Hi friends 
It’s been a crazybusyawesome day over here, so I’m very excited to post this guest post from a very good bloggy friend, Katie 
She’s the mastermind behind so many delicious vegan recipes (banana bread in a bowl? yes please), and I was so glad she stopped by!
See ya in the morning 
xoxo
Gina
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Hi chocolate pudding pops!
I’m Katie, of the blog: Chocolate-Covered Katie, and I’m so super-honored that Gina asked me to write a guest post for her, because I think she’s basically the coolest thing since sliced bread (or sliced chocolate cake. What’s so cool about sliced bread anyways?).
Lately, I’ve been on a raw-milkshake kick, giving healthy makeovers to sinful milkshake flavors such as:
With healthy milkshakes on the brain, I knew that’s what I wanted to write about today. So here’s my healthier (and 100% raw) version of a chocolate chip cookie dough milkshake:
Raw Cookie Dough Milkshake
(Based off the Mint-Chocolate Chip Milkshake)
- 1 frozen large banana, as ripe as possible
- cacao nibs (or chocolate chips), and raw oats (blend some in the shake, and save some for the top)
- 2/3 cup milk (For an extremely rich, “ice cream”-like shake, try coconut milk. Also, use more or less, depending on desired thickness.)
- A few raw Cookie Dough Balls (pictured below)
- Optional: 1/4 tsp vanilla extract, a pinch of sea salt
- Optional: Add a pinch of xantham and guar gums (or just reduce the milk) to turn the shake into pudding or ice cream.
Blend everything together and pour into a glass.
Then proceed to crumble a Raw Cookie Dough Ball on top.
Voila! Liquid Cookie Dough!
On my blog, I try to show that healthy food can taste amazing when it’s prepared the right way. One shouldn’t have to choose between good health and good taste; you can have your cake (preferably chocolate!) and eat it too.
Please do stop by sometime, at Chocolate-Covered Katie, and say hi. I love meeting new bloggie or reader friends! 
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Great post, Katie! Your pictures are so pretty!
AAAAH KATIE YOU ARE SUCH A GENIUS!!! Love you girl!! That milkshake looks EVEN BETTER than the cake batter one I love so much!! I am DEFINITELy trying this tomorrow!!
WOW! This sounds delicious Katie!! I’m definitely bookmarking both recipes. I’m so happy the weather is getting warmer because I can drink smoothies and shakes without shivering through them!
Katie always comes up with the best recipes! This one included
I agree with Emma, Katie you are genius! Definitely going to try this recipe soon!
Katie rocks!!! I love ya Katie!!! Awesome Guest you had here Gina ; )
xoxo <3
Sounds wonderful! Everything looks delicious…I just want to grab that cookie dough ball right out of your hand and pop it in my mouth!
i LOVE YOU KATIE!!! not only are your milkshakes and creations wonderful.. BUT YOU ARE TOO!!!
I love the milkshake flavours that you post, Katie! I am going to have to try them all
I die. This sounds so good
love both of youuu!
Mmmm!
I’m in love already.
Thanks for sharing Katie.
I love your blog Katie — and thanks for not including any coconut recipes here
I need to try this! yum!
Katie + Gina = two of my fave ladies!
Great tag team, girls
I love the post, Katie.. Anything with cake batter and raw cookie dough in it…well, that’s a post I love!
Gina, I hope you’re enjoying yourself…you sound crazy busy. Hope it’s all “good busy” catching up w/ friends
ahh! hey ladies. (said in a non-creepy way) … katie has the best healthy icecreamlike smoothie ideas!
cookie dough rocks!
ooooh that looks fab!!
Great post, Katie. That milkshake sounds fab!
Love the sprinkles milkshake photo! This sounds amazing!
Katieee! Love your blog, lady! And all of your fantabulous healthy dessert recipes .
Ahhh Katie I love that you wrote a guest post! I didn’t think anything beat cake batter, but cookie dough with oats blended in? YUMMM
mmmmm i never thought of making a doughy smoothie like that. it sounds great! thanks!
[...] I was honored to be asked as a guest on my adorable friend, Gina’s (fitnessista) [...]
I was crying into my breakfast nachos…
I just need to wipe the drool off my keyboard and I’ll go make me a raw milkshake
Thanks for the amazing recipes, Katie!!
[...] – quite like cookie dough! I’ve been meaning to make it for ages, but once I saw this guest post that Katie did yesterday, I was reminded about it again and knew I had to make it [...]
Ahh these both look so good! I’m gonna have to head over to your blog and check it out now.
Yay, I love you Katie! Excellent guest post. I see some raw milkshake recipes incorporating raw macaroons in the future (hint, hint)