Thursday, May 24, 2012

Chai Chia Chocolate Smoothie

 
A Sweet and Spicey Cold Drink
 
A good chai latte tastes delightfully like Christmas in a cup. However, A)  good chai is hard to come by these days, and B) it's exactly 7 months until Christmas eve. My solution, a chai smoothie. Chia, chai to be exact. This is not your usual smoothie, but its nice to get out of the usual strawberry-banana, or peanut butter banana smoothie routine. Note this photo was taken from choosingraw.com. I can assure you my recipe will have the similar coloring and texture if you are worried.
Ingredients
  • 1 chai tea bag 
  • 1/3- cup hot water
  • 1/2 cup greek yogurt
  • 1 frozen banana broken in chunks
  • 3 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp chia powder or seeds (use ground flax seeds if you don't have chia)
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp honey 
  • 1/2  tsp fresh grated ginger
Directions
  1. Brew the tea in the hot water for 3-4 minutes. Strain the liquid and cool for a few minutes.
  2. Add the brewed tea and all the other ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!

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