This Healthy Chocolate Collagen Shake Will Replace Your Nightly Dessert
As a devout chocolate lover with a major sweet tooth, I find it difficult to create a healthy dessert that actually delivers the same rich flavor as my favorite treats. Plus, I'd rather indulge in something a little less healthy than keep snacking on options that may be more nutritious but don't truly satisfy. Balance is everything, right?
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However, it is possible to nail a delicious flavor without sacrificing your nutrition goals—for instance, mbg's chocolate beauty & gut collagen+ has a rich, chocolatey taste thanks to organic cocoa and 100% organic monk fruit extract (one reviewer even swears the powder helped replace her chocolate cravings), and it froths up like a dream. In fact, when blended, shoppers even say it tastes "just like a Wendy's frosty."
So, why not create said frosty for a healthy dessert alternative? I snagged the below recipe from mbg's assistant beauty editor Hannah Frye (she once worked in a smoothie shop, so I trust whatever concoction she cobbles together is absolutely great), and, no lie, it tastes just like a peanut butter cup. Plus, with collagen's ability to support skin elasticity and hydration levels and promote youthful texture1, it delivers beauty benefits, too.* File this under desserts that satisfy your post-dinner cravings and enhance your health.
Chocolate Nutty Smoothie
Serves 1
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Ingredients:
- 2 frozen bananas
- 1 scoop chocolate beauty & gut collagen+ (or 1 scoop unflavored beauty & gut collagen+ and 1 tbsp cacao powder)
- 3 dates
- 2 tablespoons nut butter of choice
- 1 tbsp coconut butter
- A dash of cinnamon
- 1½ cups almond milk
Method:
- Place all ingredients into a blender and whir until smooth.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy!
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The takeaway.
Oftentimes, healthy dessert alternatives just don't deliver on flavor. Not this recipe: Thanks to mbg's decadent collagen powder, you'll have a sweet treat that's good for you, too.
Jamie Schneider is the Beauty & Wellness Editor at mindbodygreen. She has a B.A. in Organizational Studies and English from the University of Michigan, and her work has appeared in Coveteur, The Chill Times, and Wyld Skincare. In her role at mbg, she reports on everything from the top beauty industry trends, to the gut-skin connection and the microbiome, to the latest expert makeup hacks. She currently lives in New York City.