This sweet, rich and energizing dairy-free Mocha Smoothie Recipe is a fun and delicious way to jazz up your morning cup of coffee.
I LOVE coffee.
I also love chocolate.
Rarely do I go a day without enjoying both coffee and chocolate in some form.
Sometimes I'll even combine the two, like in this healthy Mocha Smoothie Recipe or this classic, dairy-free Iced Mocha Recipe. Occasionally I'll even whip up this delicious Mocha Chia Seed Pudding recipe for a fun, unique breakfast!
This mocha smoothie recipe is sweet, chocolatey and refreshing. Plus, it will give you a nice caffeine boost on days when you're feeling sluggish.
I especially love to make my own mocha drinks at home so I can control what kind of sweeteners are in them. This mocha smoothie recipe is sweetened naturally with dates and frozen banana. The frozen banana makes this smoothie super rich and creamy and pairs beautifully with the coffee and chocolate.
On days when you're feeling fancy, you can even top your mocha smoothie off with dairy-free mini chocolate chips or Homemade Coconut Milk Whipped Cream for a fun treat!
While it's still possible to make this healthy mocha smoothie in a normal blender, a high speed blender really does make a big different as it can blend the dates up better, resulting in a smoother smoothie. I absolutely love my Vitamix blender and have been using it for years! If you like blended coffee drinks, definitely try out this creamy vegan bulletproof coffee!
What is Mocha?
A mocha is basically a chocolate flavored version of the classic cafe latte. You can also describe mocha as a hot chocolate with a shot or two of espresso in it.
How to Make a Dairy-Free Mocha Smoothie
I've found that it's incredibly easy to make dairy-free smoothies. Simply replace the milk with non-dairy milk or the yogurt with non-dairy yogurt.
To make this dairy-free mocha smoothie recipe, all you have to do is place all of the following ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth:
- Coffee
- Non-dairy milk
- Frozen banana
- Dates
- Cocoa powder
- Ice
I recommend enjoying this mocha smoothie immediately after making it. From my experience, smoothies containing banana don't store well in the fridge, as the banana tends to warm up, oxidize and take on a different flavor.
How to Add Protein to Smoothies
Adding protein (add fat!) to smoothies is a great way to keep you fuller for longer and keep your blood sugar levels stable.
There are quite a few options of high-protein ingredients you could add to this mocha smoothie to bump up the protein:
- Chocolate protein powder
- Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter
- Dairy-free soy yogurt
- Silken tofu
- Handful of nuts or seeds
Try adding one (or two!) of these ingredients to this mocha smoothie recipe to increase the protein content!
📖 Recipe
Healthy Dairy Free Mocha Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ cup non-dairy milk
- ⅓ cup strong coffee
- ¼ cup pitted dates soaked for 15 minutes
- 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder*
- 1 frozen banana cut into chunks
- 4 large ice cubes
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients, including the soaked and drained dates, into a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Top with optional mini chocolate chips or Homemade Coconut Milk Whipped Cream
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Faith VanderMolen says
Thanks!
sarah says
This looks delicious dates, coffee and coco powder these three combinations i never tried before
Faith says
I hope you can give it a try soon Sarah! Let me know if you like it!
Janelle says
This looks delicious! I'm allergic to Banana and was wondering if you know a way to swap out another frozen fruit? Almost every healthy recipe I see uses banana and it makes me so sad! (Also can't have avocado... apparently they have the same enzymes!)
Faith says
Hey Janelle! Good question. I haven't tried this smoothie without banana but I do have a banana-less pumpkin smoothie on my blog that you could try out. There's no avocado in that recipe either. The only suggestion I have is to just do a bunch of dates?! Sorry I'm not much help! I hope you can figure out a banana-less way to have a mocha smoothie soon!
Cassandra says
You could try white beans like canned cannellini in place of the banana. I have seen several smoothie recipes that use white beans in place of banana.
Faith VanderMolen says
I haven't tried that, but you could try. I think the texture would be good, but you'd lose a lot of the sweetness from the banana! Let us know if you try it out and how it turns out!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
I know exactly how you feel... I've dealt with anxiety my whole life. I used to have panic attacks and have to go home from school. It's gotten better as I've gotten older... I wonder if caffeine or sugar did have an impact? I definitely had more as a child!
Faith says
Thanks for sharing Laura! I'm beginning to realize anxiety affects more people than I initially though! And interesting to think back on the impacts of caffeine and sugar...who knows!!
Kat says
YUM girl!! As a chocolate addict I absolutely NEED recipes like this in my life to keep me from binging on chocolate chips 😉
Faith says
This would definitely help with any chocolate cravings!! Hope you like it Kat!
Bethany @ athletic avocado says
YES this smoothie is perfection! Love chocolate and coffee together. I always go with decaf as well, becuase I also struggle with anxiety and the caffiene makes it a million times worse!
Faith says
Ah, hope you can give this smoothie a try! It's my new favorite!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says
Thank you for sharing this Faith. I have never really known what people meant when they said they had anxiety or anxiety attacks, but wow that sound really scary. And like one of those things that once your head gets wrapped up in it it makes it even harder and more confusing to know what is the cause. I've experienced the emotion of feeling anxious about something, but I never knew it could manifest in such physical symptoms. It's interesting how looking back it's much clearer to see the reasons (2 months to plan a wedding? Wow!) and know how to keep yourself form going there again. It's a good thing in a way, your body's method of saying hey being stressed all the time isn't going to work for me. I learned a lot in this post, and this smoothie! Like I said, I've been craving something cool and coffee or mocha to sip. Pinned!
Faith says
The body is so cool isn't it?! How it can alert us to things that aren't okay. We just have to know what it's telling us!! Glad this smoothie might help you satisfy a crazing:)
Alyssa @ renaissancerunnergirl says
Anxiety is something I've dealt with my whole life, but it took family and friends awhile to recognize that it can lead to very real physical symptoms. Other than my Celiacs, it's the main reason everyone thought I was just a "sickly" kid who got sick a lot (migraine headaches, stomachaches, nausea) when a lot of the time it was also anxiety contributing and lack of sleep of course. I work now to recognize whether I'm feeling sick from food, from a bug, or from anxiety, because I can change what I'm doing if it's the latter (well, sometimes!)
Faith says
Yeah, it's so interesting to see how anxiety affects people in different ways!! Thanks for sharing your story Alyssa!! I think its something that affects people more than they realize.