This banana date cacao is a cold, creamy drink for warm days. Banana and dates bring natural sweetness, while Moruga 100% cacao adds chocolate depth. The result is a drink without added sugar and without instant drinking chocolate powder.
If you want to test different origins for this recipe, compare Moruga cacao varieties.
Ingredients for 1 glass
- 1 ripe banana
- 2-3 soft dates, such as Medjool dates
- 200 ml oat milk or another plant milk
- 5-7 Moruga Cacao Drops
- A little hot water for dissolving the cacao
- Ice cubes
- Optional: cinnamon or vanilla
Preparation
- Dissolve the Moruga Cacao Drops completely in a little hot water.
- Add banana, pitted dates, plant milk and liquid cacao to a blender.
- Blend until creamy and smooth.
- Pour over ice cubes into a glass and serve immediately.
Why dissolve cacao warm first?
Moruga Drops are made from 100% cacao and contain natural cacao butter. Hot water helps them dissolve better, so they combine more easily with cold plant milk afterwards. The principle is similar to preparing Moruga Cacao.
More cacao drinks
For getting started, the Moruga Starter Kit is the easiest entry point. If you want to understand why 100% cacao behaves differently from chocolate or cocoa powder, read cacao or chocolate? and pure cacao without sugar. For buying criteria and transparency, continue with how to buy 100% cacao and Moruga lab tests.
