This is based off a smoothie served at the local bitcoin accepting vegan restaurant here in Acapulco, Verde Vegan. My favorite thing they serve is called the maniac and it’s a chocolate banana concoction with all sorts of stuff in it. I set out to make my own version and now I share it with you, I call it the medusa.
I’ve had several friends make jokes about me looking like medusa with my crazy dreads that spit off in crazy directions sometimes. For that reason, I think the name fits.
What I used:
3 dates
2-3 T flax seed meal
2-3 T hemp seed protein
2-3 T cacao nibs
2 T cacao powder sweetener, I used brown sugar
yogurt
kombucha
frozen bananas
frozen strawberries
almond milk
peanut powder
peanut butter
I usually start with a base of yogurt. Then I add any superfood things, in this case just flax meal and hemp protein. Cacao nibs and powder are added at this point too.
After the cacao, add a little milk, an even mix of the frozen fruit and a little more milk.
Blend and add milk to thin as desired.
It looked like this.
This is just a variation of my basic smoothie recipe. The addition of the dates are new and it added an interesting texture that I enjoyed but it seemed to throw John off a little. He said it was like I attempted to make a peanut butter and jelly smoothie. I mildly agreed...and continued drinking the smoothie.
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