This Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Almond Protein Smoothie is an easy and healthy recipe made with only 6 clean, real food ingredients. It's ready in under 5 minutes and a perfect plant-based breakfast or on-the-go snack.
Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Almond Protein Smoothie
Here's why this recipe works - my top 3 reasons:
- Uses a clean plant-based protein
- Ready in under 5 minutes
- Made with only 6 clean, real food ingredients
Uses A Clean Plant-Based Protein
There is a lot of plant-based protein powders on the market, but finding a clean one with nutrient-dense ingredients can be hard.
The brand I prefer, Epic Organic Plant Protein is not only organic but raw, vegan, gluten-free, soy-free and is a complete plant-protein.
For example, the ingredients in the Chocolate Maca flavor are (ALL ingredients listed are organic: Yellow Pea, Sunflower Seed, Pumpkin Seed, Sacha Inchi, Cranberry Seed, Cacao, Maca Root, Cinnamon, Lucuma Fruit, Heirloom Red Banana, Coconut Crystals, Jerusalem Artichoke, Baobab Fruit, Stevia), and Himalayan Pink Salt.
However, you can always substitute with your favorite plant-based protein powder.
Ready In Under 5 Minutes
Smoothies are perfect for a quick breakfast or as an on-the-go meal and this smoothie can be ready in under 5 minutes.
Simply add all the ingredients to a Vitamix, blend and it's ready!
Made With Only 6 Clean, Real Food Ingredients
Not only is this plant-based smoothie made with clean protein powder, but also just a few other ingredients.
For example, almond milk, strawberries, almonds, maca powder, and hemp seeds.
My healthy recipe is raw, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, no refined sugars, paleo-friendly and can be Medical Medium compliant with substitutions (see below).
Expert Tips + Ingredient Substitutions For Chocolate Strawberry Almond Protein Smoothie
Here are some expert tips to make this recipe perfectly:
Protein Powder. My go-to protein powder is Epic Organic Plant Protein and I used the Chocolate Maca flavor for this recipe. However, feel free to use your favorite plant-based protein in the same amount. In addition, if you need this recipe to be 100% Medical Medium compliant, here are some substitutions:
- Omit the protein powder + add 2-4 pitted Medjool dates
- Substitute with 100% organic pumpkin seed power + add 2-4 pitted Medjool dates
- Substitute with 100% organic hemp protein + add 2-4 pitted Medjool dates
Almond Milk. I like to make my own homemade almond milk with my Vitamix to avoid the additives and processed boxed milk, but you can substitute it with your favorite non-dairy (or dairy for non-vegan) milk. Another great option is Joi Organic Almond Milk which is made with 100% organic almonds.
Strawberries. You can use fresh or frozen strawberries and I prefer to use frozen strawberries so I don't have to add ice cubes to make it frosty.
Maca Powder + Hemp Seeds. I added these two ingredients to increase the nutritional profile, but they can be omitted.
Almonds. I added the almonds to increase the plant-based protein, but you can omit them or substitute with (1) tablespoon of organic almond butter instead.
Want More Healthy Plant-Based Smoothie Recipes?
Check out these:
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie
- Pumpkin Protein Smoothie
- Pineapple and Banana Hemp Smoothie
- or my CLEAN EATING Cookbook with 75+ plant-based recipes made with clean, real food ingredients just like this one that you will love!
Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Almond Protein Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup homemade almond milk
- 1 cup organic strawberries
- ¼ cup organic raw almonds
- 2 tablespoons Epic Organic Plant Protein - Chocolate Maca*
- 1 tablespoon organic maca powder
- 1 tablespoon organic hemp seeds
Optional garnish:
- organic hemp seeds
- organic cacao nibs
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a Vitamix and blend until creamy and smooth.
- Optional: Garnish with organic hemp seeds or organic cacao nibs
Recipe Notes
- Omit the protein powder + add 2-4 pitted organic Medjool dates
- Substitute with 100% organic pumpkin seed power + add 2-4 pitted organic Medjool dates
- Substitute with 100% organic hemp protein + add 2-4 pitted organic Medjool dates
Nutrition Information
Copyright Notice
The instructions, notes, and photographs for this recipe by Karielyn Tillman of The Healthy Family and Home™ website are copyrighted material. This copyrighted work is protected and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International License and the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) and cannot be legally used without my written permission.
Stephen says
It sounds better than it looks. The title is really appealing, but somehow the picture looks a little bit unpalatable. I'm sure that the taste is amazing though.
Karielyn says
Hi there Stephen! The PureGreen Protein powder I used is made from plant proteins and that's what gives it the green color 😉