Cinnamon Date Smoothie
Published Jan. 17, 2025
- Total Time
- 10 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 5 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1ripe small banana, frozen and cut into pieces
- 2medium medjool dates, pits removed
- ½ cup ice cubes
- 1tablespoon flax seed or meal
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more to garnish
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
- Salt, to taste
- 1tablespoon plain Greek yogurt (optional)
Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)
386 calories; 8 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 73 grams carbohydrates; 9 grams dietary fiber; 57 grams sugars; 13 grams protein; 1231 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Pour buttermilk into a blender. Add banana, dates, ice, flax seed, cinnamon, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Blend on high until thick and smooth. Taste and add more salt if needed.
- Step 2
Using the back of a spoon, swirl the yogurt, if using, on the inside of a glass, then pour in the smoothie. Garnish with more cinnamon and serve right away.
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I make a variation of this every day (ordered something like 45 pounds of organic pea protein too to save in money, if not space!) (1) oat milk (any milk is fine obvi) (2) 2 dates (3) 1 ripe frozen banana (4) 1-2 scoops of pea protein (we have a ton right now, see alone, so I’m drunk with power here) (5) cocao powder (6) splash of vanilla (7) salt! (Adds SO much!) and (8) mesquite bean powder (makes it taste more like a malt!) …. BLEND! Then add some (9) ice and blend some more! (This lets the ice not melt the first time around). Mesquite, and good dates, are more common in Phoenix, where we lived for a year. I recommend mesquite and especially good dates as much as I do NOT recommend Phoenix.
Made this as written except I used regular milk instead of buttermilk because that’s what I had lying around and honestly, it was the best smoothie I’d had in a long time! Totally delicious.
Used regular milk and added a shot of espresso. Tasty! Didn't include flax seeds.
- 1/4 cup buttermilk and 3/4 cup regular milk, perfectly tangy for me. - a spoonful of tahini, which increases the richness - date paste, which blends more smoothly
I'm not normally a sodium hawk, but 1231 mg sounds like A LOT!
This is so so so good. I love how there are little bits of un blended dates. One thing I found was I tried this with my immersion blender and almost broke it. From then on I have had to use my standing blender which is a little more of a pain to clean but worth it. I like to add a spoonful of peanut butter and a scoop of chocolate protein powder and a scoop of vanilla protein powder. Sometimes I put spinach in it and although the color can be off putting, you can’t even taste the spinach! This flavor combo is so versatile, I have made an overnight oats version with it. Perfect for when you get tired of chocolate or banana peanut butter smoothies, but want a similar vibe.