The warmth of the cinnamon, its indulgent, thick milkshake consistency and super super sweet flavour make this concoction the ideal guilt-free treat for when that sweet tooth comes and taps you on the shoulder; so I suggest you whip up this bad boy and get slurpin'!
I've been getting up early everyday this week so far - and it feels rather lovely - and I knew today that I wanted to invest some of my morning in making a smoothie for breakfast. Taking into consideration how amazingly yummy the smoothie was that I made in my previous post - Link here! - I thought I would just make that again...
...but, I had a burning itch to try something new - and then I had a brainfart.
Inspired by my friend Jess' (www.alltheworld-blog.com) post on Instagram of her morning smoothie made with a banana, dates, coffee and oats, and by my recent purchase of Dates, I decided to do a little googling for a delightful Date smoothie recipe. Low and behold, who popped up first? None other than the idolised goddess of an accessible, healthy lifestyle - Deliciously Ella.
*CLICK*
I don't know how appreciative everyone was of me firing up the Nutribullet and allowing roars of frozen banana being bludgeoned and blended to echo throughout the house at 7am:
...but, I know it was certainly worth all the racket.
Heres what you'll need:
*This recipe serves 2, so I just halved everything
– 2 large ripe bananas
– 1 and a 1/2 cups of almond milk (make sure it’s cold)
– 6 medjool dates
– 2 teaspoons of almond butter (I used peanut butter)
– 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
* I used a frozen banana to ensure it was cold, and this definitely made it extra thick and indulgent so I really, really recommend frozen!
*I also added 1/3 cup of Oats into the recipe, to make it a little more filling and authentically
*I also added a linseed mix for extra omega 3's, but forgot to add the chia seeds I bought yesterday - DUH. One day I will remember everything...
Once you've thrown everything in, blend it up for a good 2-3 minutes to ensure optimum velvety goodness!
It feels so warm and gratifying to take importance in preparing yourself a nutritious, delicious breakfast.
CHEERS!
This looks gorgeous! I'm trying to get back into smoothie making now the weather is a little warmer and I don't begrudge getting up as early.
ReplyDeleteDo you have any other recommended recipes?
Becky
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