This delicious healthy Banana Date Smoothie is vegan, gluten-free and is packed with fiber, healthy fats, and nutrients – with a boost of protein!
Banana Date Smoothie
Jump start your day with this creamy delicious date smoothie recipe. This smoothie is one my whole family loves. It’s healthy but tastes like dessert, a winning combo! Even your pickiest of eaters will love this one.
The combination of banana, cashew milk, almond butter, cinnamon, dates, hemp hearts, and oats is pure bliss. The best part is when you have that first sip and you get little tiny bites of chewy dates. Oh man talk about mouthwatering!
The perfect breakfast or afternoon snack to keep you feeling full and satisfied!
Fiber Rich Smoothie
This creamy date smoothie recipe is a great way to help toward hitting your daily fiber intake. It has two main sources of fiber, first lets talk bananas.
Bananas are relatively high in fiber and aid in improving digestion. They are also rich in nutrients and help with moderating blood sugar levels, support heart health, and so much more! I love bananas in my oatmeal, yogurt, smoothies, breads, etc. They are just so versatile it’s great!
Dates are another key component to this recipe, and the healthy benefits of dates are numerous. They are not only high in fiber but they have a number of antioxidants such as flavonoids – which help with inflammation in the body, Carotenoids – which are great for your heart and eyes, and phenolic acid – which is another antioxidant that helps with inflammation and fighting off disease. Dates are also great for bone health and regulating blood sugar.
Dates are very nutritious. I love sneaking them in when I can. They are such a great natural sweetener. I have also used date sugar, and pure date syrup in my recipes at home.
You can also add in some chia seeds for an extra punch of fiber!
Sneaking in those Veggies
This banana and date smoothie recipe is a great way to sneak in those veggies! Kale or Spinach is rather tasteless when added to smoothies and make for a great way to amp up your daily veggie intake.
Ingredients To Make Banana And Date Smoothie
- Unsweetened Cashew Milk ( silk brand )
- Rolled gluten-free oats
- Cinnamon
- Creamy almond butter
- Dates
- Hemp hearts
- 2 frozen bananas
- Vegan Collagen or for non vegan use Dr. Axe Collagen or ( Plant Based Vanilla Protein Powder )
- Maple Syrup or Honey
- Ice Cubes
If you enjoy this banana and date smoothie recipe you may also like this Banana Date Bread
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Banana Date Smoothie
- Total Time: 10
- Yield: 2 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This healthy banana date smoothie is vegan and gluten-free, with a punch of protein to keep you full for long time! Enjoy this energizing smoothie for breakfast or a afternoon pick me up.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup unsweetened cashew milk ( silk brand )
- 1/2 cup rolled gluten-free oats ( bob’s red mill )
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 tbsp. creamy almond butter
- 8 soft pitted dates
- 2 tbsp. hulled hemp hearts
- 2 ripe frozen bananas ( you may use non-frozen bananas but keep in mind it may not be as creamy )
- 4 scoops Vegan Collagen or non-vegan use Dr. Axe Collagen
- 1 tbsp. Maple Syrup or Honey
- 16 ice cubes ( approximately 1 cup )
If you are wanting to use protein powder you will use:
- 1 1/2 cup unsweetened cashew milk
- 1/3 cup of oats
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 tbsp. creamy almond butter
- 2 tbsp. hulled hemp hearts
- 6 soft pitted dates
- 1 ripe frozen banana
- 4 tablespoons of vanilla plant based protein powder
- 12 ice cubes
Instructions
- In a nutri-bullet or blender add all smoothie ingredients in the order shown above.
- Blend for approximately 1 minute.
- Pour smoothie into two glasses.
- Top with more hemp hearts and cacao nibs.
- Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10
- Category: american
- Method: blend
- Cuisine: smoothie
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