It may look and taste naughty, but this smoothie has all the antioxidant and vitamin C goodness of blackcurrants (70 per cent of the vitamin C NRV) and is low GI for sustained energy levels

Indulgent Chocolate, blackcurrant and pear smoothie

Indulgent Chocolate, blackcurrant and pear smoothie

Prep 10 minutes

Serves 4

Nutritional Information per serving:

263kcal

17.7g fat (3.2g saturates) 19.5g carbohydrate (17g sugars) 7.3g fibre 2.7g protein 0.15g salt

You will need:

400ml chocolate soya milk

100g fresh or thawed from frozen blackcurrants

1 large pear, chopped

1 avocado, chopped

1 tsp vanilla bean paste

40g toasted hazelnuts, plus extra finely chopped, to serve

1 square vegan dark chocolate, grated to serve

Instructions:

Place all the ingredients into a blender, and whizz until smooth. Pour into glasses or jam jars and serve with some blackcurrants, chopped hazelnut and grated chocolate on top

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