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Super Chocolate Shake

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I was the lucky winner of the Sinful Pleasures Dessert Contest on Julies Raw Ambition last month and yesterday my box of goodies arrived in the mail: cacao nibs, vanilla beans, coconut butter, macadamia nuts, and agave nectar.  It was hot, humid and 83 degrees out. I took one look at those ingredients and thought, "Mmmm, chocolate milkshake!"  { Funny, less than two weeks ago, the snow was falling and my thoughts turned to chocolate then too...see a pattern here? Hey, its a superfood , ya know! } Super Chocolate Shake 1/2 C macadamia nuts 2 C filtered water 3 frozen bananas 3 Tbsp cacao nibs 2 Tbsp coconut butter 1 vanilla bean, scraped 1/4 C agave nectar Soak the nuts in water overnight, then blend and strain through a nut milk bag. Pour milk back into blender. Add bananas, cacao nibs, coconut butter, vanilla, agave. Blend until smooth and creamy. Garnish with a sprig of mint. Slurp to your hearts content! Speaking of superfoods, heres my superhero.  FUN. Can you guess w...