Tasty Summer Choclate Smoothies
Smoothies are always a hit. So much more if they are sinful and tasty chocolate smoothies. So, if you have a blonder such as the Cuisinart CBT 700 Die Cast 700 Watt Blender or one of the KitchenAid 5 Speed Blenders with Polycarbonate Jars, here are some tasty chocolately smoothies to try out. You can even serve them as summer desserts on a hot summer's day.
I Need Chocolate Smoothie
What You Need:
- 1 C chocolate milk
- 1 C chocolate ice cream
- 1 Three Musketeers candy bar, cut into small chunks
How to Make It:
- Place all the ingredients into the blender.
- Blend on medium speed until smooth.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.
If you crave chocolate this is the smoothie for you. Any type of candy bar will work so use your favorite for a great afternoon treat. Oh yea kids love it too.
Peppermint Stick
What You Need:
- 4 ice cream scoops peppermint chocolate chip ice cream
- 1 ½ C milk
- 2 drops peppermint extract
How to Make It:
- Place the ice cream in the blender.
- Pour in the milk.
- Add the drops of extract.
- Cover and blend until smooth and creamy.
If you can’t find peppermint chocolate chip ice cream use plain peppermint ice cream. By adding about ¼ of a bag of semi sweet chocolate chips you can achieve the same taste.
How Now Brown Cow
What You Need:
- 3/4 C chocolate ice cream
- 2 TBSP chocolate ice cream topping
- 1/4 C brewed coffee, cooled to room temperature
- 1/4 C club soda
How to Make It:
- Place the ice cream in the blender.
- Add the topping and coffee.
- Blend until mixture is smooth.
- Remove the cover and add the club soda.
- Stir with a rubber spatula just until the club soda is mixed in.
- Serve immediately.
If you are watching what you eat, but would still like a nice treat, try using a low fat ice cream with a sugar free topping to make this scrumptious delight.
PB and Banana Chocolate Smoothie
What You Need:
- 1 C chocolate milk, very cold
- 1 banana, peeled and cut into pieces
- 2 TBSP creamy peanut butter
- 2 ice cubes, crushed
How to Make It:
- Place the milk into the blender.
- Add the banana and peanut butter.
- Carefully place the crushed ice into the blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Drink immediately.
By leaving out the banana you can have a Reese cup smoothie. Kids enjoy both types of this drink and will be asking for it over and over again.
Chocolate Marshmallow Smoothie Supreme
What You Need:
- 1 C vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 C cold milk
- 2 TBSP chocolate syrup
- 2 TBSP marshmallow topping
- 1 TBSP malted milk powder
- 3/4 C crunchy peanut butter
How to Make It:
- Place the ice cream and milk into the blender.
- Pulse a couple of times to just slightly blend.
- Add the chocolate syrup, marshmallow topping and malted milk powder.
- With a rubber spatula add the peanut butter.
- Blend until just smooth.
This tastes just like an old fashion malt with a little extra. To make it extra special add some whip topping with a maraschino cherry on top.
I Want S’more of That 
What You Need:
- ½ C marshmallow cream
- ¼ C chocolate syrup
- 1 C milk
- 2 C ice
- 2 graham crackers, crumbled
How to Make It:
- Place the marshmallow cream and chocolate into the blender.
- Pour in the milk.
- Add the ice cubes and sprinkle the cracker crumbs over the top.
- Blend on high until smooth.
To make this an even more special treat top with a few colored mini marshmallows and some miniature chocolate chips.
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