[Recipe] Cheat your cheat chocolate plant protein smoothie

Make your favourite indulgent cheat more waistline-friendly with a few smart ingredient swaps.

This plant-based high-protein recipe offers all the rich flavours of a traditional chocolate smoothie but better-for-you ingredients.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp cacao powder 
• 1 tbsp natural peanut butter 
• 1 banana
• 1 cup almond milk 
• 1 serving Raw Sport Repair Protein Protein Powder, Chocolate & Vanilla flavour
• 1 pitted medjool date
• ½ tsp cinnamon 
• 1 tsp hemp seeds 
• 1 tsp cacao nibs 

Crazy for cacao: Cacao powder contains beneficial flavonoids, which act as powerful antioxidants. It is also a rich source of calcium, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, magnesium, sulfur and EFAs.

Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients, except hemp seeds and cacao nibs, to a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Pour into a glass and sprinkle with cacao nibs and hemp seeds for some crunch.

Cinnamon contains active compounds that are said to improve blood sugar regulation, and have anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties.