Chocolate Elvis hemp smoothie

By Jolinda Hackett

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Elvis would have loved this peanut butter and banana smoothie! It's made with hemp protein powder for a healthy vegan protein boost and cocoa powder for flavor as well as peanut butter and bananas. I find that this healthy hemp smoothie is perfect the way it is, but if you're used to having things a bit sweeter, you may want to add a bit of agave nectar or brown rice syrup to it to sweeten it up a bit.

Scroll down to see how to make this smoothie using all-raw ingredients if you're following a raw food diet.

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp hemp protein powder
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 banana
• 3-4 ice cubes
• 2 tbsp peanut butter

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Enjoy your smoothie right away.

Recipe note: Are you following a raw food diet and using all raw ingredients? This smoothie can easily be made raw! Keep it raw by using a raw cocoa powder, a raw nut butter such as almond butter or cashew butter instead of peanut butter, and use and a homemade raw non-dairy milk such as raw almond milk or raw cashew milk. Still delicious as ever!