Shake Recipes with almond milk

Creamy, decadent tasting chocolate milkshake flavored with almond and coconut. Sweetened with bananas, protein-packed from Greek yogurt, and undeniably refreshing.

Step aside Mounds Bar Cookies, I’ve got a new candy bar love in town. (But don’t go too far because your chewy dark chocolate goodness is simply irresistible.)

My new love comes in skinny form. Using nothing but healthful, good for the body & soul ingredients. Plus it tastes like a candy bar in thick, creamy milkshake form.

This milkshake is so-very-yum. It’s my Saturday treat.

If you’re anything like me, you make milkshakes and smoothies often. My dearest friend Erin and I used to fight over who would get the blender first after our runs. (Hi Erin!)

I enjoy making cool, creamy, healthy drinks all the time because they are easy, require hardly any effort or time, and the possibilities for flavor combinations are endless. My recent favorite tastes like an Almond Joy chocolate bar, without actually using an Almond Joy chocolate bar in the recipe.

Chocolate, coconut, and almond. Three of my favorite flavors in one. ♥

Like most of my smoothie and milkshake recipes, you’re going to start with some frozen bananas. Frozen bananas are a wonderful base for these drinks because they blend up into a beautifully creamy texture. In fact, I like to eat pure frozen bananas – blended – straight up by themselves. It’s called a “banana whip” and it tastes like vanilla soft serve.

This recipe begins with two ripe bananas that have been peeled, sliced, and frozen. And no, the milkshake does not taste like bananas! Add them to your blender first and layer with 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, 2/3 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, 1/2 teaspoon of coconut extract, and 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract. That’s it!

You’ll notice that the only sweetener in this milkshake is banana. There are no added sugars, just the sweetness from pure fruit. Make sure your bananas are super ripe before freezing. Frozen ripe bananas taste the best in my smoothies and milkshakes.

Let’s discuss the coconut extract…

This is an ingredient I picked up at Walmart. I haven’t been able to find pure coconut extract (I believe it’s sold at Whole Foods though?), so the imitation will do for now. I’ve also seen this coconut extract at Target and most grocery stores. If you can’t find it, add 2 Tablespoons of shredded coconut to your blender instead. The coconut may be sweetened or unsweetened.

Blend the ingredients together into creamy oblivion. Have I gotten the point across yet that this milkshake is… creamy?

I like to top my Almond Joy milkshakes with shredded coconut and almonds. When I get close to the bottom, I stir them into the milkshake and they get all frozen and crunchy. It’s a texture lover’s dream.

If you’re feeling extra adventurous after your Almond Joy milkshake, you can just splurge on the real thing. Which is exactly what I did yesterday when I desperately needed a chocolate bar after I locked myself out of our apartment.

Yes, that happened.

Pure chocolatey, coconutty, almondy goodness.

☆ I got the glass chalkboard mug (hey, how cute is it?!) used in this photoshoot from Home Goods in the summer. I got the straws from Sweet & Treats Boutique.

Creamy, decadent tasting chocolate milkshake flavored with almond and coconut. Sweetened with bananas, protein-packed from Greek yogurt, and undeniably refreshing.