lighting struggle is definitely real! I only have light in the morning before the sun moves to the other side of my building, so I have to make sure I get all my shots in the late morning or early afternoon. At least it’s summer and the window is a LITTLE bit longer.
Sweet!! This looks positively delish, Amanda!! I’m extra-glad you linked to it in your Sunday post, because I somehow missed it yesterday and wouldn’t want to miss out on this!! Totally looks right up alley; definitely bookmarking this one. Thanks for more chocolate! <-never enough, I swear. 😜
Couldn’t agree more! I hope you like it, lovely!
I’ve never had frozen hot chocolate before, but I reeeallly want to. This looks great, Amanda!
Thanks so much, Lauren!
Yay for hot chocolate! Haha
I couldn’t have said it better!
Yummmm! I LOVE your hot chocolate smoothie recipe, I make it at less once a week, and I have it memorized, lol! So I can’t WAIT to try this! Plus, any chocolate smoothie of yours I absolutely devour. Pretty much any smoothie, but especially the chocolate ones because chocolate rules, IMO. 😄
TOTALLY AGREE! I feel like all I ever do is find new ways to make the same chocolate smoothie, but that’s because no other flavour compares!
Oh my this is beyond decadent looking. I am amazed at how truly healthy it is. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I will definitely make it. I have all the ingredients on hand. xo Lauren
Thanks so much for your kind words, Lauren! I hope you like it 😀
I do love me a smoothie. The oats and banana must make this so thick and creamy and wonderful!
There are bloggers who can photograph their food *before* digging into it?! They are stronger than I am… 😉
There might be? I dunno! I definitely can’t do it 😆
Ugh my friend – teach me your photography ways! I guess this is why you got a cookbook though, huh? 😉 Well that and your genius brain!
And you are my husband are so similar. He is the WORST at keeping things from me, esepcially presents! He can’t buy them early – he’ll totally give them to me. He’s given me one of my Christmas gifts two weeks in advance before because it arrived on the door step and he wanted to watch me open it so badly that he just gave it to me. Haha.
Just a looooooooooot of practice and fiddling around. Plus, Lightroom totally changed my life as far as editing goes!
if you ever come vist me in New York, we are going to serendipity for the frozen hot chocolate. just saying
That totally came up while I was Googling frozen hot chocolate! You’ve got yourself a deal.
I am the worst with trying not to spill the beans on a good surprise too. Plus I laugh when I try to lie, like a total dead giveaway giggle… it’s making planning my boyfriend’s birthday dinner (which is literally just us at a new burger place instead of our usual one) a challenge, and it’s only two weeks of keeping my mouth shut!
I totally hear that! Good luck! 😡
I say bring on summer, I’m ready 🙂 That first picture is simply perfection! I can taste it through my screen!
Apple needs to figure out some kind of scratch-n-sniff or lick-n-taste technology for their screens 😆 That would make food blogger life so much easier.
This looks so delicious! And it looks so easy to make. I never wait until the seasons turn over when it comes to food. I’m very guilty of enjoying ice cream more in the winter and fall–a little weird I know! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe!
I hear that 100%! I actually think I like smoothies more in the winter because of how dry it is and how refreshing they are. I just have to make sure I’m bundled up 😆
Absolutely love this Amanda!! Look at that drip though 😉 My biggest struggle is photography because I live in a tiny studio apartment with one window that barely gets natural light! Haha I have to do so much editing!
Amanda,
Can you share your recipe for the coconut whipped cream??
Love your blog, your openness and candor with your fans/followers:)
Thank you!
For sure, Karen! The recipe I used was from Minimalist Baker — http://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-coconut-whipped-cream/ I only used about 3 tbsp of sugar, though!
Oh man that’s definitely a toughie. I only get light in the morning before the sun moves to the other side of my building, so I have to do everything before it happens!