For the Love of Food: Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie #Choctoberfest

Today is one of my favorite days of the year, because it is the official start of #Choctoberfest. This is the third annual food blogger celebration of all things chocolate! To start off the week, I am sharing this decadent -but good for you- Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie featuring two amazing products from Barlean's!

Thanks to our gold sponsor Imperial Sugar and the other sponsors listed below. Over 70 bloggers are participating in #Choctoberfest 2017 and will be posting 200+ chocolate recipes over the next week. Keep your eyes peeled, visit any of the blogs listed below, or use the #Choctoberfest hashtag on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to follow along. You can also check out our #Choctoberfest Pinterest board, where we post chocolate recipes all year long. You can also enter to win our #Choctoberfest prize pack. Scroll down to enter to win!

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Ingredients:

Makes 1 16oz smoothie

2 tbsp {2 scoops} Barlean’s Chocolate Silk Greens
1 tbsp Barlean’s Chocolate Mint Essential Woman Swirl
1 cup milk
1 banana, sliced and frozen
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup mint leaves
whipped cream, for topping {optional}
1 tbsp mini chocolate chips, for topping {optional}
mint sprig, for topping

Directions:

Add all six smoothie ingredients to a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into a large glass then top with whipped cream, chocolate chips, mint, and a straw.

This easy smoothie is made in minutes with just six ingredients.

My favorite trick: I use a frozen banana instead of ice.

I used two Barlean's products for this smoothie: Chocolate Silk Greens
and Chocolate Mint Essential Woman Swirl.

Add all six smoothie ingredients to a blender.

Blend until smooth.

Pour into a large glass.

This recipe makes one large 16oz smoothie- perfect for a filling breakfast on the go!

Pour into a large glass then top with whipped cream, chocolate chips, mint, and a straw.

This Chocolate Mint Smoothie is one of my new easy breakfast favorites!
Bonus: using the Chocolate Silk Greens gives me the energy I need with a powerful dose of nutrition and is only 30 calories!

Thanks to our amazing sponsors who are contributing the following items for the prize:

$100 gift card to Williams Sonoma or Sur La Table from our gold sponsor Imperial Sugar
1 case of granulated white sugar (40 pounds), 1 case of light brown sugar (24 pounds), 1 case of dark brown sugar (24 pounds), and 1 case of powdered sugar (24 pounds) from our gold sponsor Imperial Sugar
16 oz Barlean’s Butter-Flavored Coconut Oil, 9.52 oz canister of Chocolate Silk Greens, and 8oz bottle of Essential Women Omega-Swirl Chocolate Mint from our silver sponsor Barlean's
300-piece Lindt LINDOR Truffles gift bag (you choose the flavors!) from blog sponsors The PinterTest Kitchen

This prize pack is valued at over $450! To enter, simply follow participating sponsors and bloggers using the below giveaway widget.

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Stay tuned to see the delicious recipes bloggers have cooked up using Imperial Sugar and Barlean's products. Thank you also to Davis Chocolate and Rodelle for being #Choctoberfest shoutout sponsors! Watch Instagram and Facebook to find out more about about their chocolate products. Here is a complete list of all the bloggers participating in #Choctoberfest 2017, so you can see the recipes they are posting throughout the week: