This Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie is easy and delicious.  It’s made with fresh frozen strawberries and unsweetened cocoa powder.  It’s tastes great and is healthy enough that it can be served for breakfast or as an after school snack.  

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie

Chocolate covered strawberries are such a rich and decadent dessert; not to mention delicious.  I love smoothies.  I love strawberry smoothies.  And, yes, I love chocolate.

I also love to add a little twist of flavor to my smoothie recipes and am always looking for a great tasting combo.  So, why not combine all of this love into the blender and see what happens?  What happened was the creation of the Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie.

It’s actually a rather simple combination of ingredients.  It’s made of fresh frozen strawberries, ice, milk, unsweetened cocoa, honey and vanilla extract.  That’s it!  And, yet its creamy, rich and flavorful.

Here is a printable version of the recipe for you to blend, serve and sip…

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie

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Ingredients

• 3 cups fresh frozen strawberries
• 1 cup ice
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 - 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, unsweetened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Add the fresh, frozen strawberries, milk, honey, unsweetened cocoa powder
and vanilla extract into a blender pitcher. 

Blend the ingredients until they are mixed well.

Pour and serve! Don't forget the straw...

Notes

More on the Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie Ingredients;

Dairy Allergies? Swap the low fat milk with your favorite dairy free milk alternative; rice milk, almond milk, cashew milk, coconut milk, oat mild, etc.

Fun Facts:

• A strawberry can have up to 200 seeds on it!
• Strawberries are a source of vitamin C.
• Cocoa powder has been dated back before the Mayans; an ancient civilization.

Cooking with Kids! Every recipe has lessons, small and big, that encourage life and cooking skills. Here are a few to focus on:

• Measuring ingredients
• Level ingredient measurement
• Blending
• Blender safety
• Pouring
• Following directions

More Making Smoothie YUM:

If you want more strawberry flavor in your blender, check out my original Strawberry Smoothie Recipe.  Yes, there’s a burst of flavor in this mix too.  It’s actually a twist of lime.  Strawberry Smoothie Recipe Link