Dessert for breakfast anyone? Here\u2019s your guilt free way to enjoy dessert for breakfast or anytime. The chocolaty goodness of this smoothie rivals even the most moist, dense, chocolate tall cake (and I love chocolate cake).<\/p>\n
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This rich decadent smoothie not only tastes good but also is good for you. It is chock full of vitamins, minerals and nutrients to nourish and fuel your body. The chocolate in the smoothie comes from raw cacao powder, not to be confused with cocoa powder, which is roasted and loses some of its vital nutrient power in the roasting process. Raw cacao powder is high in antioxidants. Antioxidants stabilize and destroy free radicals, pesky little byproducts that form when your body attempts to break down environmental toxins. Antioxidants are also known to reduce inflammation. While you may have heard that green tea was the way to fight these free radical, here\u2019s another weapon to add to your arsenal. Iron, zinc, potassium and manganese too? Then throw in some spinach and chia seeds and this smoothie gets better and better. For more on the benefits of chia seeds, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When cherries are in season, I\u2019ll use fresh but since I just can\u2019t wait, I\u2019m using frozen frozen. And I\u2019ve taken the liberty to use shredded coconut in place of the whipped cream you\u2019d traditionally have with this dessert.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Without further ado, presenting my new best friend: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1 cup unsweetened almond milk<\/p>\n 1 handful of spinach<\/p>\n 1 date pitted<\/p>\n \u00bd cup dark cherries<\/p>\n 2 tbsp raw cacao powder<\/p>\n \u00bc cup unsweetened shredded coconut<\/p>\n 1 tsp chia seeds<\/p>\n \u00bd tsp vanilla extract<\/p>\n a few cubes of ice<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Place all ingredients in high-speed blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Enjoy!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As always, it is my prayer that you\u2019ve been Inspired To Live Fully<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dessert for breakfast anyone? Here\u2019s your guilt free way to enjoy dessert for breakfast or anytime. The chocolaty goodness of this smoothie rivals even the most moist, dense, chocolate tall cake (and I love chocolate cake). This rich decadent smoothie not only tastes good but also is good for you. It is chock full […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15],"tags":[321,318,320,36,319,35],"class_list":["post-3731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-life","category-nourishing-life","tag-antioxidants","tag-black-forest-smoothie","tag-chocolate","tag-green-smoothie","tag-raw-cacao","tag-smoothie"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3731"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3734,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3731\/revisions\/3734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Black Forest Smoothie<\/h2>\n