This healthier Vegan Chocolate Milkshake is made with just 4 simple ingredients and only takes 2 minutes to make! Deliciously creamy and smooth. (Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free.)
This easy vegan chocolate milkshake is so creamy, smooth, and luxurious.
It tastes like an indulgent treat, but has just four simple, healthy ingredients.
Plus it comes together in just 2 minutes.
What makes it a "healthier" milkshake is using whole food banana instead of processed, sugary ice cream.
Ingredients for Vegan Chocolate Milkshake
For this recipe you will need:
- Your favorite plant-based milk. Most often I use homemade almond or cashew.
- Banana. Frozen banana works best to achieve a thicker, creamier consistency. But you can use fresh if you don't have frozen on hand.
- Cacao powder. I use Navita's organic brand. Or simply substitute cocoa powder.
- Maple syrup. Or your favorite sweetener such as dates, agave, etc.
Also, a sweet lady named Catarine left a comment that she swaps out the cacao powder for a vegan chocolate protein powder for her 4 year old daughter's breakfast and I love that idea!
For more inspiration, browse all vegan drink & beverage recipes.
Healthy Vegan Chocolate Milkshake
Ingredients
- 1 cup vanilla almond milk (or other non-dairy milk)
- 1 ripe banana (frozen if possible*)
- 2 Tbsp. cacao powder
- 1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup (or dates to sweeten)
Optional:
- 2-3 ice cubes
- 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp. almond extract
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Taste and adjust if necessary.
Notes
Nutrition Per Serving (Estimate)
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CATARINE
I love this. My 4y/o will not eat breakfast and I feel terrible sending her off to school with an empty tummy. Enter this chocolate shake. I switched out the cocoa powder for a vegan chocolate protein powder and I always freeze the banana and she asks for it every day.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! Seriously.
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
Hi Catarine! What a great idea swapping out the cocoa powder for a protein powder! Glad you found something for your daughter! Sending love.
Alyssa Benson
How many calories?
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
Hi Alyssa! The estimated nutritional content is now provided! (You can find it below the recipe.) Hope that helps!
Ethan
I hope that this tastes better than my last milkshake!
P.S. Making this for cooking class hope we love it
Sarah JM
You know I love chocolate for breakfast!!! This is a great "chocolate milk" option for the boys. Freezing the banana gives it a wonderful texture too!! Love!!!
Jacqueline Meldrum
Sounds good to me Kaitlin. I just throw everything in to my blender too. I am on smoothies rather than shakes at the moment.
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
Thank you!
Lee Kaplan
You can also add cinnamon and espresso powder to turn this into a Mexican chocolate shake.
Adding powdered peanut butter will up the protein content.
If you like a bit of “heat”, add a dash or two of cayenne pepper. I’ve had chocolate chip cookies with cayenne pepper that were divine!
Kaitlin
Fantastic ideas, Lee! Thanks very much for sharing your helpful feedback.
Ashley Burton
I made this for breakfast this morning. DELCIOUS!
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
So great! Thanks for sharing, Ashley!