Salted Caramel Chocolate Milkshake – A Superfood Hit in a Glass
Before ever I made vegan salted caramel sauce, I made this salted caramel chocolate milkshake. It’s delicious and completely satisfies any sweet cravings I have. Yet it’s made with raw ingredients, is refined sugar-free and is loaded with various superfoods. It puts a real spring in my step along with a self-satisfied milky smirk.
I used my homemade hemp milk for this drink, but any milk of your choice would work, even cow, goat or sheep’s milk, if you’re not vegan or dairy intolerant. It’s a simple process of bunging everything into a blender and blitzing. If you’ve got a good blender, you’ll get a super smooth drink. I use my Froothie Optimum 9200A power blender which does just that. If you can’t find mesquite powder, maca powder works in this salted caramel chocolate milkshake almost as well. Using raw cacao powder gives the benefit of additional nutrients, but if you’re not fussed, cocoa powder would be fine.
- 250ml plant milk of choice - I used hemp milk
- 3 medjool dates - pitted
- 1 tsp mesquite powder
- 2 tsp raw cacao powder
- pinch of sea salt (I used grey sea salt)
- 100% chocolate - grated (optional)
- Put everything, except the chocolate, into a power blender and blitz for 30-40 seconds - I used my Froothie Optimum 9200A.
- Pour into a tall glass and top with a grating of chocolate if desired.
- Ice can be added to the blender ingredients for an even longer and cooler drink.
Other recipes for vegan milk drinks you might like
- Coconut, banana & matcha-ccino via Fuss Free Flavours
- Date tahini smoothie via Rough Measures
- Middle Eastern inspired almond milks via Nadia’s Healthy Kitchen
I use my Optimum 9200A for smoothies, spreads, sauces and even chocolate making. The post contains affiliate links. Buying through a link will not cost you any more, but I will get a small commission. This helps keep Tin and Thyme blythe and blogging. Opinions are, as always, my own.
Angie@Angie's Recipes
22nd August 2016 at 5:32 pmWhat a unique chocolate milkshake! I love hemp milk..even more than almond milk.
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 10:02 amI think I’m with you there Angie. It’s certainly one of the nicest non-dairy milks I’ve tried.
Camillaq
22nd August 2016 at 10:03 pmThis looks lush, I must try plant milk as I’ve no idea what it tastes like!
Choclette
29th August 2016 at 6:36 pmSome taste a lot better than other Camilla. I’m not particularly keen on soya milk.
Emma Cooper
23rd August 2016 at 7:20 amHmmm… I’m not 100% convinced by the dates, as I don’t usually like them. However, this does look very tempting, so I may just have to give it a go! If you say it’s delightful then I will take your word for it 🙂
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 10:00 amWell each to their own of course Emma, but it’s worth trying dates as a sweetener; they do transform into something different when blended and give a flavour of caramel.
Kavey
23rd August 2016 at 8:32 amI love dates for sweetening, I use them a lot in smoothies. This looks so indulgent and yet healthy too!
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 9:52 amYes, dates are king. I grew up on them as a healthy snack; sugary sweets were frowned upon.
Lucy Parissi
23rd August 2016 at 9:30 amI am very intrigued by the mix of ingredients you have here! The milkshake sounds absolutely amazing. Homemade hemp milk?? You are incredible!
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 9:48 amHaha, thanks Lucy. I’ve always enjoyed experimenting with unusual ingredients. Then I get used to them and assume everyone else uses them too 😉
Dom
24th August 2016 at 11:51 amtotally in love… would it be wrong to have a bath in this? I think not but as the chocolate expert I bow to your decision!
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 9:47 amI’m not sure it would be wrong, but you’d need an awful lot of ingredients 😉
Lucy
27th August 2016 at 4:52 pmWow this looks so good and is made from such healthy ingredients! I’ve never tried hemp milk but I love date caramel.
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 9:45 amAh yes Lucy. It was you that got me thinking about dates having a caramel flavour. They do of course, but I’d never really thought about it until I saw your post.
Andrea @ The Petite Cook
27th August 2016 at 5:11 pmI love the idea of a super food chocolatey milkshake! m dairy intolerant but I’ve never tried hemp milk, Im so curious now 🙂
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 9:44 amThanks Andrea. Of all the non-dairy milks I’ve tried hemp is one of my favourites, though coconut is good and homemade almond is hard to beat. What do you tend to drink?
Sylvia @ Happiness is homemade
27th August 2016 at 7:25 pmI love salted caramel and if it’s in healthy milkshake then even better! Pinned for later 🙂
Choclette
29th August 2016 at 6:31 pmThank you Sylvia. Healthy salted caramel for a guilt free treat 🙂
Janice
27th August 2016 at 8:45 pmLove the idea of a healthy chocolate caramel milk shake – delicious.
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 9:41 amI tend to stick to water, tea or a morning smoothie when it comes to drinks, so this felt like a bit of an adventure 😉
Munchies and Munchkins
28th August 2016 at 1:02 amYou had me at Salted Caramel… I am intrigued by this and definitely want to try it out sometime!
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 9:38 amThere’s nothing quite like a delicious drink you can feel really good about consuming 😉
Tracy
28th August 2016 at 11:16 amSounds utterly delicious – anything with salted caramel is a good thing!
Choclette
28th August 2016 at 2:11 pmJoin the club. Salted caramel is up there with my all time favourites.
Kate - gluten free alchemist
28th August 2016 at 10:15 pmSeriously healthy and looks delicious Choclette. I’ve made a few smoothies with added cacao powder recently. It gives a serious flavour hit!
Do the dates in this really break down to a paste so that there are no ‘lumpy’ bits??
Choclette
31st August 2016 at 9:33 amThanks Kate and apologies for the delayed reply. I’ve been away on holiday, to your part of the world in fact or close by. Just catching up now. I guess it depends on the power of your blender as to whether you get lumpy bits or not. Mine blends pretty much anything to total smoothness and there were definitely no bits of dates to be found.
Diana
1st September 2016 at 10:34 amNot sure what is mesquite powder but this sounds absolutely delicious!
Choclette
1st September 2016 at 1:10 pmHi Diana. Mesquite powder is the ground up pods of the Mesquite tree which comes form the US & Mexico. It can be bought in health food shops, but you could always replace it with maca powder.
Isabel
1st September 2016 at 4:07 pmSounds delicious and quite easy to make. Will definitely give it a go.
Choclette
1st September 2016 at 4:43 pmThanks Isabel. It’s very easy to make and tastes good too 🙂 Do let me know how you get on.
Cathy @ Planet Veggie
10th October 2016 at 1:57 pmI love adding dates to smoothies/milkshakes – it gives a lovely sweetness and if there’s any bits not quite blended, it’s like a bonus toffee bit 🙂
Choclette
12th October 2016 at 4:38 pmMmmm. so very true. I love dates and when I eat them I always think of Laurie Lee walking to Spain with his pack of dates.