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16 Mar, 2009

The Liquid Brownie

Posted by: Angela Leeds In: *Live Green Smoothie RECIPES|Angela's Favorite Recipes|RAW CHOCOLATE

liquid-brownie

One of my favorite Live Green Smoothies!>

This is extremely thick, tastes like a rich dark chocolate shake, and can be make with or without the addition of fresh greens. The recipe below is without greens, but if you want to add them, I recommend a handful (1 cup or so) of either fresh spinach or parsley.

Spinach pairs wonderfully with Raw Chocolate, because fresh spinach in a smoothie does not add flavor, it adds a sensation of “freshness”. Parsley has a bit stronger flavor, but it still pairs nicely with raw chocolate — I use it all the time.

Even without the addition of raw greens, however, this smoothie is nutrition-packed!

  • The Hemp Seeds are intense superfoods, with Omega 3 and Omega 6 essential fatty acids that rival those in fish oil.
  • The Raw Chocolate is rich in magnesium (nature’s #1 natural source of magnesium, the last I checked).
  • The Avocado is high in oleic acid (great for the cholesterol-conscious) and in phyto-nutrients that combat cancer. And awesome for the skin.
  • And if you add a few Almonds or some Raw Carob Powder, you’ll include a good dose of calcium to pair very nicely with the chocolate’s magnesium!

The “Liquid Brownie” Raw Chocolate Smoothie Recipe

  • 3 heaping tablespoons Raw Cacao Powder
  • 3 tablespoons Hemp Seeds
  • 1 Avocado
  • 3 medium-sized Bananas (fresh, not frozen)
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey (or agave or rapadura cane sugar)
  • dash Himalayan Crystal salt
  • water to below the 32-oz mark
  • 2-3 cups ice

Blend it up real good and pour into a couple glasses. It will be very thick!

As I mentioned above, you can also add some Raw Carob Powder (1 tablespoon) and/or a handful of Raw Almonds (If you have a Blendtec blender, these will be utterly pulverized. If not, it’ll just make your smoothie a bit “chewy”!).

And as always… ADD GREENS whenever you want!

[Note: The photo above is someone else's -- I'll take a picture the next time I make one of these... which won't be long. It's a favorite recipe of mine. Anyway, the photo looks exactly like the Liquid Brownie when I make it! Dang... it's making me hanker for one right now. Lucky me -- I have all the necessary ingredients!]

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10 Responses to "The Liquid Brownie"

1 | Sayward

March 17th, 2009 at 6:17 am

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Oh my holy yummy, that looks delicious! I'm new to green smoothies but am now doing one every morning . . . and still working on getting a hang of it. Bookmarking this site!

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2 | Angela

March 17th, 2009 at 7:16 am

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Thanks for your comment, Sayward! Please come and comment anytime! :D

I have a free ebook coming out soon — if you leave add your email to the opt-in list, I can let you know when it comes out. :-)

(I'm still chuckling over "ohmyholyyummy…" Sounds like something I would say. LOL

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3 | Roni

March 17th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

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Very interesting… the avocado probably makes it super thick!

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4 | angelaleeds

March 17th, 2009 at 8:11 pm

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Yes, it gives it a creamy "pudding"-like quality. In fact, there are lots of ways to make raw puddings using avocado.

I'm eternally looking for the perfect raw vanilla pudding. I luuuuv vanilla. :)

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5 | Daria

March 30th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

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can you make this without banana's, I don't do banana's much anymore, can something else be subed? Thanks for the recipe, sounds very yummie

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6 | admin

March 30th, 2009 at 12:12 pm

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Sure. Why not just leave the bananas out and add some hemp seeds instead. Have you ever used those? They make a smoothie creamy. Goji Berries also add a creaminess, and I tried them yesterday in the Liquid Brownie — was great. I also added a bit of organic almond extract and some maca. You can play with it… :D

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7 | Denise

July 26th, 2009 at 2:51 am

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I loved this. I posted the recipe and linked it ( I added cinnamon.)
I saw your before and after photos. Your success touch my heart to see you ballroom dancing!

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9 | Debbie

March 18th, 2010 at 1:51 pm

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I’ve been doing green smoothie’s lately, even in a challenge right now with http://www.greensmoothiequeen.com/gogreen/0310ripplemaker and they are making me feel soooooo good!!!!
Can’t wait to try chocolate – maybe tonight! And an avocado for the creaminess.

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10 | Angela Leeds

April 28th, 2010 at 2:49 pm

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Hope you’re green smoothies are still goin’ strong, Debbie! :)

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