Comments on: Blackberry Chocolate Shake

By: craig@ruled.me

craig@ruled.me — Sun, 13 May 2018 02:17:00 +0000

It acts as a thickener in the shake, so I’d say it’s pretty important. If you do it without, you may end up with a more liquid-like shake than anything. It’s still possible to do without the xanthan gum, though.

By: craig@ruled.me

craig@ruled.me — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:59:00 +0000

In reply to Mary. You could, yes. It won't be as thick, but the chia will definitely help. I'd suggest maybe letting the chia sit in the liquids for 30 minutes before blending, though.

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 07:05:00 +0000

Hello! I was wondering if I can substitute ground chia for the gum? I’m finding this diet a tad expensive; I bought lots of new and great ingredients but don’t want to splurge on any more unless they’re irreplaceable….I already have chia! Thanks so much.

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:28:00 +0000

In reply to Melanie. No.

By: ruledme

ruledme — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 23:01:00 +0000

In reply to Michael Kuntz. Most of them I do, some get passed onto me, and others are adapted from "normal" recipes. Glad to hear you like them!

By: Michael Kuntz

Michael Kuntz — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:58:00 +0000

Awesome recipe! Do you create all of these yourself?

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:12:38 +0000

In reply to Emma. Thank YOU Emma, for taking the time to stop by and leave some awesome feedback!

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:42:03 +0000

Hi Craig
Firstly I have to say a BIG thank you – your blog is a massive inspiration to me and I love your recipes

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:05:52 +0000

In reply to Trish. Frozen berries would work - but as for Stevia, it's pretty commonly used in low carb cooking. You can sub any sweetener you want, but just keep in mind that Stevia is ~600 times stronger than sugar, so you might need to have a few teaspoons worth of your sweetener if you are using a granulated type.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:04:26 +0000

In reply to Rudy. Rudy, supposedly if you melt the coconut oil first, then you can. But I'm not too sure about that. When I tried coconut oil, it just gave me little bits floating around.