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    Home ▸ Vegan Drinks and Smoothies

    Salted Caramel Cashew Cacao Chunk Smoothie

    Last modified: October 5, 2022. Originally posted: April 25, 2015 By Sophia DeSantis

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    Salted caramel cashew cacao chunk smoothie

    Do you often crave dessert for breakfast? Look no further than this indulgent salted caramel smoothie filled with whole food ingredients!

    A Salted caramel smoothie topped with cashews and chocolate chips around it sitting on a wooden surface

    One of my favorite things to do is to create new smoothies. They are such a great way to get fruits, veggies, protein and other "awesome for you" ingredients inside your body...especially when it comes to the kids.

    They start my day off right and keep me fueled and full throughout my workouts so I can focus on giving it my all. So when the Silk family invited me to participate in this sponsored campaign with Silk Soymilk, I jumped at the opportunity! First, I love the Silk brand and have been using it ever since we changed our diet and stopped drinking dairy milk. I have tried almost all of the Silk products and they are a fantastic company. So creating a smoothie using their soymilk was an honor!

    A carton of silk milk and other ingredients used to make a Salted caramel smoothie sitting on a white surface

    "Where do you get your protein?" is by far the MOST asked question that plant based eaters get. What others don't understand is that getting plant based protein into your diet is really quite easy, especially when companies like Silk provide such great options. Silk Soymilk has 8 grams of plant-powered protein per serving, is non-gmo verified, has no cholesterol, is low in saturated fat and tastes delicious! Does it get any better?? Nope....especially when you try what I used this awesome plant powered milk in.

    An overhead shot of a Salted caramel smoothie with a straw and topped with cashews

    This Salted Caramel Smoothie Is Like Dessert For Breakfast!

    I mean, does it get any better that this? It looks like dessert, but it's not filled with processed refined ingredients. It's a great way to start your day in fact! Who doesn't want their breakfast to look and taste like a dessert but actually be filled with all these great foods?

    I must confess that I have made this multiple times since it's creation, and I've been known to be face first into the jar I'm drinking it from. Yup, licked it clean. I'm pretty sure that you will too, so have a wipe handy.

    You can head on over to the Silk website and sign up to get a coupon...now you have no excuse not to give this a try!

    You need to try this and make sure to let me know if you do! I promise you will not regret it. You can leave a comment here, find me on Facebook or tag me on Instagram at veggiesdontbite #veggiesdontbite so I don’t miss it! Hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

    Take a look at these other great smoothie recipes!

    • Frozen Hot Chocolate Oat Smoothie
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    • The World Cup Blueberry Peach Pecan Acai Smoothie Bowl
    • Banana Berry Smoothie Bowl
    A Salted caramel smoothie topped with cashews and chocolate chips around it sitting on a wooden surface

    Salted Caramel Cashew Cacao Chunk Smoothie & the Silk Brand

    Sophia DeSantis
    Do you often crave dessert for breakfast? Look no further than this indulgent smoothie filled with whole food ingredients! Drink your way to a protein packed start to your day.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Total Time 5 mins
    Course 30 Minutes or Less, Drinks
    Cuisine American
    Servings 2 servings
    Calories 628 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ cups Silk Soymilk unsweetened, or other dairy free milk flavor works great too
    • ½ cup gluten free oats
    • 2 frozen bananas
    • 3 tablespoons cashew butter
    • 5 Medjool dates
    • ¼ cup raw cacao chunks
    • 1 tablespoon molasses
    • ½ teaspoon Himalayan pink salt

    Instructions
     

    • Place all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!

    Notes

    • If you use a sweetened milk then you will get a much sweeter result, so you will need to cut back on the dates. If you aren’t worried about it being gluten free, you can use any oats.
    • If you don’t have cashew butter, feel free to use another nut butter, or to make this nut free then substitute sunbutter or tahini for the nut butter. If you use another variety of date, then the taste may come out a bit different.
    • You can also sub a dark chocolate for the cacao chunks, but again it will be sweeter in taste so cut out some of the dates. If you can't do oats then feel free to take out but the texture won't be as thick.
    **UPDATE**:
    • To make this nut free sub tahini for the cashew butter. If you can't do bananas, take out the banana, add 2 cups ice, ¼ cup tahini or cashew butter, ¾ cups oats, and 8 dates. I tried it and it is delicious!

    Recipe by Veggies Don’t Bite, visit our site for more great plant-based recipes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 628kcalCarbohydrates: 112gProtein: 16gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 685mgPotassium: 1615mgFiber: 13gSugar: 66gVitamin A: 880IUVitamin C: 23.4mgCalcium: 355mgIron: 5.8mg

    Nutrition and metric information should be considered an estimate.

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    This conversation is sponsored by Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.

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    1. Rene

      July 07, 2022 at 7:50 am

      This was really good. I made just one serving. I didn't use molasses and just added an extra date and cocoa nibs. Very good 🙂

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      • Sophia DeSantis

        July 10, 2022 at 3:05 pm

        Awesome Rene! So happy you liked it!

        Reply
    2. Katie

      March 09, 2019 at 5:02 pm

      This looks amazing! I definitely have to try it 😊 can you sub honey for the molasses or do you think that’d make it too sweet?

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      • veggiesdontbite

        March 10, 2019 at 12:33 pm

        Thanks Katie! Yes, the honey would definitely make it much sweeter. The molasses gives it a deeper flavor and complements the other flavors well. If you really want to use honey I'd take away the dates but you will get a different end result.

        Reply
    3. Tracy

      June 17, 2018 at 8:40 am

      This looks delicious! Any recommendations for oat substitution for this? I am allergic to oats.
      Thank you.

      Reply
      • veggiesdontbite

        June 17, 2018 at 12:53 pm

        Hi Tracy! Thanks so much for the kind words! Hmm, well the oats are there for a thick texture but I suppose you could try almond flour? You could also just leave them out but the texture will not be as thick.

        Reply
      • Grace

        June 30, 2020 at 3:10 pm

        You could try flax seedmeal

        Reply
        • veggiesdontbite

          July 01, 2020 at 11:28 am

          Thanks Grace! I wouldn't add all flaxseed meal as I don't think the flavor will be as good.

    4. Andrea

      January 31, 2017 at 10:15 am

      We loved it, added some greens, and didn't have cocoa chunks so used about 2 tbs. cocoa powder. Delicious with popcorn for movie night!

      Reply
      • veggiesdontbite

        January 31, 2017 at 11:05 pm

        Awesome! I add spinach to mine often too! Thanks so much for letting me know!

        Reply
    5. Zohra

      March 11, 2016 at 2:15 pm

      Finally made this and now I am wondering why in the world I waited so long. For all of you worried about the bananas I can confirm this amazing without. Thank you for once again giving me some new deliciousness when I need a sweet fix!

      Reply
      • veggiesdontbite

        March 11, 2016 at 6:39 pm

        Thank you so much Zohra!!! I'm so happy you liked it! I was addicted for many months. lol. Thanks for leaving the feedback!!

        Reply
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