Oh how I love Pinterest. I’m amazed by the things people come up with, and the awesomeness I find there. I found a chai smoothie recipe and started drooling right away. I pinned it to my smoothies board and made it the next day!
This smoothie is so satisfying. You would never know you are getting great nutrients and healthy fats. It is sugar free, but perfectly sweetened with the dates & coconut. The almond butter and coconut oil are great fats that are good for you, and spices are a great way to get nutrients into the body. I love that this recipe makes a sort of chai spic mixture, which is enough to make several chai spice smoothies!
Chai Spice Mix
I think it would be great stirred into hot almond milk for a nice, comforting hot drink, too!
Mix together and store in a small mason jar.
Chai Spice Almond Coconut Smoothie — filling enough to be a meal!
1 cup almond milk
1 banana, frozen
1 heaping tbsp almond butter
1 tsp chai spice
2 tbsp chia
2 tbsp shredded coconut
2 medijool dates
1 tbsp coconut oil
Put all into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
To read about the amazing benefits of coconut oil and why you should put it in your smoothies, click here.
To read about my favorite blender, click here and read my Green Smoothie For Kids post that tells you all about it.
Anonymous
April 24, 2014 at 3:38 amOmgosh this sounds amazingly wonderful. Making my shopping list right now and going bright and early in the morning to make it for breakfast. Thank you.
Shannon Wallace
March 17, 2014 at 4:49 pmSounds absolutely amazing!!! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
I’m wondering, in a pinch, what I could sub the dates for, or if I could just eliminate them altogether?
Amy Bowman
March 17, 2014 at 5:07 pmYou are welcome.
The dates are there for natural sweetness, so you could use any sweetener in place of the dates. Honey, maple syrup, stevia, or cane sugar. Enjoy!