• 1 heaping teaspoon organic instant coffee
• 2 teaspoons cocoa or cacao powder or see variation, below
• ½ cup boiling water
• 2 frozen bananas broken into chunks
• 1 cup vanilla almond milk sweetened or not
• 1 to 2 tablespoons maca powder
• Pinch of cinnamon
• Liquid sweetener agave, stevia, maple syrup, etc. if using unsweetened almond milk, to taste, optional
• Ice for serving optional

• Combine the instant coffee and cocoa powder in a mug of boiling water and stir to dissolve. Pour this mixture into a blender.

• Add the bananas, almond milk, maca powder, and cinnamon and process until completely smooth.

• Divide between two glasses. Taste to see if you’d like a little more sweetener, and/or thin with a little more almond milk if too thick.

• Add ice to the beverage if you’d like to enjoy it very cold, and serve at once.

Calories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 167mgPotassium: 535mgFiber: 5gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 76IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 180mgIron: 1mg