Confession time: despite being Peruvian, I don’t like maca. I do try to get some in my diet because it’s meant to help with hormonal balance, but I have to find ways to disguise its flavour. I’ve been making a smoothie mix with the dry ingredients listed below, which I multiply 3 or 4 times and store them in a jar, making it easy to chuck in the blender in the morning.
I’ve used avocado and/or coconut milk for thickness and fat content. I don’t use any sweetener (IMO you don’t need any if using coconut milk, anyway) but that might be overkill for you, so go ahead and add your sweetener of choice.
Cacao maca smoothie
This recipe is great for meal prep as you can store the dry ingredients in a jar or individual containers and blend with the wet ingredients on demand.
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 1 tbsp cacao powder
- 1 tbsp maca powder
- 1 tbsp collagen hydrolysate
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp greens powder
- 1/8 tsp vanilla powder or essence
Wet ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup ice
- 1/2 avocado or 1/4 cup coconut milk
- optional sweetener, to taste
Instructions
- Mix in a blender until smooth.
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