Healthy Chocolate Banana Shake Recipe

This healthy, protein-filled chocolate banana shake might just become your favorite on the go breakfast option! All you need is 5 simple ingredients and a blender.

This nourishing shake is extremely filling and satisfying, because it is rich in protein from the milk and collagen, and has just the right balance of nourishing carbs from the banana.

I like to have this shake for breakfast or a mid-morning snack, and it also makes the perfect bedtime snack to fuel your body throughout the night!

To make this shake extra nutritious, I use well-sourced whole raw milk, or low temp pasteurized, non-homogenized milk from pasture-raised cows.

Chocolate Banana Shake Benefits

The banana in this shake offers lots of potassium and easy to digest carbs. This is great for boosting your metabolism and giving your body the carbs it needs. Potassium, especially, is important to get from your food rather than from a supplement.

Whole, pasture raised milk (Preferably raw, or low temp pasteurized), is full of vitamins and minerals, such as calcium, vitamin k, vitamin a, and so much more! The healthy fats in the milk also work to keep you full, and are great for your metabolism. High quality milk is one of the top things I’m willing to pay a higher price for.

Grass-fed collagen is excellent for skin, hair, and joint health. It’s full of amino-acids that we just don’t get enough of now-a-days! It’s also a great, easy to incorporate source of protein.

Organic cocoa powder is not only delicious, but chocolate is also very high in magnesium! I try to get as much magnesium from naturally-occurring sources as I can manage.

Natural salts, such as pink Himalayan sea salts and other sea salts, are full of necessary minerals and sodium, which is very important for your metabolism. Sneak these salts in where you can to enhance flavor, and give yourself an energy boost.

Chocolate banana shake without ice cream

Can you have a delicious shake without ice cream? Can anything be called a shake without ice cream? These are the questions I’ve been asking myself as I created this recipe.

After much debate within myself, I can finally say with confidence that this is certainly a shake, just without the ice cream (although I happen to know that adding ice cream is an excellent addition).

The banana, milk, and collagen all work together perfectly in this recipe to add a delicious richness to this shake.

Skipping the ice cream makes this healthy chocolate banana shake perfect for breakfast, snack, or any other time of day!

Ingredients

1 Ripe Banana (Fresh or frozen. Frozen makes for a cooler, thicker shake)

1 Cup Whole Milk (Preferrably grass-fed, non-homogenized, and low temp pasteurized. Raw is best)

1 Tbsp. Organic Cocoa Powder

1-2 Scoops Grass-Fed Collagen Peptides

1 pinch Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

(Optional: 1-2 tsp of raw honey for added sweetness. It’s pretty sweet without it)

How to make this recipe

In a blender (I use a small, single serve blender), combine the milk, banana, cocoa powder, and salt. Lastly, add the collagen powder. (Make sure to add the collagen last, and blend immediately after you add it; otherwise it might clump up some) Blend for approximately 15 seconds, or until very smooth.

Enjoy!

• Sheet-Pan Sourdough Pizza Recipe
• Iced Hot Chocolate Recipe for One
• Decadent Hot Chocolate For One
• 10 Easy Pantry Swaps to Ditch Processed Foods
• What I Eat in a Day: Breastfeeding