Easy Banana Chocolate Smoothie

Equipment

• Blender

Ingredients  

• 6-7 seedless dates
• 1 medium-sized banana, chopped frozen or fresh
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups whole milk or milk of your choice
• 1 tablespoon homemade hazelnut butter
• 1 tablespoon dried goji berries optional

Instructions 

1. Soak the dates in milk overnight, if possible.
2. In the base of a blender, add milk followed by dates and frozen banana, unsweetened cocoa, hazelnut butter, and goji berries (optional).
3. Blend in a blender until the smoothie is of a consistency that you desire. Alternatively, if you are using the Blendtec blender, run the smoothie cycle twice to get a well-blended smoothie.