Coconut Chocolate Smoothie – 3 Ingredients Easy

Coconut chocolate smoothie is a refreshing, low-sugar smoothie that tastes like a chocolate bar you drink, but without all the calories. And is anti-inflammatory in the unsweetened ingredients below.

In a smoothie, you get a smooth and satisfying taste of chocolate decadence with a little coconut vibe. 🥥

Coconut milk works best but you can tone down the coco-nutty tastes with other milks or nut milks like almond milk. And you can make your own coconut milk if you don’t have any on hand.

You can also make your own nut milk like almond milk or pecan milk.

It’s like milking your own cow or cashew. 😊

Or you can make dairy-free oat milk that can be as good as store-bought for a substitute, or homemade oat milk in case your power goes out. You make it ahead of storms, then store refrigerate and/or freeze. Frozen, it will stay good for at least a couple hours.

And then for the coconut chocolate smoothie dry ingredients:

You can grind coconut into fine coconut flour. This is from the coconut meat, same as shredded (or desiccated coconut). But much finer ground into flour.

These days, it’s easy to source the gluten-free flour at the grocery store.

And if you’re wondering what to do with the extra coconut flour you have in a bag after you baked with it (like in a gluten-free fruit cake), then a coconut chocolate smoothie is an even better (maybe novel?) idea.🧋

Cacao is the second dry ingredient. It’s a superfood and less processed than cocoa (Dutch processed). They’re related.

I recommend unsweetened cacao as the raw pure tastes come through in the smoothie. If you think cacao is bitter, you can also add a drizzle of raw honey to sweeten.

Both cacao (loaded with healthy catechins) and coconut are anti-inflammatory foods that are good for soothing the skin.

If you have dry skin common in weather climate changes, this smoothie supports healthy skin.

These are the simple ingredients for the magical smoothie with healthy Almond Joy tastes:

1 cup coconut milk

2 tsp cacao powder, unsweetened

1 Tablespoon of coconut flour

Shredded coconut for zhugh topping

This is the smoothie recipe formula I use and is delicious, but I think if you eyeball the ingredients you’ll do just as good. Smoothies are forgiving.😊

That’s something to love about smoothies!

They will turn out delicious even if you don’t exact measure like in baking. Because the individual ingredients are tasty (the parts make up the sum or whole).

And in this Coconut Chocolate Smoothie, coconut and cocoa are the amazing pairing duo. This makes it great for an afternoon chocolate fix or a bright start to the morning.

If also you want to make it a trio (or add some healthy fat), then nut butters would be a good add. You can add 1 teaspoon of your favorite natural nut butter that will thicken the smoothie.

A banana (or half a banana) also is an optional flavor layer that will add the unique banana fruit sweet taste that only the tropical fruit can do.

And if you take fat-soluble vitamins (e.g. Omega-3), this is a good time to consider what healthy fat is in your smoothie?

Is there a nut butter? Is there coconut milk fat? Is there shredded coconut in smoothie (…yes, counts as healthy fat)? Are there seeds? Or did you add avocado 🥑 (…another wildcard add option!)?

These are other options…

These are all healthy fat decisions you can make to your healthy and happy (joyful) smoothie.🧋

If the answer is no, you can choose to add a little MCT oil that supports more energy and weight loss. For higher MCT versions, you can look for “coconut” as an ingredient. That’s high in saturated fat, but metabolized quicker for energy.

And if you’re starting your year or season with new friend or healthy groups, this smoothie joy is one that you can sip on while you think of these fun or interesting facts:

Coconuts are not nuts, but look like them with a hard shell like walnuts. They’re fruit, and specifically drupes (stone fruits). And the candy bar Almond Joy was named after the almond nut and coconut where the “nutty” pairing 2-ingredients represent “joy.”

You may have seen “joy” defined in the Bible, where it’s seen over 200 times.

Joy gives us hope, and this is a hopeful drink you make your own.

Add this little bit of full joy and hope smoothie to the smoothie guide challenge! 🌟