Oh. My. God! This tastes just like a chocolate milkshake made with ice cream. You could easily fool any die-hard dairy lover. It's sooooo good! And, best yet, it's pretty healthy too.
The recipe calls for a cup of raw cashews, and raw cashews don't come cheap, but I got lucky and found them for 2 bucks a pound at my local salvage grocery store! Big-time score!!!
Here's the recipe...
(you are going to love me so much for this)
1 C raw, unsalted cashews
1 tray of ice cubes (about 3 cups)
1/8 cup powdered unsweetened cocoa
1 C soy or nut milk
1/4 C agave nectar, maple syrup, sugar, or stevia
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
- Toss all ingredients, except the ice, into a strong blender and blend until smooth.
- Add ice cubes through the hole in the lid one at a time, and continue to blend until nice and creamy.
- Try substituting maple or mint flavoring for the vanilla sometime. Both are equally yummy!
- Enjoy!
Okay, I'm going to try this and I'll get back to you. It looks so like a chocolage milkshake.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm, I love chocolate "milk" anything- with soy or almond etc of course. This looks amazing and it IS healthy for sure! Wonder where I can find cashews that cheap tho.......tried it with almonds?
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried it with almonds yet, but I was thinking about doing that when my cashew stash runs out. I have a bag of sliced almonds (from the same salvage store). There's no "skin" on them at all. I'm thinking I could soak them to soften them up and give it a try. I'll let you know if I succeed!
ReplyDeleteThese are so good! I wish I'd read the comments first and I would've used up some of my raw almonds! I'll try that next.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I tried it with almonds. The taste was really good, but the almonds definitely make it a bit more gritty. You could try soaking the almonds overnight first (I was too impatient for that). But, if possible, I recommend sticking with cashews.
ReplyDeletehow many servings does this make?
ReplyDeleteEasily two large servings, or four small ones.
ReplyDeleteI figured out the nutritional information on this recipe and, if you divide it into 2 servings, each is 400 calories! It would be much healthier if you divided into 4 servings.
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