Chocolate Banana Chickpea Smoothie
Chocolate Banana Chickpea Smoothie - Vegan drink that boosts concentration! Photo: Beeke Hedder
Healthy, because
Even smarter
Both hazelnut and chickpeas contain a lot of iron, which is important for blood formation and oxygen transport. The abundant protein in both foods boosts metabolism and is important for muscle function. The chocolatey banana shake with chickpeas thus provides important nutrients in a vegan diet. In addition to protein, chickpeas also contain fiber, which slows digestion and prevents cravings.
The nuts are also small wonder weapons in stressful situations: Vitamin E and lecithin lead to an increase in the ability to concentrate and the magnesium contained in the banana alleviates stress symptoms. The perfect brain food!
Those who value a higher protein intake can also use soy drink instead of oat drink. Either the ground hazelnut kernels should be used within a short time or stored in the refrigerator, as they are very susceptible to mold. The rest you still have leftover chickpeas? The legumes still find versatile use in a vegetable pan, as a salad, in curry dishes or as hummus.
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 1 ¾ ozs chickpeas (can; drained weight)
- 5 ozs Banana
- 2 Tbsps ground hazelnuts
- 1 ¾ ozs tender Oats
- 1 tsp flaxseed flour
- 1 tsp Hazelnut butter
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder (heavily deoiled)
- 14 ozs Oat Milk
Kitchen utensils
Preparation steps
Rinse the chickpeas and drain. Peel banana and cut into small pieces. Save 4 banana slices and some ground hazelnut seeds and set aside.
Put both ingredients together with oat flakes, flaxseed, hazelnut puree, hazelnuts, cocoa and oat drink in stand mixer and puree finely. Pour the chocolate banana shake with chickpeas into 2 glasses and serve garnished with the banana slices and ground hazelnuts.
