I may have raved about the Klondike bars of my youth in this recipe, but the truth is I had another ice cream treat that was at the true top of my list. The Choco Taco. I remember diving my arm into a freezer box at a neighborhood store and pulling out that shiny silver wrapped treat. Thin layers of sweet taco-shell-shaped waffle cone filled with vanilla ice cream, swirls of chocolate and crunchy peanuts rolling around in the chocolate coating drizzled into a shell over top. I loved those things. Well lets have some veganized fun today and enjoy a healthy-delicious childhood inspired treat:
My Chocolate Taco Shakes! (Video included)
What is it? This is a duo of frosty bliss shakes, drizzled in chocolate coconut sauce that forms a silky shell, plenty of chocolate drenched "sweet taco" pieces on top. Flavor accents of vanilla, nut butter, banana and CHOCOLATE..
This Peanut-Chocolate-Taco Shake is not only sweet and delicious - it is also rather healthy! You will feel like you are indulging, but once you check out the ingredients you will feel super good about your decision to join in the chocolate taco fun.
My Chocolate Taco Shake. Frosty frozen watermelon blends with frozen banana, non-dairy milk and a spoonful of peanut butter. Then this peanut butter shake is topped with a dark chocolate coconut coating and garnished with a generous amount of chocolate taco bits made using vegan sugar cones I found at Whole Foods. These are gluten free too! (Brand: Let's Do Organic)
And to ease you into this easy healthy-dessert recipe, I have a video with the steps..
Chocolate Taco Shakes
By Published 06/06/2014
Frosty healthy-delicious peanut-banana shakes with crispy chocolate taco bits on top! A taste of childhood, gone vegan!
Ingredients
- 2 frozen bananas
- 1 Β½ frozen watermelon (or more frzn banana)
- ΒΎ - 1 cup non-dairy milk
- pinch of vanilla bean powder or β teaspoon real vanilla bean extract
- 1 heaping spoonful peanut butter (or almond)
- 1 vegan sugar ice cream cone, crushed into bits
- β cup dark chocolate chips (vegan)
- 1 heaping tablespoon virgin coconut oil
Instructions
- Combine chocolate chips and oil in a small bowl. Microwave for 30-60 seconds and stir briskly until silky. Alternative method: melt on your stovetop.
- Crush the cone bits and lay out some parchment paper on a platter.
- Dip the cone bits in the chocolate and lay them on the parchment paper. Or the fast messy method, simply drizzle the chocolate over top the bits and break them apart when they cool.
- Place the cone bits in the freezer for 1-2 minutes until the chocolate hardens up.
- Add the banana, watermelon, non-dairy milk, vanilla, nut butter to a blender and blend from low to high until frosty and smooth. Use as little vegan milk as possible to blend to achieve the thickest shake-like texture.
- Pour the shakes. Drizzle generous amounts of the leftover chocolate sauce on the shake and into the glass. Garnish with the chocolate covered cone bits on top. Yes you will have leftover cone bits, but they are delicious for nibbling alongside your shake or store them in the freezer and save them for later.
Yield: 2 shakesPrep Time: 00 hrs. 10 mins. Total time: 10 mins. Tags: ice cream,shake,vegan,dessert,chocolate taco,chocolate,easy
xiomara says
you are a genius ... & I love all the new videos.
The vegan 8 says
Kathy these look amazing!! Never heard of chocolate tacos shakes before, wow!!
RockMyVeganSocks says
oh. yum. 'nuff said ;p
Heather Poire says
Those look AMAZING!!!!
Jane Doe says
One and one half whole frozen watermelons, or is there a missing measurement there.....?
Karen Weiner says
In the video it says 1 1/2 cups frozen watermelon.
Tuca Santos says
Yummy! π
Lindsey Farr says
You know what is crazy? I've never had a Choco Taco! Shocking ! But honestly I think your vegan shake sounds better than the original!
gittie says
Can you make a video of typical day of meals?
Michael Brant says
You've outdone yourself! π
Vegan Richa says
What what! these look so perfectly frosty and chocolatey! off to get some watermelon this weekend.
GlutenFreeHappyTummy says
please excuse me while i wipe the drool from my keyboard! haha looks amaze balls!
CLC says
So bummed I'm allergic to bananas - this looks so good!
Carie says
Maybe you could try avocado in place of the banana to replace the creaminess.
CLC says
I would love to, Carie, but unfortunately I'm allergic to that too π Thank you for the suggestion, though.
Carie says
Oh, that's too bad! Maybe someone else will have another idea.
Anna says
How about mangoes?
CLC says
I am able to eat mangoes. I've never tried it with chocolate, though.
Karen Weiner says
Maybe you could try using tofu.
CLC says
Would silken tofu work the best?
AnotherLookBook says
This looks amazing! I'd never thought to use frozen watermelon in a shake before. Right now I'm a big fan of blended watermelon smoothies, but I never thought about them in this context or combo! One thing: could you specify how much watermelon to use (like how many cups)? Thanks!
Kristin says
In the video it says one and a half cups.
Polina says
Even looking at this glasses I feel how cool to have it in a hot weather. Hmmm...fault. Does not matter, hot or cold - this dessert would be just in time:)
The Vegan Cookie Fairy says
Holy chocolate sticks. This looks amazing! Your videos are brilliant, too, the quality is fantastic.
gittie says
your a genius.
kathy says
I made this tonight, but used almonds instead and coated them in the chocolate. This was so yummy. Thanks so much. I love your blog.
BabyJune says
Woah now that is one awesome-looking milkshake! I love it! Will have to try it sometime this summer. π
Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit says
I really, really, really want to dive into that chocolatey mess! Btw I think I have those same milkshake glasses...they're so cute and classic looking π
Kathy Patalsky says
Glad you agree on the watermelon trick! Good luck on that hunt... if all else fails you could use vegan wafer cookies or another thin crispy vegan cookie.
Shonalika says
I've been making a basic banana-peanut shake almost daily in response to the hot weather, this looks like a fantastic way to jazz it up! Great idea:D
Kathy Patalsky says
Yes yes yes.. jazzed up pb&b shake. Try the watermelon too .. seriously. frosty yum. π
Liz Thomson says
What a fun idea for summer!
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you!
Christina Summers says
These look amazing! I love how you turn old favorites and make them vegan, and so much tastier and healthier than the original.
Kathy Patalsky says
me tooo. That was my favorite thing to do when I started this blog - VEGANIZE my old faves! So this isn't a true copy, but a fun inspiration that reminds me we can be vegan and still have it all! π
Mikki says
Oh my. These look delicious! Can't wait to try it.
Kathy Patalsky says
Thanks Mikki! I hope you love it. It is super light, frosty and refreshing, with chocolate taco on top π
shelley says
These look INCREDIBLE! And I'm so stoked that the sugar cones are GF too! Making these ASAP π
Kathy Patalsky says
Yay! Enjoy them Shelley!!