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    Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake

    Last Modified: Feb 29, 2020 by Faith VanderMolen · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases · 671 words. · About 4 minutes to read this article.

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    This Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake is rich, creamy and nutritious. It will satisfy your sweet tooth without leaving you feeling heavy and sluggish!

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    • I Feel Great After Eating Plant Based Desserts!
    • Is This Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake Healthy?
    • Staple Vegan Dessert Ingredients
    • Ingredients In This Dairy Free Chocolate Milkshake
    • Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake

    I Feel Great After Eating Plant Based Desserts!

    Wanna know one my favorite things about eating a plant-based diet?

    You can eat decadent desserts and not feel sluggish or heavy! And then you can go back for seconds!

    Seriously. This Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake is just one example of a simple, plant-based dessert that is so rich and creamy, yet leaves you feeling satisfied and light.

    Go ahead. Indulge!

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    Just yesterday I came across an article called “What 2,000 Calories Looks Like” from The New York Times. The article shows how easy it is to eat 2,000 calories at a lot of the major American restaurant chains. One of the more shocking examples of 2,000 calories was from a single Sonic shake! Yes, the Peanut Butter Caramel Pie Shake contains 2,090 calories! Gosh, I used to LOVE sonic shakes! Whoops. I’m sure that you’d have to order the largest size possible to drink that many calories, but reading that article just made me that much more grateful that I’ve discovered easy ways to enjoy delicious treats without reaching my daily caloric needs in one siting…AND I’m getting a lot more nutrients too!

    Is This Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake Healthy?

    I usually don’t look up the nutritional value of my recipes, but after reading that article, I was curious how my Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake would compare. Turns out 1 serving of this homemade shake is only 277 calories! And you’ll get almost 8 grams of fiber and 3 grams of protein too. Now that’s my kind of dessert!

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    Desserts are one of the main things that caused me to vegan in the first place. I used to (and still do) have such a sweet tooth. I could eat a piece of those Costco sheet cakes–you know, the ones that make your tongue tingly from all the sugar–no sweat. But afterwards my stomach would start to hurt and I’d feel weighted down and sluggish.  I remember how I’d often complain to Brett about how uncomfortable my stomach felt after eating certain foods and how I shouldn’t have had “that dessert”.

    The first few weeks after switching to a plant-based diet were hardest in regards to sweets. I didn’t know how to cook egg-free and dairy-free desserts for myself so I found myself caving in and eating the desserts I knew would hurt my stomach. But after a few more stomach aches and head rushes from all the white sugar I said enough is enough.

    That’s when the dessert experimenting began.

    I knew I needed to find some healthy, vegan desserts ASAP. Ones that would satisfy my sweet tooth without all of the horrible side-effects I was used to experiencing.

    Staple Vegan Dessert Ingredients

    Thankfully, creating vegan desserts is no longer hard or overwhelming. There are so many simple ways to whip up a healthy plant-based dessert.

    Dates, maple syrup, and bananas are three of my favorite ingredients to use to add sweetness.

    Cacao powder (or cocoa powder) gives desserts rich, chocolate flavor.

    Nuts and oats can easily be ground down into flour to add protein and healthy fats to recipes.

    Chia seeds provide thickness and texture.

    And avocados are the perfect way to add creaminess and fiber to puddings!

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    It makes my heart so happy to know I’m filling my body with tons of nutrition when I’m eating a plant-based dessert.

    Oh, and my tongue is left happy too.

    Ingredients In This Dairy Free Chocolate Milkshake

    So, you wanna know what’s in this delicious Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake? Lemme tell you.

    • Frozen Bananas
    • Cacao Powder
    • Medjool Dates
    • Homemade Almond Milk
    • Cacao Nibs

    Yeah, pretty incredible isn’t it?!

    Then top everything off with some Homemade Coconut Milk Whipped Cream and more cacao nibs and you’ll be in healthy dessert heaven.

    I hope you guys try out this Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake! Let me know what you think by leaving a rating and review in the recipe card!

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    Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake

    Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake

    Yield: 3 Shakes
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes

    This Healthy Dairy-Free Chocolate Shake is rich, creamy and full of nutrition. It will satisfy your sweet tooth without leaving you feel heavy and sluggish. Go ahead and indulge!

    Ingredients

    • 3 bananas (previously sliced and frozen)
    • 1 1/2 cups Homemade Almond Milk
    • 1/4 cup cacao powder*
    • 4 pitted medjool dates
    • 2 tablespoons cacao nibs

    TOPPINGS:

    • Coconut Milk Whipped Cream
    • Cacao nibs

    Instructions

    1. Place the frozen bananas, almond milk, cacao powder and medjool dates into a high powered blender and blend until smooth. Stir in the 2 tablespoons of cacao nibs.
    2. Divide among 3 glasses and then top each serving with coconut milk whipped cream and more cacao nibs.
    3. Enjoy!

    Notes

    *Or cocoa powder

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    Nutrition Information
    Yield 3 Serving Size 1 Shake
    Amount Per Serving Calories 373Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 7mgSodium 159mgCarbohydrates 60gNet Carbohydrates 0gFiber 8gSugar 37gSugar Alcohols 0gProtein 10g

    Nutrition information is a rough estimate provided by Nutrionix and should be used for informational purposes only.

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    © Faith VanderMolen
    Cuisine: American / Category: Desserts

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    Comments

    1. Nicole @ Fitful Focus says

      January 21, 2015 at 9:24 am

      Banana “milk” shakes are one of my favorite things. This looks especially delicious!

      Reply
      • Faith says

        January 21, 2015 at 5:10 pm

        Aren’t they amazing?! Thanks for saying “hi” Nicole!

        Reply
    2. Anna-Marie @BeautyandtheBeets says

      January 19, 2015 at 9:33 am

      HI! You had me at Chocolate Shake. I have never thought of putting dates into a shake- how inventive. I am putting this on my list of eats for this week. Thank you

      Reply
      • Faith says

        January 19, 2015 at 2:35 pm

        It’s my new favorite! And the dates make it a little more special;) I hope you like it Anna Marie–Let me know what you think!

        Reply
    3. Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says

      January 17, 2015 at 8:06 am

      I love making shakes with bananas! It’s crazy how delicious they are! I’ve never tried adding dates but I bet they really help with the sweetness. YUM!

      Reply
      • Faith says

        January 17, 2015 at 12:14 pm

        Seriously! Bananas usually make smoothies sweet enough for me, but I love adding them to banana based smoothies if I want something extra sweet…like a shake!

        Reply

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