Sweet potato in a smoothie? When I saw this recipe in Susan Smith Jones’ The Healing Power of Nature Foods, I was intrigued. Who puts a root vegetable in a drink? Susan Smith Jones and many others it seems.
So I took my intrigue into the kitchen and whipped up my own chocolate sweet potato smoothie. It was downright delicious.
As all good things deserved to be shared, here is the recipe in all its glorious flavour. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Yum!
Chocolate Sweet Potato Smoothie
(Serves 2-4)
• 2 cups juice (orange, apple, cranberry or almond milk, or any combination). For this step I made my own almond milk. See recipe here.
• 1 cup cooks sweet potato or yam flesh
• 4-5 pitted medjool dates
• 1 ripe frozen banana
• 1 1/2 tsp of cocoa (or raw carob powder)
• Dash of cinnamon
Preparation:
Blend until smooth. For a sweeter taste, add a sweetener of your choice (such as more dates, granulised date sugar, pure maple syrup or stevia). If your banana isn’t frozen, add a few ice cubes for more of a shake.
VARIATION: Sometimes I’ll elminate the cocoa and use carob powder and/or fresh ginger, vanilla extract, apple pieces, or the fresh juice of the raw sweet potato so it can be an all-raw tasty treat. I also serve different variations of this “antioxidant” smoothie/shake as a chilled soup.
Check out more of Susan Smith Jones’ delish recipes, including more blender recipes, at www.susansmithjones.com
Some of the reported health benefits of sweet potato include:
• Rich in Vitamin A (betacarotene) and Vitamin C, these vitamins are powerful antioxidants that are said to remove free radicals (which damage cells).
• Aid in relieving stomach ulcers and colon inflammation.
• Helps to lower blood pressure.
• Are said to be beneficial for diabetics as they may assist in lowering blood sugar levels.
