SEA GREENS SMOOTHIE WITH COCO DULSE SPRINKLES!

SEA GREENS SMOOTHIE WITH COCO DULSE SPRINKLES!
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January 25, 2016

This post is sponsored by Naked Juice. Thanks for supporting the businesses that keep Kale & Caramel thriving! All opinions are my own.

We sat and talked about all the things that come from the sea. We sighed about climate change and pollution and the great gyre of plastic endangering sea life. We crunched on cacao and coconut and dulse and we slurped down spirulina. We laughed about the superfood powers the smoothie would deliver unto us: Lustrous hair, glowing skin, beautiful homes, kind hearts, perfect husbands. All of the things.
Starting with Sea Greens Juice.

What are sea greens, you may be asking? Sea Greens is a gorgeous new drink from my friends at Naked Juice, with whom I’m proud to announce a year-long ambassadorship. Throughout 2016, I’ll be sharing my favorite products of theirs with you—with lots of fun surprises and giveaways, like this new innovation. Sea Greens is packed with tons of fruits and veggies, per Naked Juice tradition, and amped up with the powers of dulse and spirulina.

Y’all know I love spirulina—enough to make an ice cream with it, for goodness sakes. I also happen to be entirely smitten with dulse, a vibrant purplish red sea vegetable (middle photo above) with mega high levels of iodine and vitamins A and B. That healthy infusion of iodine is super healing for the thyroid.

Translation: A juice that gives your body all that it needs to rebalance, reset, recharge, and bounce back stronger than ever. Sea Greens Smoothie translation: I took Sea Greens juice and upped the ante with an extra dosage of mineral- and chlorophyll-dense spirulina, the plant-powered protein of hemp seeds, the healthy fat of shredded coconut, and the dopamine-inducing yum of raw cacao. (If you’re jonesing for more info on superfoods, check out the official K&C guide to superfoods—with a little help from Yoncé.)

And then I created a super high vibe superfood power sprinkles mix to top your mega charged smoothie: Shredded coconut, cacao nibs, dulse flakes, and a little smidge of coconut sugar. HAPPY MOUTH DAYS!!

Even happier mouth days? I have a 10-pack of free Naked Juices to give away to one lucky reader (U.S. only). Simply leave a comment below telling me your favorite smoothie memory and I’ll pick a winner at random next Monday, February 1st at noon PST.

Nota bene: This smoothie is thick af, nearing the texture of a shake. Feel free to add more liquid to thin, if desired.

SEA GREENS SMOOTHIE WITH COCO DULSE SPRINKLES!

Ingredients
  

sea greens smoothie

  • 2 cups frozen banana chunks
  • 1 ¼ cups Sea Greens Naked Juice
  • 3/4 teaspoon spirulina powder
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons hemp seeds
  • 2 tablespoons cacao nibs
  • 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
  • 2 pinches sea salt
  • 6 ice cubes cracked with the back of a spoon

coco dulse sprinkles

  • 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
  • 1 tablespoon dulse flakes or dulse pieces
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon raw cacao nibs
  • ½ teaspoon coconut sugar

Instructions
 

  • In a high powered blender, place all smoothie ingredients. Blend until completely smooth, adding water a tablespoon at a time to thin, as desired. Pour into glasses.
  • In a small bowl, toss all ingredients for coco dulse sprinkles until well combined. Sprinkle on top of smoothie! Sip and enjoy the crunch.