Healthy Kids' Smoothie Cookbook: Recipes for Children

From the Publisher: 40+ BEGINNER-FRIENDLY RECIPES

Young chefs can create their own smoothie creations and favorite combinations with easy, fill-in the blank recipes. Kids can practice their kitchen skills with abundant and fun smoothie, smoothie bowl, or smoothie pop recipes. Encourages healthy eating with tips and pointers on nutrition—a fun and playful invitation to adventurous eating.

Dragon's Lair Cocoa Smoothie

What do you get when you blend creamy avocado, sweet banana, and CHOCOLATE? A super-tasty drink that tastes a lot like a chocolate-covered banana! It's so tasty, in fact, that you'll want to sneak off and hide somewhere to drink it all yourself—like a dragon in their lair!

What You'll Need: - Warm water - 2 dates (without pits) - 1/2 banana - 1/2 avocado, peeled and pitted - 1 cup milk - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder - 1 cup ice cubes - Handful of chocolate chips + more for sprinkling

Instructions: 1. Soak, drain, chop, and add: Fill a small bowl with warm tap water, add the dates, and let them soak for 10 to 15 minutes to soften them. Drain the water and chop up the dates (ask an adult for help, if needed). Add the dates to the blender. 2. Peel, chuck, and add: Peel the banana half and chuck it into the blender along with the avocado. Add the milk, cocoa powder, and ice. 3. Blend, sprinkle, pour, and top: Put the lid on the blender and blend everything together. Sprinkle in the chocolate chips, put the lid back on, and blend again until creamy and thick. 4. Pour, sprinkle, and enjoy!: Pour the smoothie into glasses, sprinkle chocolate chips on top, and enjoy!

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